Tag Archives: reflection

Following from afar

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

This week the annual IATEFL UK conference is being held in Glasgow. I’m guessing I probably didn’t need to tell a lot of the visitors to this blog. For the first time I’m following from afar.  It isn’t the first … Continue reading →

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Looking back at Bilbao (1) teen angles from Chris Roland

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

Here’s the first in a series of posts inspired by the TESOL Spain conference in Bilbao. Which in turn was inspired by the ever photogenic Guggenheim building right opposite on the other side of the river. After the conference one … Continue reading →

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Back to the drawing board

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

This is a very simple lesson outline that worked well for me.  It grew out of a lesson plan prepared by a colleague for the team of teachers teaching supplementary skills classes in a local state school.  For me it … Continue reading →

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Echoes of Paris

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

Last weekend I was in Paris for the annual TESOL France conference.  It was a fantastic experience, such a great atmosphere, an impressive line-up of talks and so many people to meet.  Back home again and in class, there have … Continue reading →

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A tale of two lessons

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

(of circles and squares) Last Thursday I taught two lessons, back-to-back, with two classes from the same school, with students from the same year, following the same syllabus and studying for the same exam. Not surprisingly, I guess, I used … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Welsh revisited

Posted on July 3, 2011 by

My blog was one year old yesterday and in the spirit of anniversaries I went back and re-read my first post  only to find that I’ve come round in a full circle.  No surprise really, it’s that time of year. … Continue reading →

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W is for … words

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

This is a description of a class I taught a couple of weeks ago where the students took a really simple little idea and really ran with it. It started with this lesson plan, a very old favourite of mine … Continue reading →

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Last class

Posted on December 15, 2010 by

I had my last face to face class with my blogging group today. It was a great class and we covered a huge range of topics from the native people and languages of the Canary islands to the location of … Continue reading →

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The Day Nothing Became Everything – a guest post by Cecilia Coelho

Posted on September 15, 2010 by

I’m really pleased to be able to introduce my first guest to the blog, Cecilia Coelho, a teacher and trainer working in Brazil.   She, too, took the English Raven challenge.  And here’s her “close up” on how she took the plunge.  Thanks, … Continue reading →

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Taking the plunge

Posted on September 15, 2010 by

This post was inspired by an English Raven challenge.  (See also What’s your approach called? Mine’s called SLIL for the result of an earlier challenge ). Jason Renshaw, on his superb blog, challenged teachers to take on an “upside-down, inside-out” approach to … Continue reading →

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