Language development
Inspiring teachers: reading and dramatization in Germany
In this series we talk to inspiring teachers who use stories and storytelling to set up reading programmes and creative projects, and use the arts and literature to develop their students’ langua
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Slow the summer slide
What happens to your students' development when the school closes for the holidays? And what happens when your students go on holiday after long months of distance learning?
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Building dialogues in the reading class
Dialogue and learning
What are your most memorable experiences of learning something new?
Thinking back, you may recall a given context (who was present or what the light was like, for exa
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Vocabulary Development with Graded Readers
We have learnt that the secret of vocabulary growth is continuous practice and contextualisation, consolidation and constant recycling of words learnt .
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Using graphic stories
Graphic stories have never been more popular and relevant than now.
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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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Storytelling Activities for Adult Learners
Do you teach young adult and adult classes?
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Reading in the classroom: role plays
The end of the term is getting closer and you might find that your students need something fun after long months of hard work.
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Create a mysterious setting in 8 easy steps
What makes Halloween stories so scary and exciting? It must be a combination of a spine-chilling plot and a powerful build-up to and description of each scene.
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Listening practice in the language class
How can the combination of two receptive skills have a productive outcome? What are the benefits of focussing on improving our students' listening fluency?
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Meet our favourite classic ghosts
Ghosts might be scary, but we all enjoy reading tales of the supernatural and are captured by the thrills and mystery of good ghost stories.
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Language and CLIL Projects for World Food Day
'Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too.'
World Food Day, an event promoted by the United Nations' World Agricultural Organisation is held on October 16th.
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