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Harrogate Friday – part 2

Posted on 04/04/2014 by fabenglishteacher

Michael Hoey : Old approaches, new perspectives: the implications of a corpus linguistic theory for learning the English language.  An absolutely fantastic plenary, I’ve never heard Michael speak before (that’s the great thing about #IATEFL, us mortals get to call … Continue reading →

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Harrogate Friday – part 1

Posted on 04/04/2014 by fabenglishteacher

Another fantastic day at Harrogate, I started my day (after a fab cooked breakfast at my guesthouse!) with: How to write an effective IATEFL conference proposal by Madeleine du Vivier Madeleine is conference programmer so if she doesn’t know what … Continue reading →

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Harrogate Thursday…the end

Posted on 04/04/2014 by fabenglishteacher

  Finally I here you cry! After a well-deserved coffee and slice of caramel shortbread I popped into another couple of sessions: Teachers change learners, learners change teachers: changing methodologies with Jane Spiro Jane was a breath of enthuasiasm for … Continue reading →

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Harrogate Thursday continues…

Posted on 03/04/2014 by fabenglishteacher

Bill Murphy hated his groundhog day, However I love mine, in fact I’m lucky because I will wake up tomorrow and get another day of #IATEFL. Our days do differ in one important way of course, nothing has been the … Continue reading →

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A Harrogate Thursday

Posted on 03/04/2014 by fabenglishteacher

  Get all the info here. Oh my, where to start, seven presentations in ten hours, several cups of coffee, some lovely people and a suitcase full of freebies, my brain is buzzing, or melting I’m not sure which! What have … Continue reading →

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6 ways to recap the lesson

Posted on 03/04/2014 by fabenglishteacher

One of my weaknesses is the lack of plenary in many of my classes. I’m so busy teaching and getting lots of things done that I don’t always make time to step back and think. Here are some ways to … Continue reading →

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5 more fast finisher lists

Posted on 01/04/2014 by fabenglishteacher
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Looking forward to Harrogate

Posted on 31/03/2014 by fabenglishteacher

All the information is here. This is a BIG week, my birthday today, off to Harrogate on Wednesday, and rounding off the week by participating in the Paris marathon on my way home! Yes, I’d prefer to be on my … Continue reading →

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7 lists to get your fast finishers thinking

Posted on 30/03/2014 by fabenglishteacher

People love lists and students are no exceptions, so here are some examples of lists your students can make while they’ve got a free minute or so in class. I often note one on the board at the beginning of … Continue reading →

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6 reasons to film your lesson

Posted on 22/03/2014 by fabenglishteacher

This week I found myself standing in for a colleague by taking both our classes for two hours. “Great” I thought, enough time to do something meaty. To motivate the classes for double English I promised a “no pen lesson” … Continue reading →

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