Debating topics relevant to the news can be a high-interest way to engage English language learner. The link below has some video clips to see this in action.
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Category Archives: teaching and learning
forgetting
Just in time for exam revision comes this article on Edutopia. Great thing to keep in mind from the start of the year!
grit – passion and success
Connect
This twitter account from Katie Toppel has some brilliant ideas – many for primary level – but general ones as well.
Film English Ali’s story
Another brilliant short lesson from Film English
Personality Adjectives
Brilliant and fun activities for exploring personality adjectives.
keeping a vocabulary notebook
This article from heads up English reinforces the importance of building and revisiting language.
EAL in the Mainstream
Simple, easy strategies for all students in all classes.
Knowing how to use a text book
Nice article here on navigating the finer points of a text!
Student writing journals
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Great way to get students writing – thinking about their thinking as well as asking questions.
