Last September, I presented a workshop in collaboration with my colleagues in which we demonstrated how we had applied CLIL at our school.
30 November, 2008
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...
29 November, 2008
Dear Everybody, forgive me for not posting yesterday...I was doing a TT workshop in Cologne Comprehesive School, in Germany, where one in...
27 November, 2008
Dear Everybody, under STORY-TELLING I also include drawing stories from the students.
27 November, 2008
Here there are more comments on CLIL in project work!
25 November, 2008
You can use this technique at any level for false beginner to advanced.
25 November, 2008
Dear Everybody, when I am going to tell a new story I need to "try it on for size".
24 November, 2008
Last week I discussed about projects I have organised with my students and mentioned some examples of their outcomes.
23 November, 2008
Dear Everybody, here is neat technique to use with elementary to intermediate students.
23 November, 2008
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...
22 November, 2008
Today I write to you from Stockholm in the balmy South of Sweden where the temperature is hovering around zero!
21 November, 2008
Language is a part of a culture and a culture is a part of a language.
20 November, 2008
Voice is central in EFL storytelling.
19 November, 2008
Dear Everybody, spring-like sunshine here in Kent, South East England, with the birds singing....am I in the right hemisphere?
19 November, 2008
The ability to speed read is an important skill in today’s world, where whether we are students or at work.
18 November, 2008
Last Saturday our Teachers' Association in Tucuman (APIT) organized a seminar conducted by Claudia Ferradas who has a vast experience...
17 November, 2008
Time to offer you what all practising teachers want: something practical.
17 November, 2008
I can well imagine some readers of this blog accusing me of over-privileging the emotional and sensory world of the reader and forgetting...
17 November, 2008
Times they are a changin’ and not for the better, it’s sad to say.
13 November, 2008
I am the Fourth guest teacher in the site as you have already read in the welcome greetings on the front page
11 November, 2008
One of the great minds in the University of Bologna, Italy, is Umberto Eco, professor of semiotics and author of the novel 'The Name...
10 November, 2008
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...
10 November, 2008
The Teaching English team interviewed me about my views on ELT and teaching in Argentina.
9 November, 2008
I write you this message from a very calm Baku. The sky has emptied all the rain it can and now is serene.
5 November, 2008
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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1 December, 2008
Last September, I presented a workshop in collaboration with my colleagues in which we demonstrated how we had applied CLIL at our school.
30 November, 2008
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...
29 November, 2008
Dear Everybody, forgive me for not posting yesterday...I was doing a TT workshop in Cologne Comprehesive School, in Germany, where one in...
27 November, 2008
Dear Everybody, under STORY-TELLING I also include drawing stories from the students.
27 November, 2008
Here there are more comments on CLIL in project work!
25 November, 2008
You can use this technique at any level for false beginner to advanced.
25 November, 2008
Dear Everybody, when I am going to tell a new story I need to "try it on for size".
24 November, 2008
Last week I discussed about projects I have organised with my students and mentioned some examples of their outcomes.
23 November, 2008
Dear Everybody, here is neat technique to use with elementary to intermediate students.
23 November, 2008
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...
22 November, 2008
Today I write to you from Stockholm in the balmy South of Sweden where the temperature is hovering around zero!
21 November, 2008
Language is a part of a culture and a culture is a part of a language.
20 November, 2008
Voice is central in EFL storytelling.
19 November, 2008
Dear Everybody, spring-like sunshine here in Kent, South East England, with the birds singing....am I in the right hemisphere?
19 November, 2008
The ability to speed read is an important skill in today’s world, where whether we are students or at work.
18 November, 2008
Last Saturday our Teachers' Association in Tucuman (APIT) organized a seminar conducted by Claudia Ferradas who has a vast experience...
17 November, 2008
Time to offer you what all practising teachers want: something practical.
17 November, 2008
I can well imagine some readers of this blog accusing me of over-privileging the emotional and sensory world of the reader and forgetting...
17 November, 2008
Times they are a changin’ and not for the better, it’s sad to say.
13 November, 2008
I am the Fourth guest teacher in the site as you have already read in the welcome greetings on the front page
11 November, 2008
One of the great minds in the University of Bologna, Italy, is Umberto Eco, professor of semiotics and author of the novel 'The Name...
10 November, 2008
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...
10 November, 2008
The Teaching English team interviewed me about my views on ELT and teaching in Argentina.
9 November, 2008
I write you this message from a very calm Baku. The sky has emptied all the rain it can and now is serene.
5 November, 2008
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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16 December, 2014
School children in Uruguay are being taught English live from London, thanks to a unique videoconferencing project from the British Council...
16 January, 2015
With students who are preparing for presentations, job interviews or even exams, a great way to motivate them and get them thinking about...
22 January, 2015
I have been doing international projects with students of all ages and levels for about twenty years.
26 January, 2015
As I mostly teach adults who appreciate being offered possibly practical and personalised activities, I always try to make the grammar and...
27 January, 2015
English To Go is a wonderful resource where you can find lesson plans for any age and level, based on Reuters News articles.
5 May, 2009
As I prepare for my training sessions this week, I am pondering the answer to the following question
6 March, 2014
Infographic. Such a recent word that it can barely be found in dictionaries!
9 July, 2008
I've just found quite a nice online Karaoke website which allows you to read the words and sing along to various songs.
5 June, 2018
In international schools, students come from various linguistic backgrounds. In this scenario how can we teach students in their native...
7 February, 2015
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...
27 November, 2017
Children today use mobile devices as a matter of course. We EL teachers can put them to good use in the classroom.
24 May, 2016
A podcast is an audio file which you can download to your computer, phone or mp3 player and listen to whenever you choose.
25 May, 2018
What are the benefits and drawbacks of using L1 when teaching an L2?
2 June, 2017
I like to use technology in class, first of all, because children always find it much more motivating than any other activities. Partly due...
28 October, 2011
What is grammar?
9 November, 2011
It's your turn - Do you want to enjoy by answering these questions?
15 December, 2011
V.Mahendiran's basic grammar task 1.3
27 February, 2014
Coursebooks – a word that has divided the ELT world for quite a while.
26 February, 2015
I believe that using literature in a second language is a rich opportunity to see language in use.
30 May, 2014
Following up on last month’s blog topic on motivating students, what do you do to stay motivated and avoid burnout as a teacher?
17 February, 2014
Language learning has long been dependent on the coursebook.
28 September, 2015
Teachers often get asked how is it that they decided to be teachers, and I am no exception.
23 July, 2014
Homework is a complex issue with many factors affecting its success or failure.
30 June, 2015
This article is based on a presentation given at IATEFL Harrogate 2014 and is also published in IATEFL 2014 Harrogate Conference Selections...