In this final blog in the series on Teaching as Performance, I’d like to focus more generally on our teaching persona, some personal narrative elements we can bring to our… Read More »Teaching as Performance, Part Three: Teacher as Performer
Having looked at the parallels between performance space and classroom space, in this second blog, I’d like to consider the similarities between acting and teaching, and what we can learn… Read More »Teaching as Performance, Part Two: The Elements of Performance
After reading through Larry’s recent blog on teaching spaces, I was struck by how the physical relationship between teachers and learners in the classroom echoes the types of staging we… Read More »Teaching as Performance, Part One: Using the Space
Grammar translation as a method of teaching languages (other than specifically for the purpose of learning to read classical texts) is an outdated and largely discredited methodology. However, just because… Read More »The Art and Value of Translation
At one point or another, most of us have used songs as a teaching resource. Students generally enjoy listening to music, and songs provide a natural way of exposing our… Read More »Using songs in the TEFL Classroom
We have put together a short quiz on British culture and traditions related to Christmas. Use in the classroom or with your friends and family. Read More »