An occasional series of lesson ideas using songs you’re not likely to hear in a coursebook… Artist: The Boo Radleys Song: Wish I Was Skinny Written by: Carr, Martin, James Lyrics: Wishing I was skinny Wishing that the whole world knew my name Wishing I was thrilling, that I would never be to blame … Continue reading Songs In the Key Of ELT – Wish I Was Skinny
An occasional series of lesson ideas using songs you’re not likely to hear in a coursebook… Artist: The Boo Radleys Song: Wish I Was Skinny Written by: Carr, Martin, James Lyrics: Wishing I was skinny Wishing that the whole world knew my name Wishing I was thrilling, that I would never be to blame … Continue reading Songs In the Key Of ELT – Wish I Was Skinny
Fake news, post-truth, and alternative facts are three buzz terms that seem to sum up this strange time we live in. It’s something that fascinates me, and as a language teacher I feel that I’m in a position where I can not only discuss this with my students of all ages, but also help them to become … Continue reading Fake news – a lesson plan
Fake news, post-truth, and alternative facts are three buzz terms that seem to sum up this strange time we live in. It’s something that fascinates me, and as a language teacher I feel that I’m in a position where I can not only discuss this with my students of all ages, but also help them to become … Continue reading Fake news – a lesson plan
A few years ago I wrote this cheeky post, reminding teachers that sometimes it’s a good idea to shut up for a while. I’m returning to this idea in a slightly more reflective way due to this post on Brainpickings about the twentieth-century novelist, poet, playwright, and psychiatrist Paul Goodman who examined “the nine types of silence present in life” in his 1972 book Speaking and Language.
A few years ago I wrote this cheeky post, reminding teachers that sometimes it’s a good idea to shut up for a while. I’m returning to this idea in a slightly more reflective way due to this post on Brainpickings about the twentieth-century novelist, poet, playwright, and psychiatrist Paul Goodman who examined “the nine types of silence present in life” in his 1972 book Speaking and Language.
I saw this list the other day, and I thought it was perfect for adapting for ELT bloggers. So I present, ripe and ready for your Pinterest board… 150 ELT blog post ideas for when you’ve hit writers block Product review – something you use in the classroom which isn’t a book Describe your perfect classroom Describe … Continue reading 150 ELT blog post ideas for when you’ve hit writers block
I saw this list the other day, and I thought it was perfect for adapting for ELT bloggers. So I present, ripe and ready for your Pinterest board… 150 ELT blog post ideas for when you’ve hit writers block Product review – something you use in the classroom which isn’t a book Describe your perfect classroom Describe … Continue reading 150 ELT blog post ideas for when you’ve hit writers block
50 Activities For The First Day Of School, published by Alphabet Publishing, is, as the title suggests, a highly practical resource book for teachers looking for ways to add some variety to their first day activities. The author, Walton Burns, has created this ebook as a handy guide containing a variety of tasks mainly for … Continue reading Book review – 50 Activities For The First Day Of School
50 Activities For The First Day Of School, published by Alphabet Publishing, is, as the title suggests, a highly practical resource book for teachers looking for ways to add some variety to their first day activities. The author, Walton Burns, has created this ebook as a handy guide containing a variety of tasks mainly for … Continue reading Book review – 50 Activities For The First Day Of School
It's time for the third part of my extremely occasional series of lesson ideas based on songs, especially the kind of songs that don't usually appear in coursebooks. Here's a song by one of my favourite bands of all time... Artist: LCD Soundsystem Song: New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down Written by: James Murphy
It's time for the third part of my extremely occasional series of lesson ideas based on songs, especially the kind of songs that don't usually appear in coursebooks. Here's a song by one of my favourite bands of all time... Artist: LCD Soundsystem Song: New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down Written by: James Murphy
Readers of this blog will remember a previous post in which I argue that punctuation errors by students shouldn’t be ignored… There is a temptation to ignore (punctuation errors) which must be resisted, I think. It’s very easy to think that the priority must be the vocabulary and grammar, and while I would agree with … Continue reading Book review: Punctuation…? by User Design
Readers of this blog will remember a previous post in which I argue that punctuation errors by students shouldn’t be ignored… There is a temptation to ignore (punctuation errors) which must be resisted, I think. It’s very easy to think that the priority must be the vocabulary and grammar, and while I would agree with … Continue reading Book review: Punctuation…? by User Design
In this follow up to my earlier post on mindsets, Carol Goodey reviews Mindset: How You Can Fulfil Your Potential by Carol Dweck. In my original piece, I reflected on an infographic which described an open vs a closed mindset, and laid out some ideas for how a teacher could encourage their students to adopt … Continue reading Think! – It’s All In The Mindset
In this follow up to my earlier post on mindsets, Carol Goodey reviews Mindset: How You Can Fulfil Your Potential by Carol Dweck. In my original piece, I reflected on an infographic which described an open vs a closed mindset, and laid out some ideas for how a teacher could encourage their students to adopt … Continue reading Think! – It’s All In The Mindset
This post was previously published on a now defunct blog called Think! Language And Culture I used to write. I've dusted it off and republished it here for your reading pleasure. This post was previously published on a now defunct blog called Think! Language And Culture I used to write. I've dusted it off and republished it here for your reading pleasure. If there’s an attitude that I want this series of Think! blog posts to encompass, it’s right here in this infographic:
This post was previously published on a now defunct blog called Think! Language And Culture I used to write. I've dusted it off and republished it here for your reading pleasure. This post was previously published on a now defunct blog called Think! Language And Culture I used to write. I've dusted it off and republished it here for your reading pleasure. If there’s an attitude that I want this series of Think! blog posts to encompass, it’s right here in this infographic:
Occasionally I’ve had a student who doesn’t seem to realise that punctuation, capitalisation and spacing are actually things that really matter when writing. Spaces are deposited at random places. Commas are used in between what should definitely be two different sentences. Sometimes punctuation is omitted completely, and you’re left with a piece of writing that resembles a […]
Occasionally I’ve had a student who doesn’t seem to realise that punctuation, capitalisation and spacing are actually things that really matter when writing. Spaces are deposited at random places. Commas are used in between what should definitely be two different sentences. Sometimes punctuation is omitted completely, and you’re left with a piece of writing that resembles a […]
