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Get creative: offline and online projects for language learners
Creative projects, when designed well, can be exciting and motivating for language learners.Continue Reading -
Inspiring teachers: teaching Shakespeare with Deborah J. Ellis
In this series we talk to inspiring teachers who use literature and storytelling to set up reading programmes and use the arts and literature to develop their students’ language and literacyContinue Reading -
From reading to performing: 3 Shakespeare plays in the language class
Bringing Shakespeare into the English class Whether our students know it or not, they may already be using Shakespeare's language. Not consciously, of course.Continue Reading -
6 Activities for English Language Day
English Language Day at the United Nations is celebrated on 23 April, the date traditionally observed as the birthday of William Shakespeare (1564).Continue Reading -
Collaborative projects online
Some important aspects of language development have emerged in the current situation of distance/online learning.Continue Reading -
A class project - a sequel to Next Door
We are glad to share this class project as an excellent example of using our readings to develop creative writing skills with your students.Continue Reading -
Beyond the Moon: Two readers to travel in space
In the last on our series celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, we present some Helbling readers which will launch you and your students into space. We have already looked at MContinue Reading -
Beyond the Moon: Space projects for the language class
In this post on space travel we boldly go where no language class has gone before: to the outer regions of our solar system! We recommend the following projects as starting points for both indiContinue Reading -
Moon Landing 50: Moony goes on holiday
2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing. In a previous post we have collected resources for you to learn more about the Moon landing and lots of stories to inspire CLIL and culturalContinue Reading -
Moon Landing 50: “One small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind”
The moon has sparked our imagination since the beginning of time, inspiring poets, philosophers, scientists, explorers and engineers to meditate on and study it in detail.Continue Reading -
Online storytelling tips for teachers
We often think of visual or interactive storytelling when we want to tell a story on digital platforms, but online storytelling has various forms.Continue Reading -
10 fun bookish things to do
What do you feel when you are surrounded by books? Excitement? Curiosity? A sense of adventure?Continue Reading