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#APPI 2012: Nik Peachy: Developing materials and practices for the digital generation


This blog post reports from the APPI 2012 conference in Coimbra, Portugal.  The theme of the conference is “Motivated Teachers make a difference” – I’m updating as I go, so apologies for any typos, I’ll try and clear those up... Continue Reading →

#APPI 2012: Scott Thornbury – It’s getting better all the time: Motivating teachers


This blog post reports from the APPI 2012 conference in Coimbra, Portugal.  The theme of the conference is “Motivated Teachers make a difference” – I’m updating as I go, so apologies for any typos, I’ll try and clear those up... Continue Reading →

#APPI 2012: Nicky Hockly – Digital Literacies


This blog post reports from the APPI 2012 conference in Coimbra, Portugal.  The theme of the conference is “Motivated Teachers make a difference” – I’m updating as I go, so apologies for any typos, I’ll try and clear those up... Continue Reading →

#APPI 2012: Anna Uhl Chamot – How language learning strategies instruction motivates teachers.


This blog post reports from the APPI 2012 conference in Coimbra, Portugal.  The theme of the conference is "Motivated Teachers make a difference" - I'm updating as I go, so apologies for any typos, I'll try and clear those up... Continue Reading →

PHRAS.IN – Say this or say that?


This is a quite a neat tool for learners who are trying to find the right way to express something - PHRAS.IN - Say this or say that?. You type in two choices and it comes back and tells you which... Continue Reading →

Getting learners writing: FoldBooks!


It can be difficult to get learners writing, especially young learners who often see writing as an imposition on classroom fun and games - so fun ways to encourage learner writing are always welcome. At the FoldPlay website, they've come up with FoldBooks.... Continue Reading →

TBPPP: A fusion methodology?


I was trying to plan a lesson the other day, by which I mean I was sitting there with a course book, a biro and the back of a discarded handout (which I find is the most efficient way of... Continue Reading →

Lesson Plan | Data Visualized: More on Teaching With Infographics – NYTimes.com


Infographics are everywhere at the moment, which personally speaking I'm quite glad of as it makes looking at statistics a lot easier and a lot more fun, though there is always the mantra to remember when looking at these things:... Continue Reading →

Another attack on UG (plus – 65,000 verb forms!)


There's a fascinating interview in the Guardian's Science Weekly Podcast with Daniel Everett, academic and linguist, who's spent a lot of time working with the Pirahã people in the Amazon, and has concluded amongst other things, that his findings do not... Continue Reading →

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