Category Archives: My favourite lessons
Developing Writing Skills: The Genre Approach
Development Plans for my favourite holiday destination Everybody is talking about the new development plans. It is the hottest topic in all the cafes, like the one in the picture. I wonder what is your opinion! The Genre Approach to … Continue reading
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Forum Theatre in ELT: The Story of Peter Black Role Play.
A Tragic Story of the Financial Crisis. Introduction. This is one of my favourite lessons. ‘The Tragic Story of Peter Black is about a middle-aged man who is made redundant during a financial recession and the tragic consequences that follow. … Continue reading
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Tagged Boal, breaking bad news, drama, ELT, Forum Theatre, Freire, integrated skills, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, role play
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Cheating Lale: A Psychological Dilemma.
Using ‘Storydrama’ in ELT. Introduction. This is one of my favourite lesson plans. ‘Cheating Lale is about a young girl who cheats in her University final examinations and the lesson explores learners’ reactions and interpretations of the events and characters that … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheating, Cheating Lale, collaborative learning, creativity, discussion, human greed, integrated skills, learner - centred, learner focussed, moral dilemma, oral fluency, oral skills, psychological test, speaking skills, story, story drama, turn-taking, whole person learning
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Let’s RAP Bro. Respect!
A learner-centred lesson. Many teachers claim to follow a learner-centred approach but what does a learner-centred approach actually mean in practice? I hope to show what it means by describing a lesson that contains, in my opinion, 12 key principles … Continue reading
Teaching Artistry 