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Conversation starters for reading lessons and book clubs
Have you ever experienced how miraculously a good question can kick-start a classroom discussion or your Book Club session? What kind of questions and statements work better than others?Continue Reading -
Colourful journeys
"First, the pulse of colour flooded the bay with blue, and the heart expanded with it and the body swam, only the next instant to be checked and chilled by the prickly blackness on the ruffled waves."Continue Reading -
Colour your days and your reading: a literary colour quiz
Do you ever feel blue? Do you easily see the silver lining? Have you ever felt green with envy?Continue Reading -
Collaborative projects online
Some important aspects of language development have emerged in the current situation of distance/online learning.Continue Reading -
Chris Lima: On trial and error
What does it mean to work with literature in English language teaching? What approaches to literary texts and reading practices in the classroom can help us with using literature?Continue Reading -
Choosing the right reader
An enjoyable and successful reading experience starts with choosing the right book.Continue Reading -
Celebrate World Poetry Day
"A tough life needs a tough language – and that is what poetry is. That is what literature offers – a language powerful enough to say how it is. It isn’t a hiding place.Continue Reading -
Celebrate children's books, fairy tales and Hans Christian Andersen!
April 2nd marks a double celebration day: International Children’s Books Day which is held on Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday, who was born on this day in 1805. Hans Christian AndContinue Reading -
Building dialogues in the reading class
Dialogue and learning What are your most memorable experiences of learning something new? Thinking back, you may recall a given context (who was present or what the light was liContinue Reading -
Bring spring to your reading class!
Go on a book-themed picnic. Of course a simple picnic will be a lot of fun, too. Pick an afternoon, take a bike ride to a park or to the countryside.Continue Reading -
Books we give, books we get
February 14th is International Book Giving Day, a worldwide event that celebrates books.Continue Reading -
Book Clubs with a Twist
One of my favourite 'theme' book club is the slow reading group in Wellington, New Zealand.Continue Reading