Mario Rinvolucri

Distinctions and Dichotomies explores pairs of linguistic and pedagogic terms. In this article Mario Rinvolucri compares the two external expressions of language: speaking and writing.

Mario Rinvolucri reviews the role of the Director of Studies and suggests three requisites.

Mario Rinvolucri reviews a business book full of exercises that respect the brightness shown by many business students

We asked Mario Rinvolucri to tell us about a turning point in his career. In response, he pointed out that sometimes turning points can be quite invisible and, indeed, very often you don’t realise that you are turning. He gave us three illustrative examples from his own experiences as a teacher and teacher trainer.

Mario Rinvolucri finds fact versus fiction fascinating.

You are shipwrecked on a desert island with a group of students. Which five books would you take with you and why? We asked Mario Rinvolucri to be our first castaway.

For Mario Rinvolucri, teaching an English class is more than just teaching an English course.

Mario Rinvolucri reveals a love of language and laundry.

Mario Rinvolucri discovers a solution to a problem many of us have not seen.

Mario Rinvolucri wants teachers to make more conscious use of a principal teaching asset.

Mario Rinvolucri takes a sideways look at supervision.

Mario Rinvolucri demonstrates that the culture of other people tells us about our own culture and about ourselves.

Mario Rinvolucri considers what prevents teachers trying new exercises.