Using literature - Fitch O'Connell | TeachingEnglish | British Council

Fitch O'Connell talks about how best to exploit literature in the classroom. December 2009, Manchester.

This is the first of our British Council Seminar videos. It was held in Manchester in December 2009. Fitch O'Connell, BritLit manager, talks about how to exploit literature in the classroom.

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