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Twelve tips for 2022

December 22, 2021 by Nóra Wünsch-Nagy in Book Clubs, Themed-based lessons, Professional development

Fill up on resources, pick some ideas and get organized New years and new beginnings give us the chance to organize - reorganize our teaching and resources, allowing us to decide which new ideas an
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Our favourite themes on the Readers Blog in 2021

December 22, 2021 by Nóra Wünsch-Nagy in Themed-based lessons, Reading methodology

It is always a pleasure to look back over our blog posts to see our favourite topics during the year.
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Reading for the environment: CONNECTEDNESS

December 14, 2021 by Nóra Wünsch-Nagy in CLIL projects, Themed-based lessons

Welcome to the last post in our ‘Reading for the environment’ series.
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Engaging in dialogue during reading time

November 25, 2021 by Nóra Wünsch-Nagy in Young learners, Reading methodology, Skills development, Professional development

We often think of reading as a solitary, silent activity, but it can also be a noisy pair or group event which keeps students busy.
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Hooked on Books: Extensive Reading with Jack Scholes

November 15, 2021 by Nóra Wünsch-Nagy in Reading methodology, Hooked on Books interviews, Extensive Reading

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.
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Reading for the environment: FASHION

November 10, 2021 by Nóra Wünsch-Nagy in CLIL projects, Themed-based lessons

Welcome to the eleventh post in our ‘Reading for the environment’ series.
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Building and expanding vocabulary in your reading class

November 05, 2021 by Nóra Wünsch-Nagy in Extensive Reading, Reading methodology

A recurring question every language teacher gets asked is "How can I learn new words?", along with questions about the best ways to build vocabulary with children, teens, and adults.
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Summary writing tips for reading classes

October 26, 2021 by Nóra Wünsch-Nagy in Writing, Young learners, Skills development

Being able to give a good summary of a story is an important skill for several reasons.
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Reading for the environment: TREES

October 19, 2021 by Nóra Wünsch-Nagy in Themed-based lessons, CLIL projects

Welcome to the eleventh post in our ‘Reading for the environment’ series.
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Build vocabulary with young learners: tips and resources

October 14, 2021 by Nóra Wünsch-Nagy in Young learners, Reading methodology, Professional development

The building blocks of our language are words: words that children love learning.
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Reading for the environment: Interview with Rosa Tiziana Bruno

October 05, 2021 by Nóra Wünsch-Nagy in Extensive Reading, Interviews, Professional development

In our Reading for the environment blog series, we have a special interview to share. We talked to Rosa Tiziana Bruno, who is an educator, sociologist and writer.
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Found in Translation

September 20, 2021 by Maria Cleary

Translation in the language class: why and how? Translation has had a bad reputation in English language teaching for some time. Quite unreasonably and undeservedly if we really think about it.
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