Let’s play BALL: Part 1
In case you are wondering, BALL stands for blog-assisted language learning (Ward 2004). This first post on BALL is a brief theoretical focus on the topic. Part 2 will then … Continue reading
We Learn to Read by Reading
“We learn to read by reading”. These are the wise words of Frank Smith (quoted in Nuttall 2005, 128), a prominent psycho-linguist, who has conducted research into reading theory. So … Continue reading
Castles, frogs and vampires: Creative writing activities
A blank page. No ideas. I can’t do it. I’m not creative. I’m stupid. These are the thoughts that often wreak havoc in our learners’ brains when we ask them … Continue reading
I am in love!
He is not tall, dark and handsome. In fact, not even a he. Nor a she, for that matter. Nothing weird’s going on here, I can assure you. It is … Continue reading
It Is All About The Flow: 7 No-fuss Fluency-focused Activities
Pianos and me, we just don’t get on. For two miserable years a long time ago I dragged myself to see my piano teacher until my mother finally saw the … Continue reading
Observing a Class: Chalk and Cheese
Different strokes for different folks. Marching to a different drummer. Like chalk and cheese. As different as night and day. People are different, teachers are different. Nobody has yet satisfactorily … Continue reading
Working/Learning/Teaching Environments
As part of my vocational teacher training, I wanted to investigate Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS) as work places and this week I visited one. I spoke to an extremely … Continue reading
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