January 2023 - Advanced Use of English Approaches to Learning, Study Skills

Each session explores advanced instances and implications of the topic, and includes illustrative examples and exercises to develop and explore the points made. Where time allows, there is also opportunity for a "problem clinic".

January 2023 - Advanced Use of English, how the language works

 

Each session explores advanced instances and implications of the topic, problem areas and common errors and traps, and includes illustrative examples and exercises to develop and explore the points made. Where time allows, there is also opportunity for a "problem clinic".

January 2023 - Differentiation

Differentiation means planning teaching to meet students' individual needs, whether in terms of content or approaches or activities, or even changing a learning environment. Students enter the classroom or a lesson at different stages in their learning journeys and teachers must adapt in order to achieve their and their students' learning goals.

Poetry "The Sentry" by Wilfred Owen

One of the most important exemplars of first World War "war poetry", this influential poem should be included in every High School English Language and Literature programme, including EFL. The work has also appeared in the Cambridge Literature syllabus, and is appropriate for MYP, IB Dip English A Lang&Lit and AP.

Poetry "The Eagle" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

This influential poem should be included in every High School English Language and Literature programme, including EFL. The work has also appeared in the Cambridge Literature syllabus, and so is appropriate for MYP, IB Dip English A Lang&Lit and AP.

Writing methodology : Publishing and Feedback

Key to an effective Writing Programme is "Publishing and Feedback", yet for teachers considerations of the how, what, where and when of publishing can be daunting. Join us as we review Publishing, Feedback (and the relationship to evaluation) and Considerations, and twelve publication possibilities. The material covered does not apply only to student work and will be of interest to writers. 

October 2022

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Advanced Use of English Grammar : 'Ats off to at

Not everyone can say they love prepositions, and one particular thorn for many is the when, how and why of "at". In this session we review familiar uses and traps, patterns and whyfors for (in? on? by? from?) using "at".

Advanced Use of English Practice and Feedback : Spelling Traps

 

As well as those words which First Language speakers find difficult to spell, Second and Foreign Language learners of English have additional challenges, for example arising from L1 interference or from English's apparently bizarre spelling patterns and rules. Join us as we explore some of the worst offenders, and some possible approaches to avoiding futur speling misshapps.

A quick-and-easy lesson structure for using news reports

 

Chile's recent constitutional plebiscite prompts the question of how to use news reports on current events in an English class. The answer is that it's easy : task, not text. This session reviews a simple, teacher-friendly and highly-effective lesson structure which provides a language-rich, reading-comprehension and authentic discussion plan.