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Literary Time Travel 2: Back to the early 1800s with Jane Austen's Emma
The novels of Jane Austen let us examine the world of a transitory period in British History.Continue Reading -
Literary Meals Part 2: Cooking up a reading class
Last week we looked at examples of famous meals in four classic novels with some activity tips: A Christmas Carol, Little Women, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Anne of Green Gables - Anne AContinue Reading -
Literary Meals Part 1: Cooking up a reading class
One of my first cooking adventures was inspired by a picture book, and of course it was followed by some English course book pancake recipes.Continue Reading -
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?Continue Reading -
Listening in the reading class
Among the many skills we aim at developing in the language class, listening has a special role.Continue Reading -
Linguistic diversity and multilingualism
Multilingualism is a fascinating field of study also from a pedagogical perspective and it helps us introduce the concept of cultural and linguistic diversity to our students. Think about yContinue Reading -
Lighting up Children's Lit: The Brothers Grimm
"For storytelling is always the art of repeating stories, and this art is lost when the stories are no longer retained.Continue Reading -
Let’s get back to school ... and start a Book Club
The school year is just about to start again and for some of you it may have already started. Is this a time of the year when you feel excited and nervous at the same time?Continue Reading -
Let's talk about plot twists (and use them in the English class)
How do you feel about unexpected plot twists and surprise endings? Do you remember any films or books which surprised you so much that you couldn't stop thinking about them?Continue Reading -
Let's talk about love: Language activities and stories
How about some fun language activities and literary challenges for Valentine's Day?Continue Reading -
Let's talk about Henry James: New meets old in Daisy Miller
Henry James, who was born in New York City on 15 April in 1843, is in the great group of British authors who can be considered 'outsiders' arriving from various cultural and national backgroundsContinue Reading -
Let's go to Norway with The Three Goats
What is the first five thing that comes to your mind when you think of Norway? Fjords, mountains, Vikings, Munch Ibsen, crime stories?Continue Reading