UNKNOWN

What if you could step away from the textbook, the syllabus, and the rigid lesson plan—and instead co-create meaningful learning experiences with your students? Dogme in Practice invites you into a world where language is emergent, learner-centered, and built around authentic communication.

Inspired by Scott Thornbury’s influential article “A Dogma for EFL” (2000), the Dogme approach has resonated with teachers around the world who are seeking more responsive, materials-light ways to engage learners. This book brings together reflections from educators who have tried Dogme in diverse contexts—ranging from young learners to adults, from university classrooms to online learning spaces, across both ESL and EFL environments.

Inside, you’ll find:

• Practical examples of how teachers have implemented Dogme in real classrooms
• Reflections on the opportunities and challenges of teaching “unplugged”
• Thoughtful commentary from Scott Thornbury and Luke Meddings, co-authors of Teaching Unplugged

Whether you’re new to Dogme or already teaching in ways that echo its principles, this book offers both inspiration and grounded insights to support your journey.

CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS:

Bruno Albuquerque

Zarafshan Aslam, Syeda

Brad Barker

Peter Brereton

Alexandra Jane Burke

Jamie Clayton

Fernanda Cwiertnia

Hassan Dajani

María José Dearmas

Jacqueline Douglas

Jeremiah Dutch

Jenny Galligan

Dylan Gates

Paolo Ghidini

Maria Glazunova

Carol Goodey

Vilte Gridasova-Rusevičienė

Nick Hamilton

Anna Hasper

Steven Herder

Peter Holly

Jancileidi Hübner

Ruth Iida

Henry Jones

Dani Kabbani

Elena Kapshutar

Khanh-Duc Kuttig

Anastasiia Lollo

Clariana Lucas

Anna Lyons

Liz Mcfarland

Stella Muntian

Hang Nguyen

Sandra Guadalupe Ojeda

Chris Ożóg

Sinalie Rithma Perera

Vida Rahpeima

Mahdi Ramezani

Debora Rocha

Chris Roland

Valeria Russo

Kevin Ryan

Nadine Saassouh

Barbara Sakamoto

Maria Sampio

Saeid Sarabi Asl

Ally Victoria Shepherd

Sam Shepherd

Bruno Sousa

Charlie Taylor

Rachel Tsateri

Kata Ujvarosi

Zainab Undre

Christopher Walker

Marina Yesipenko

Roslyn Young

Scott Thornbury has taught and trained in Egypt, UK, Spain, and in his native New Zealand. Until recently, he taught on an online MA TESOL program for The New School in New York. His writing credits include several award-winning books for teachers on language and methodology, including About Language (Cambridge) and The New A-Z of ELT (Macmillan). His latest books are 30 Language Teaching Methods,101 Grammar Questions, and 66 Essentials of Lesson Design (all Cambridge). He is also the series editor for the Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers. His website is www.scottthornbury.com

Luke Meddings is an award-winning author, trainer and international speaker. In 2000 he co-founded the Dogme ELT movement with Scott Thornbury, and their book Teaching Unplugged (Delta, 2009) won a British Council ELTon award in 2010. He and Lindsay Clandfield set up the independent e-publishing collective called 'The Round' in 2011. Their book, '52: a year of subversive activity for the ELT classroom', was published in 2012.