Classic literature
Making connections: Stories and intertextuality
When we thought about the past year, both on this blog and in our daily lives, one thing stood out as being especially important - the connections we forge and keep.
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Working with Shakespeare in the English class
Shakespeare is literally everywhere in the English language, and if you are an English teacher, there is no way you can avoid the Bard.
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Little Women: Big learning opportunities with our project-based ideas
Introduction
1. Talk about the title and read the blurb.
"This is the much-loved story of the four March sisters. Meg is the eldest and is about to fall in love.
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Halloween-inspired writing lessons
There’s no denying it, Halloween has a special atmosphere, whether or not it is part of your cultural heritage.
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Trees in stories
When autumn arrives in the Northern hemisphere with all its brilliant colours, we turn towards parks and forests to enjoy the fall foliage.
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Tips on choosing graded readers for teens and adults
During the holidays and the school term, we should always be ready to recommend books based on our students’ language needs, levels and interests.
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Tea in fiction and language
When you start learning English, the familiar cup of tea, present in every corner of the world, gains new meanings. Tea becomes more than something you drink in the morning or when you feel poorly.
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Reading Africa
May is a special month for Africa: African World Heritage Day is celebrated on May 5th, and Africa Day is on May 25th.
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Inspiring teachers: teaching Shakespeare with Deborah J. Ellis
In this series we talk to inspiring teachers who use literature and storytelling to set up reading programmes and use the arts and literature to develop their students’ language and literacy skills.
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Learn resilience from your favourite books
“At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done, then they begin to hope it can be done, then they see it can be done—then it is done and all the world wonders why it was not d
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From reading to performing: 3 Shakespeare plays in the language class
Bringing Shakespeare into the English class
Whether our students know it or not, they may already be using Shakespeare's language. Not consciously, of course.
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A Connecticut Yankee in the English Class
We are all aware of the benefits of extensive reading, but some of us may feel unsure about how to approach longer texts in class.
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