EiA Newsletter September 2022
Well, a very warm welcome back to another academic year. I hope you have had a fabulous summer, that the coming academic year is a happy one and everyone remains healthy and free from restrictions.
A Summer of Sport
This summer saw a bonanza of sporting activity here in the UK, with tennis, athletics and the women’s Euros football championships all taking place in late June and August. Ok,… Read More »A Summer of Sport
Geography In The English Class
After The Summer Holidays As we and our students return to school from the summer break, one of the most obvious conversation starters in the new term is ‘Where did… Read More »Geography In The English Class
EiA Newsletter July 2022
Free lesson plan plus much more. So, here we are, in the blink of an eye spring has rolled into summer, the sun is out and the summer holidays are starting all over Europe.
The Platinum Jubilee
Have you covered the Platinum Jubilee in your English classes? Does the theme fill you with enthusiasm or would you prefer to ignore it altogether? Love her or loath her… Read More »The Platinum Jubilee
Stranger Things in the Classroom
Stranger Things has become one of those rare phenomena on television, a universal talking point. The much-anticipated recent series (series 4) has become the most successful streamed series of all… Read More »Stranger Things in the Classroom
The Worried Teacher – A Band Aid For Mental Health
What are the things that teachers worry most about? Perhaps we worry most about our workload, whether we can find enough time in the day to do all the things… Read More »The Worried Teacher – A Band Aid For Mental Health
The Art and Value of Translation
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as a method of teaching languages (other than specifically for the purpose of learning to read classical texts) is an outdated and largely discredited methodology.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
Teaching Email Writing in the Classroom
This blog will focus on techniques that can be used to teach students how to write emails. I will outline why it is important for students to be familiar with… Read More »Teaching Email Writing in the Classroom
Lessons Learned The Hard Way – Part Three
Teaching Refugees While this post was always going to feature in my series, Lessons Learned The Hard Way, recent world events have made this theme more prescient. Across the western… Read More »Lessons Learned The Hard Way – Part Three