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Frustrations of Being a Teacher Educator: Part 2
Why do I feel that I am not as effective as I could be, I am getting close but ultimately missing the target as a teacher educator? Do you ever find yourself wondering if you could be a more effective … Continue reading
Frustrations of Being a Teacher Educator: Part 1
Why do I feel that I am not as effective as I could be, I am getting close but ultimately missing the target as a teacher educator? As a teacher educator of many years, it is not uncommon to be … Continue reading
Community Forums: Participatory Approaches to Professional Development
Find the solutions to your problems with the support of a community of teachers. The workshops will be Saturday 9.30 – 12.30; 13.30 – 16.30 and + Forum Theatre presentation to an invited audience at 17.30 – 20.30. These series … Continue reading
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Performative Teaching: An Embodied Approach to Teacher Development
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Speech Bubbles School of Performing Arts: A Home for Children to Develop While Acting, Singing, & Dancing
By Othman Nahhas -December 29, 2021 We all know that Istanbul has a plethora of activities for foreigners. Whether it’s concerts, stand-up shows, spoken word events, or even trivia nights! It’s pretty hard to be bored in Istanbul. But what about the … Continue reading
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How did it all start?
My heart was pumping feverishly, and my head was light and giddy as I stepped off the plane in Tripoli, Libya on the 10th September 1980 just two days short of my 21st Birthday. I was met with a draft … Continue reading
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The History of ELT.
How do we learn languages? In this video I explore this question by looking at approaches to language learning in the past. Do we learn a second language inductively as we learn our mother tongue or is it more deductive … Continue reading
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Creative thinking and drama.
How can we use creative thinking and drama in the language classroom? I am going to describe 6 drama activities that encourage creative thinking and utilise the learners’ imagination. Drama typically takes place in face to face settings as it … Continue reading
Tips from trainers: Giving Praise
What is praise? Praise is identifying behaviour or progress and signalling approval. Everybody likes to be acknowledged in a positive way and people like to get positive feedback. So praise is essentially positive feedback to the learners acknowledging and approving … Continue reading
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Building rapport online in the first lesson
What is rapport? Rapport is all about building a positive classroom dynamic. Rapport is the connexion between the teacher and the learners and also the learners and other learners. In life there are some people who we get on with … Continue reading
