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Using apps to promote play-based learning in early years English
On completing my initial ELT training in 2003, I moved to China and was immersed in classrooms of children learning English, where I discovered that the methodologies on my (adult-orientated) ELT course were not suited to young minds. Even back then, I noticed just...
Effort is reward: teaching children English during the digital learning shift
Nervous, frustrated, overwhelmed, confused and exhausted - as the global pandemic has forced many English teachers of children into the digital realm, this is how many colleagues have said they feel. While there are platforms specifically designed to substitute...
Ikigai in the primary English language classroom
Ikigai is a Japanese concept of achieving a life’s purpose. In their eye-opening book Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life, Garcia and Miralles recount a visit to Ogimi, a small village on the island of Okinawa, to discover why this small community has...
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Teacher & PhD Candidate, Pompeu Fabra University, Spain
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