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Anna Hasper

Anna Hasper is an experienced teacher development specialist and has been involved in English language teaching since 2002. She trained as a primary teacher and worked as an ELT teacher and DoS before moving to the Middle East. Over the years, Anna has worked as a teacher and trainer in a wide variety of contexts and roles. She is currently based in Dubai where she works as a CELTA tutor and assessor and designs and delivers training courses for Ministries and leading educational publishers. Alongside this, she is involved in course and content writing. She is super passionate about anything related to making better learning happen! Her research interests concern language teachers and language teacher educators' professional learning and educational psychology with an emphasis on social emotional wellbeing and motivation which is also the focus of her current doctoral studies. Anna’s passionate about educational psychology and teacher learning and runs: www.teachertrain.org

BOOK REVIEW: Compassion-based Language Education

Compassion-based Language Education Sarah Mercer OUP (2024) ISBN 978 0 19 407074 4 Sarah Mercer is well known within the ELT world for her practical and accessible publications on engagement, psychology in language learning and wellbeing. Her latest book for teachers, Compassion-based Language Education, presents a compelling argument to go beyond developing language learners’ abilities and advocates a shift to a compassion-based approach to language education (henceforth CBLE). Following a more humanistic approach to teaching, she argues, not only enhances learning and teaching but also empowers learners to shape a better future for themselves, others and their communities. I feel that a book exploring...

Shy or Unsafe? Why some learners struggle with speaking in the language classroom

“Okay, turn to your group and share your ideas, you’ve got 5 minutes!” I look around the room and whilst the majority of my learners are actively engaging in their group conversations, I notice Maria behaving as usual when speaking is on the program; she’s withdrawn. And then there is Jin, another learner who mostly remains silent during speaking activities. I’m sure most teachers have encountered students like Maria and Jin who seem hesitant to participate in speaking activities; they may avoid eye contact, keep their answers short or simply remain silent. Whilst we may be quick to label these...

No, I don’t mean THAT!

Anna Hasper recently kicked off the MET Spotlight Webinar Series, shining a spotlight on how you can manage emotions when giving feedback. Here, she summarises the session to explore the impact of emotions on feedback and suggest some ways to proactively manage students’ emotions regarding feedback.

Back to school? Time to consider teaching with empathy!

Anna Hasper firmly believes that a teachers’ job is so much than teaching a language; it is teaching people. Here, she elaborates on the importance of teaching with empathy and explains how this concept links to building a rapport.

Writing end of year reflections – be kind to yourself!

For many of us another school year has just come to an end or is ending soon. One habit Anna Hasper has developed over the years is planning in some time, at the start of summer, to write down her end-of-year reflections. Here, she explains how she takes time to think back and self-reflect, but also why it is important to be kind to yourself.
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