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Response-abilty

Posted on 14/02/2015 by fabenglishteacher

I interviewed Herbert Puchta at the recent ETAS AGM and one of the things he said was, … I’m sorry, I’ll repeat that in case you weren’t paying attention – I INTERVIEWED HERBERT PUCHTA, aren’t I lucky?!! This is the … Continue reading →

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A workshop review – Marie Delaney: Dyslexia – a problem or a gift?

Posted on 07/02/2015 by fabenglishteacher

Despite having given my own workshop on dyslexia I was keen to here what others had to say on the subject as I am far from an expert on the subject, in fact the more I study dyslexia and other learning … Continue reading →

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How to learn Vocabulary – 7 simple ideas

Posted on 01/02/2015 by fabenglishteacher

(image source – thedeconstruction.org) Having posted about the advantages of vocab lists I thought it would make sense to give some strategies to learn them. 1. SEVEN x SEVEN Research show that you must see/use a word seven times in seven ways … Continue reading →

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Making Shakespeare fun

Posted on 06/06/2014 by fabenglishteacher

Let me make it clear from the start that this is a blatant advert for the “playing with plays” series that I stumbled across on twitter.     I’ll set the scene, I teach in a French speaking secondary school … 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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It makes me mad when…

Posted on 07/01/2014 by fabenglishteacher

I spend (relatively) ages thinking of a fun way to introduce the passive and my pupils just won’t play ball. For some reason my pupils always seem to find the passive challenging ( answers on a postcard please), even though … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Resolutions

Posted on 01/01/2014 by fabenglishteacher

It’s that time of year, out with the old, clean out the pencil case and the bottom of my schoolbag… So what are my resolutions this year? 1. Work hard on my M.A. – At least one hour every evening. … Continue reading →

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What’s in your bag?

Posted on 15/12/2013 by fabenglishteacher

I was proud to see my bag made it into this TES article. Who would have thought that such a disorganised mess would have interested anyone?! I found it fascinating reading about everyone else’s bags though. What’s in yours? Do you … Continue reading →

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