In this section, you will find a number of articles, which have been written to help you develop your skills and knowledge as a teacher in the professional practice 'Knowing the subject'. From primary-aged students to adult learners of English, the articles you will find here are practical, insightful and full of ideas to support your teaching and planning for all kinds of classrooms.

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TBL and PBL: Two learner-centred approaches

Many newly qualified or inexperienced teachers tend to base their lesson planning on the traditional PPP approach (Presentation, Practice, Production) because it is reliable and it is a valid framework around which to base a series of classroom activities.

Northanger Abbey

Northanger Abbey, like Pride and Prejudice, features a range of characters who behave heroically and those who behave more villainously.

Persuasion

The last novel that Jane Austen had published was Persuasion.

Sense and Sensibility

Rather like Austen’s most famous novel, this book’s title immediately lets us know that it’s a story about emotion and reason, ethics and morals.

Emma

Like Pride and Prejudice, Emma is a novel that cleverly explores human relationships, and the infinitely varied, day-to-day choices in how we interact with each other.

Mansfield Park

Mansfield Park is Jane Austen’s third published novel and many readers and scholars think that it is her highest accomplishment.

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