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101 of keeping a language journal

Last week I talked about the benefits of journalling in language teaching and learning. We looked at possible kinds of journals in and outside the language classroom and today I’d like to focus on some practical aspects of keeping a journal. If you decide to take up this activity, or ask your students to start […]

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Journal much?

Hello again! You might have noticed that I was silent for quite a long time and I’m going to tell you why. Too much of the same thing is never good, so it’s only natural that when I combined my passions for writing and making art into a part-time job and became an editor and […]

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Falling in love with online teaching

Anybody who knows me, my students included, also knows that I never really enjoyed using technology beyond sending e-mails, browsing the internet and communicating on social media. As far as I can remember, I used to say that online teaching is nothing for me and that I can’t imagine working like that. Well, (wo)man proposes […]

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The listening DOs and DON’Ts

In my previous post I talked about how listening helps you improve your language in many different areas and that podcasts are a convenient and enjoyable way to practise listening. Some of my students occasionaly complain, however, that listening is too difficult for them, they find it hard to understand fast(er) connected speech, especially when […]