Teacher development

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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Collaborative projects online
Some important aspects of language development have emerged in the current situation of distance/online learning.
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Online storytelling tips for teachers
We often think of visual or interactive storytelling when we want to tell a story on digital platforms, but online storytelling has various forms.
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Interactive storytelling
Do you remember those puppet theatres where every child is shouting at the puppets, warning them of danger and telling them what to do?
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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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Deborah’s dreams: how stories can make a difference
The graphic novel Jane, the Fox & Me by Fanny Britt and Isabelle Arsenault shows us that books and reading can work as protective shields, safe zones and islands of self-discovery.
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Hooked on Books: mindfulness and reading with Jane Revell
In this series of interviews we talk to teachers, ELT writers, visual artists and researchers about the importance of using literature in the language classroom.
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Hooked on words: interview with Julie Moore, lexicographer and corpus researcher
In this series of interviews we talk to teachers, ELT writers, visual artists and researchers about the importance of using literature in the language classroom.
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Hooked on Books: Writing stories with Paul Davenport
In this series of interviews we talk to teachers, ELT writers, visual artists and researchers about the importance of using literature in the language classroom.
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Linguistic diversity and multilingualism
On International Mother Language Day we invite you to think about the importance of your first or mother language.
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Hooked on books: motivation and reading with Chaz Pugliese
In this series of interviews we talk to teachers, ELT writers, visual artists and researchers about the importance of using literature in the language classroom.
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Tap and learn to the rhythm: Jazz chants in the young learner classroom
Now that UNESCO International Jazz Day is coming up this weekend, we get to think about jazz and music in our classrooms. Think of your earliest language learning memories.
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