Homework Tasks - Modelling (2)
In Part 2 of her blog Sarah looks at how she continues the modelling process to help her learners extend their use of the Perfect Tense.
Homework Tasks - Modelling (1)
Like all teachers, when I plan and write my lessons, I am guided by the outcome – what I want the learners to achieve by the end of each lesson and also over the course of series of lessons. I focus on weaving a wide range of ‘modelling’ activities In this article, Sarah talks about the value of modelling phrases when producing written work
Reading groups (2)
Barbara continues to talk about the value of her reading groups in supporting her learners of French
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
Recycling vocabulary
So much vocabulary is recyclable and transferable but we don’t always exploit this and highlight the ‘mobility’ of the language.
“…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.