Reading groups (2)
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Reading groups (2)

Barbara continues to talk about the value of her reading groups in supporting her learners of French

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Reading Groups and how I use them
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Reading Groups and how I use them

This first part of my blog focuses on why I set up reading groups, the books we have read, how the groups are organised and why we do them

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Recycling vocabulary
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Recycling vocabulary

So much vocabulary is recyclable and transferable but we don’t always exploit this and highlight the ‘mobility’ of the language.

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“…be prepared to be amazed” – What we can learn about conversation from the language learning classroom.
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“…be prepared to be amazed” – What we can learn about conversation from the language learning classroom.

In August of this year, I listened to a thought-provoking and extremely insightful TED Talk by Celeste Headlee entitled ‘10 Ways to have a better conversation’. I didn’t just stumble upon this podcast, I had actively searched for something to give me some practical tips and inspiration on how to have a ‘better’ conversation.

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