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Teacher and career development
1 December, 2008
CLIL at our school: Workshop about innovative materials for adolescent students based on a film: (Part 1)
Last September, I presented a workshop in collaboration with my colleagues in which we demonstrated how we had applied CLIL at our school.
Teaching the four skills
30 November, 2008
Things you might like to read about story-telling
Today is the last day of November and my final posting in this blog. One of the odd things about what I have written and what you have...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
29 November, 2008
Five story-telling techniques
Dear Everybody, forgive me for not posting yesterday...I was doing a TT workshop in Cologne Comprehesive School, in Germany, where one in...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
27 November, 2008
Autobiographies of parts of my life
Dear Everybody, under STORY-TELLING I also include drawing stories from the students.
Methodology
27 November, 2008
More comments on CLIL incorporated into project work
Here there are more comments on CLIL in project work! 
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
25 November, 2008
Seven word stories
You can use this technique at any level for false beginner to advanced.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
25 November, 2008
Mumbling to oneself to prepare to tell a story + an exercise
Dear Everybody, when I am going to tell a new story I need to "try it on for size".
Methodology
24 November, 2008
CLIL incorporated into project work
Last week I discussed about projects I have organised with my students and mentioned some examples of their outcomes.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
23 November, 2008
Stories that provoke intensive practice of interrogative forms
Dear Everybody, here is neat technique to use with elementary to intermediate students.
Methodology
23 November, 2008
How to judge the effectiveness of a "story-telling lesson"
If I tell a story and many people fail to create mental pictures from my text then I am pretty sure the story is wrong for them, the time...
Teaching the four skills
22 November, 2008
Interrupting the story-teller!
Today I write to you from Stockholm in the balmy South of Sweden where the temperature is hovering around zero!
Teacher and career development
21 November, 2008
Culture, second language learning and teachers in expatriate situations (Asian cultures)
Language is a part of a culture and a culture is a part of a language.
Teaching the four skills
20 November, 2008
Where do you tell stories from in your classroom and how about your voice?
Voice is central in EFL storytelling.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
19 November, 2008
Should speaker/writer intention concern our students?
Dear Everybody, spring-like sunshine here in Kent, South East England, with the birds singing....am I in the right hemisphere?
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
19 November, 2008
Skimming improves Reading Ability
The ability to speed read is an important skill in today’s world, where whether we are students or at work.
Teaching the four skills
18 November, 2008
Seminar on "Active Reading" and "Creative Writing"
Last Saturday our Teachers' Association in Tucuman (APIT) organized a seminar conducted by Claudia Ferradas who has a vast experience...
Teaching the four skills
17 November, 2008
One imaginative way of using comprehension questions for creative writing
Time to offer you what all practising teachers want: something practical.
Teaching the four skills
17 November, 2008
Mushy emotionalism and an abandonment of the cognitive side of reading?
I can well imagine some readers of this blog accusing me of over-privileging the emotional and sensory world of the reader and forgetting...
Teacher and career development
17 November, 2008
Where should newbies go to begin their TEFL careers?
Times they are a changin’ and not for the better, it’s sad to say.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
13 November, 2008
Our Project on Values: Advantages and Disadvantages
I am the Fourth guest teacher in the site as you have already read in the welcome greetings on the front page
Teaching the four skills
11 November, 2008
How Umberto Eco sees the reading process
One of the great minds in the University of Bologna, Italy, is Umberto Eco, professor of semiotics and author of the novel 'The Name...
Teaching the four skills
10 November, 2008
Some of the things that I have found students actually doing when listening to a story
If you ask students with whom you have good rapport what they have actually done while listening to a story you find that they have been...
Teacher and career development
10 November, 2008
Paula Belló - Interview
The Teaching English team interviewed me about my views on ELT and teaching in Argentina.
Teaching the four skills
9 November, 2008
All the same or all different? How do you expect students' understandings of text to be?
I write you this message from a very calm Baku. The sky has emptied all the rain it can and now is serene.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
5 November, 2008
The sensory power of words
This morning I want to offer you an exercise you can do with students who are lower intermediate up to advanced.

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Teacher and career development
1 December, 2008
CLIL at our school: Workshop about innovative materials for adolescent students based on a film: (Part 1)
Last September, I presented a workshop in collaboration with my colleagues in which we demonstrated how we had applied CLIL at our school.
Teaching the four skills
30 November, 2008
Things you might like to read about story-telling
Today is the last day of November and my final posting in this blog. One of the odd things about what I have written and what you have...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
29 November, 2008
Five story-telling techniques
Dear Everybody, forgive me for not posting yesterday...I was doing a TT workshop in Cologne Comprehesive School, in Germany, where one in...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
27 November, 2008
Autobiographies of parts of my life
Dear Everybody, under STORY-TELLING I also include drawing stories from the students.
Methodology
27 November, 2008
More comments on CLIL incorporated into project work
Here there are more comments on CLIL in project work! 
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
25 November, 2008
Seven word stories
You can use this technique at any level for false beginner to advanced.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
25 November, 2008
Mumbling to oneself to prepare to tell a story + an exercise
Dear Everybody, when I am going to tell a new story I need to "try it on for size".
Methodology
24 November, 2008
CLIL incorporated into project work
Last week I discussed about projects I have organised with my students and mentioned some examples of their outcomes.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
23 November, 2008
Stories that provoke intensive practice of interrogative forms
Dear Everybody, here is neat technique to use with elementary to intermediate students.
Methodology
23 November, 2008
How to judge the effectiveness of a "story-telling lesson"
If I tell a story and many people fail to create mental pictures from my text then I am pretty sure the story is wrong for them, the time...
Teaching the four skills
22 November, 2008
Interrupting the story-teller!
Today I write to you from Stockholm in the balmy South of Sweden where the temperature is hovering around zero!
Teacher and career development
21 November, 2008
Culture, second language learning and teachers in expatriate situations (Asian cultures)
Language is a part of a culture and a culture is a part of a language.
Teaching the four skills
20 November, 2008
Where do you tell stories from in your classroom and how about your voice?
Voice is central in EFL storytelling.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
19 November, 2008
Should speaker/writer intention concern our students?
Dear Everybody, spring-like sunshine here in Kent, South East England, with the birds singing....am I in the right hemisphere?
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
19 November, 2008
Skimming improves Reading Ability
The ability to speed read is an important skill in today’s world, where whether we are students or at work.
Teaching the four skills
18 November, 2008
Seminar on "Active Reading" and "Creative Writing"
Last Saturday our Teachers' Association in Tucuman (APIT) organized a seminar conducted by Claudia Ferradas who has a vast experience...
Teaching the four skills
17 November, 2008
One imaginative way of using comprehension questions for creative writing
Time to offer you what all practising teachers want: something practical.
Teaching the four skills
17 November, 2008
Mushy emotionalism and an abandonment of the cognitive side of reading?
I can well imagine some readers of this blog accusing me of over-privileging the emotional and sensory world of the reader and forgetting...
Teacher and career development
17 November, 2008
Where should newbies go to begin their TEFL careers?
Times they are a changin’ and not for the better, it’s sad to say.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
13 November, 2008
Our Project on Values: Advantages and Disadvantages
I am the Fourth guest teacher in the site as you have already read in the welcome greetings on the front page
Teaching the four skills
11 November, 2008
How Umberto Eco sees the reading process
One of the great minds in the University of Bologna, Italy, is Umberto Eco, professor of semiotics and author of the novel 'The Name...
Teaching the four skills
10 November, 2008
Some of the things that I have found students actually doing when listening to a story
If you ask students with whom you have good rapport what they have actually done while listening to a story you find that they have been...
Teacher and career development
10 November, 2008
Paula Belló - Interview
The Teaching English team interviewed me about my views on ELT and teaching in Argentina.
Teaching the four skills
9 November, 2008
All the same or all different? How do you expect students' understandings of text to be?
I write you this message from a very calm Baku. The sky has emptied all the rain it can and now is serene.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
5 November, 2008
The sensory power of words
This morning I want to offer you an exercise you can do with students who are lower intermediate up to advanced.

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Top stories
16 December, 2014
Uruguay school pupils taught English live from London
School children in Uruguay are being taught English live from London, thanks to a unique videoconferencing project from the British Council...
Innovations in education
16 January, 2015
User-generated Content
With students who are preparing for presentations, job interviews or even exams, a great way to motivate them and get them thinking about...
Innovations in education
22 January, 2015
User-generated content
I have been doing international projects with students of all ages and levels for about twenty years.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
26 January, 2015
Using "slashed" activities to teach and revisit grammar
As I mostly teach adults who appreciate being offered possibly practical and personalised activities, I always try to make the grammar and...
Teaching the four skills
27 January, 2015
Using Authentic Texts
English To Go is a wonderful resource where you can find lesson plans for any age and level, based on Reuters News articles.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
5 May, 2009
Using dictionaries in the classroom
As I prepare for my training sessions this week, I am pondering the answer to the following question
Innovations in education
6 March, 2014
Using Infographics in the ELT classroom
Infographic. Such a recent word that it can barely be found in dictionaries!
Teaching the four skills
9 July, 2008
Using Karaoke with your students
I've just found quite a nice online Karaoke website which allows you to read the words and sing along to various songs.
The learner
5 June, 2018
Using L2 in classrooms -the pros and cons of it
In international schools, students come from various linguistic backgrounds. In this scenario how can we teach students in their native...
Teaching the four skills
7 February, 2015
Using Literature
An ideal situation for me is one when I get a group of children aged eight; that is when they come to second grade and begin learning...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
27 November, 2017
Using mobile devices to create a class Padlet
Children today use mobile devices as a matter of course. We EL teachers can put them to good use in the classroom.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
24 May, 2016
Using podcasts to develop listening skills
A podcast is an audio file which you can download to your computer, phone or mp3 player and listen to whenever you choose.
The learner
25 May, 2018
Using students' mother tongue in the English classroom: pros and cons
What are the benefits and drawbacks of using L1 when teaching an L2?
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
2 June, 2017
Using technology in lessons
I like to use technology in class, first of all, because children always find it much more motivating than any other activities. Partly due...
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
28 October, 2011
V.Mahendiran's basic grammar task
What is grammar?
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
9 November, 2011
V.Mahendiran's basic grammar task 1.1
It's your turn - Do you want to enjoy by answering these questions?
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
15 December, 2011
V.Mahendiran's basic grammar task 1.3
V.Mahendiran's basic grammar task 1.3
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
1 July, 2018
Various ways of starting an English lesson
ELTPics photo by @acliltoclimb
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
27 February, 2014
Vicky Loras - Teaching with coursebooks: weaving a tapestry of activities
Coursebooks – a word that has divided the ELT world for quite a while.
Teaching the four skills
26 February, 2015
Vicky Saumell - Approaching literature with an open mind
I believe that using literature in a second language is a rich opportunity to see language in use.
Taking responsibility for professional development, Teacher and career development
30 May, 2014
Vicky Saumell - Avoiding teacher burnout
Following up on last month’s blog topic on motivating students, what do you do to stay motivated and avoid burnout as a teacher?
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
17 February, 2014
Vicky Saumell - Coursebooks as guides
Language learning has long been dependent on the coursebook.
Teacher and career development
28 September, 2015
Vicky Saumell - My journey as a teacher: a winding road
Teachers often get asked how is it that they decided to be teachers, and I am no exception.
The learner
23 July, 2014
Vicky Saumell - Turning homework into an effective learning opportunity
Homework is a complex issue with many factors affecting its success or failure.
The learner
30 June, 2015
Vicky Saumell - Ways of promoting creativity in the classroom
This article is based on a presentation given at IATEFL Harrogate 2014 and is also published in IATEFL 2014 Harrogate Conference Selections...

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