Writing
Get creative: offline and online projects for language learners
Creative projects, when designed well, can be exciting and motivating for language learners.
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Collaborative projects online
Some important aspects of language development have emerged in the current situation of distance/online learning.
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A class project - a sequel to Next Door
We are glad to share this class project as an excellent example of using our readings to develop creative writing skills with your students.
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Halloween-inspired writing lessons
There’s no denying it, Halloween has a special atmosphere, whether or not it is part of your cultural heritage.
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Be inspired by writing in a foreign language
How do you feel when you write in English? How does writing in a foreign language change your sense of identity and perspective on the world around you?
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Curious writing habits
Reading about our favourite writers’ habits is a bit like peeking behind the curtains in a theatre or reading the secret recipes of our favourite chocolate factory.
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Celebrate World Poetry Day
"A tough life needs a tough language – and that is what poetry is. That is what literature offers – a language powerful enough to say how it is. It isn’t a hiding place.
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Write your own story: 7 ideas to boost your writing process
If you've been thinking of writing your own story or graded reader, you will need to develop other skills too, to boost your writing process, improve your writing style and edit your text.
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Write your own story
Do you feel like sharing your own stories with your students? Would you like to just get creative and write in English?
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Read to write: improve writing skills using graded readers
“Read, read, read. Read everything -- trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it.
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