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Talking Sense and Sensibility in the English class
We are all aware of the benefits of extensive reading, but some of us may feel unsure about how to approach longer texts in class.Continue Reading -
Lighting up Children's Lit: Roald Dahl
The people who made a difference "And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.Continue Reading -
Hooked on words: interview with Julie Moore, lexicographer and corpus researcher
In this series of interviews we talk to teachers, ELT writers, visual artists and researchers about the importance of using literature in the language classroom.Continue Reading -
Meet three illustrators: Andrea Alemanno, Mario Onnis and Michele Rocchetti
Three illustrators, three distinctive visual styles and three different ways of looking at the world.Continue Reading -
4 Resources Model of Reading: Classic fiction
In the first part of our series focusing on different approaches to and models of reading we revised the Four Resources model of reading (Luke and Freebody 1999).Continue Reading -
Sherlock Holmes and the Stolen Jewels in the classroom
We are all aware of the benefits of extensive reading, but some of us may feel unsure about how to approach longer texts in class.Continue Reading -
Sports and Reading
If they are not going out with their friends or checking out some new app on their smartphones, our students are very likely to be doing or watching some kind of sport.Continue Reading -
Write your own story: 7 ideas to boost your writing process
If you've been thinking of writing your own story or graded reader, you will need to develop other skills too, to boost your writing process, improve your writing style and edit your text.Continue Reading -
Write your own story: writing tips and editorial checklist
In our two previous posts we have looked at ways to get started and boost your writing process. What are the major points you should pay attention to while creating your story?Continue Reading -
Celebrating teachers: fictional teachers
October 5th is World Teachers' Day. To celebrate teachers all around the world, we have brought together some of our favourite fictional teachers and teaching environments.Continue Reading -
Back to school: 10 ideas to promote reading
If you write a list of objectives for this school term, I'm sure 'reading' is on your list. Getting your students to read more in English is one of the greatest successes you can achieve.Continue Reading -
