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Hooked on Books: Writing stories with Paul Davenport
In this series of interviews we talk to teachers, ELT writers, visual artists and researchers about the importance of using literature in the language classroom.Continue Reading -
"The more, the merrier": extensive reading in the classroom
The more I talk to my students and colleagues, the more I am convinced that good readers make good language learners across the skills.Continue Reading -
Three projects with Peter Pan
"Second star to the right and straight on 'til morning." The story of Peter Pan, Wendy, and Tinker Bell is an all-time favourite for many readers, both young and old, and its numerous adaptations hContinue Reading -
Talking Sense and Sensibility in the English class
We are all aware of the benefits of extensive reading, but some of us may feel unsure about how to approach longer texts in class.Continue Reading -
Lighting up Children's Lit: Roald Dahl
The people who made a difference "And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.Continue Reading -
Hooked on Words: Interview with Julie Moore, lexicographer and corpus researcher
In this series of interviews we talk to teachers, ELT writers, visual artists and researchers about the importance of using literature in the language classroom.Continue Reading -
Meet three illustrators: Andrea Alemanno, Mario Onnis and Michele Rocchetti
Three illustrators, three distinctive visual styles and three different ways of looking at the world.Continue Reading -
Hooked on Books: Picturebooks in ELT with Sandie Mourão
In this series of interviews we talk to teachers, ELT writers, visual artists and researchers about the importance of using literature in the language classroom.Continue Reading -
Meet the illustrator: Manuela Scarfò
What is it like to bring a character to life? How do you start working on a picture book for children? What inspires an illustrator?Continue Reading -
Behind the Scenes Interview: Making children’s books with Maria Cleary
Reading Maria Cleary's stories makes you wonder how she invents her loveable and funny characters, and how she comes up with such memorable stories.Continue Reading -
Celebrating teachers: fictional teachers
October 5th is World Teachers' Day. To celebrate teachers all around the world, we have brought together some of our favourite fictional teachers and teaching environments.Continue Reading -
Back to school: 10 ideas to promote reading
If you write a list of objectives for this school term, I'm sure 'reading' is on your list. Getting your students to read more in English is one of the greatest successes you can achieve.Continue Reading