Going to the pictures with Shakespeare (OUP ELT Blog)

[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 20 | November 23, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Not so long ago, we ‘went to the pictures’ (or ‘the movies’) and now they tend to come to us. For many people, visiting a cinema to see films is no longer their principal means of access to the work of film-makers. But… Continue reading Going to the pictures with Shakespeare (OUP ELT Blog)

What Learners Can Do with Texts (OUP ELT Blog)

[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 20 | November 23, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] As a teacher and writer, I believe that two of the main questions we face in the classroom can be summarized as: How do our students learn, and how do our lesson plans and materials promote learning? I’m especially interested in how this… Continue reading What Learners Can Do with Texts (OUP ELT Blog)

De-stress your classroom: stress management and well-being for teachers and students (OUP Blog)

[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 19 | November 2, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036]   Teaching and learning can be fun and energising. However, many teachers and students nowadays feel pressurised, stressed and de-motivated. Teachers all over the world seem to be faced with increasingly unrealistic expectations, scarce resources, widely diverse student needs as well as the… Continue reading De-stress your classroom: stress management and well-being for teachers and students (OUP Blog)