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PPP vs ESA: When to Use Each

I spent years feeling guilty about using PPP.

My CELTA trainer made it sound like a relic from the 1960s. “It’s teacher-centred,” she said. “The research doesn’t support it.” I nodded along, scribbled notes, and then walked into my classroom in China the next day and used it anyway.

Because it worked. My students improved. The lesson flowed. I wasn’t scrambling.

So why did I feel like I was doing

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	Lesson Planning for Language Teachers: Evidence-Based Techniques for Busy Teachers (Language Teaching Essentials Book 1) 4.17 avg rating — 24 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Essential Classroom Management: Systems and strategies that create communities (Language Teaching Essentials Book 2) 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ChatGPT for Language Teachers: The Ultimate Prompt Handbook for AI Productivity (Language Teaching Essentials 4) 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Stop Procrastinating: Master Your Emotions, Mind, Environment And Time To Conquer Procrastination 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Storytelling for Language Teachers: Story frameworks, activities, and techniques (Language Teaching Essentials Book 3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #2)

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