activities… Student-centred model writing texts 14 Mar 202114 Mar 2021 Experimenting with before and after writing models At TESOL Spain Online 2021 I explored ways of teaching B1 students to become better writers. The session was based on some work…
long reads… What’s at the heart of your lesson? 13 Feb 202113 Feb 2021 If you’re anything like me, you’re in a constant battle with time. There are often a few details that never make it from plan to lesson because of emergent language,…
blended learning… Homework: Is it useful, and can we make it any better? 16 Jan 202116 Jan 2021 ‘…language lessons in and of themselves are not sufficient to bring language learning about and to lead to eventual proficiency. If the lessons – whether they are once a week,…
courses… Confessions of a conference junkie 27 Nov 202027 Nov 2020 Let’s start this one with an activity. Get a piece of paper and a pen or pencil. Think about the last conference you ‘attended’, and list all the talks and…
courses… Language Teaching for the Planet 30 Oct 20206 Jan 2021 Catherine is a school teacher in Mboni Secondary School in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Each month, many of the girls in her classes missed school because they…
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