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Using authentic materials in the secondary ELT classroom
Have you ever asked yourself how come - more often than not - students are reluctant to use textbooks? Well, it might have something to do with the clash between the prescriptive nature of the curriculum and the fluidity of learning. It is possible to construct and...
Nursery rhymes in the early years
As young learner teachers, we understand the importance of rhymes, which have been promoted as effective for developing children’s phonological awareness and reading skills. However, starting to use rhymes in class might be a bit challenging for newly qualified...
Four Tips for Building Rapport with Adolescent Students
“Curious” but “uncertain”, “temperamental” but “quiet”, “rebellious” but “self-conscious”, “restless” but also “compliant” and sometimes “lost”, these are only some of the adjectives that describe my personal favorite group of learners and their perfectly imperfect...
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Dirk Lagerwaard (PhD)
Associate Professor, Pompeu Fabra University, Spain
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