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Students’ stories 21: The Old Couple Who Made the Cherry Tree Bloom

David Heathfield ends his storytelling series with a Japanese tale about a husband and wife whose good deeds are rewarded and their greedy neighbour who comes to a sticky end. 

Researching our practice: getting started with classroom research

Ben Beaumont argues that teachers need to set clear and attainable research objectives, and then identify the most appropriate research methods and tools to achieve them.

It works in practice: May 2019

A suggestion for moving teacher discussion outside, an activity to pre-teach vocabulary and a getting to know you icebreaker in It works in practice.

Scrapbook: Curiosity

Gems, titbits, puzzles, foibles, quirks, bits & pieces, quotations, snippets, odds & ends on the theme of curiosity. Includes photocopiable materials. 

Listening: the forgotten skill 3 – listening dysfunctions

Lesley Lanir explores the problems created by complex listening dysfunctions in order to find ways to support students with disabilities and help them to cope in class.

Muscle, mind, meaning, memory: pronunciation teaching

Mark Hancock identifies four general areas of pronunciation (muscle, mind, meaning and memory) and discusses the teaching implications of each of them.

SALUTE! a useful formula for describing pictures

James Clanton offers a useful formula for describing pictures which uses the acronym SALUTE: Size, Activity, Location, Uniform, Time, Equipment. Includes photocopiable materials. 

No one told me that! Tips for new teacher trainers 6

Beth Davies and Nicholas Northall look at the pastoral care side of training teachers, and offer some tips for those who are new to teacher training.

Spaced out! using spaced learning in teacher training

Eleni Symeonidou uses spaced learning with her teacher trainees to address the issue of things learnt on training courses not being transferred to the classroom.

How technology and data relate to classroom research

Nicky Hockly answers five questions about how technology and data relate to classroom research.

Not only, but also: curiosity

Chia Suan Chong looks at what English teachers teach apart from language. In this issue, she considers curiosity and how it is the foundation of all learning.

Teaching Adult English Language Learners: A Practical Introduction

Anthea Fester reviews Teaching Adult English Language Learners: A Practical Introduction by Betsy Parrish.

Teaching in a low-resource classroom

Sarah Portell revives some old ideas in high-tech times.

When is a board not a board?

Simon Mumford presents ten practical metaphors for the most universal of resources.

Do you blog?

Helen Collins presents an introduction to blogging in the classroom.
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