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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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Dub

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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 […]

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A NNEST’s confession

This post is going to be long, personal and its outcomes will probably differ based on who you are. If you are a fellow NNEST, you may sympathize and start feeling better (or disagree and think I’m a whiner). If you are a NEST, you may very well think there’s nothing to talk about (or […]

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Teach to learn

When I graduated, I started teaching for one of the biggest language schools here in Brno. The school was famous for using drilling as the main method of teaching English. I have to confess that – as much as I acknowledge the benefits of using drills occasionally  – I have always been against drills used […]