Category Archives: Learning

Is it an Error not to Correct?

Posted on April 27, 2013 by

To correct or not to correct? Different teachers have different views on this question, sometimes based on well thought out theories, or observation of learning in practice, and sometimes… Well, sometimes not. Being corrected: how does it feel? The thinking … Continue reading →

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Playing with Fotobabble

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

As we have all been saying, we need to evolve constantly and not only. What is really important is to be able to integrate new ideas and tools into our own systematic approach to teaching so here’s my latest foray … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year

Posted on January 6, 2013 by

If you feel like doing a special New Year lesson but are tired of doing New Year’s Resolutions why not do a review of the year lesson. I made a smilebox review of key moments in my 2012, then asked students … Continue reading →

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Smilebox at Christmas 2012 and at lots of other times…

Posted on December 13, 2012 by

Smilebox makes storytelling easy and fun! If you saw my 2011 Happy Easter post, last year, you’ll already have an idea of the way this site works. I started using it a lot at Christmas 2011 and have used it … Continue reading →

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Teaching mindfully and Facing exams courageously

Posted on December 2, 2012 by

I’m Back I suddenly realised that I haven’t blogged on my poor, neglected space since September!! I can only hang my head in shame and mutter excuses about how tied up I’ve been with conference sin Prague, the student blog … Continue reading →

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Lessons from My Office Hours

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

What is the point of Failure and what can it teach us?   I know this title sounds pretty bleak but it is partly the result of an episode that happened this week during my office hours, and that I … Continue reading →

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“How to Pass Exams” a distance learning course on Udemy

Posted on July 27, 2012 by

I haven’t actually blogged for a while, unfortunately, which is largely because I’ve been busy developing a new distance learning course entitled “How to Pass Exams” on Udemy.com. The Reasons for this Course I decided to develop this course for … Continue reading →

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Keeping an eye on the Big Picture but don’t let it terrify you!

Posted on May 13, 2012 by

Keeping an eye on the Big Picture but don’t let it terrify you! I’ve noticed recently how a lot of us want to learn everything straight away, and my students, despite the fact they are all intelligent young people become … Continue reading →

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Backache, large classes and HootCourse in the classroom

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

I was reading just this morning in Brabara Hoskins Sakamoto’s lovely Teaching Village blog about how tired we teachers are all feeling at the moment, and how important it is not to burn the candle at both ends but to … Continue reading →

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Grammar? Who needs it?

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

Not many peole in my classes really like grammar. They may think they need it, and they get a lot of satisfaction in ploughing through exercises, because we all know that when you get the answers right you feel good, … Continue reading →

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