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Patricia Barzotti

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Patricia Barzotti is currently working at the University of Urbino in the Marches, Central Italy as an English language teacher in the psychology, and education departments, as well as running courses in language and methodology for primary school teachers. She has a Masters in Applied Linguistics from the University of Portsmouth. Her teaching interests mainly concern communicative approaches applied to large university classes and the psychology of non-language students in their approach to learning English.

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Dealing with language anxiety among non-language university students

Master practical strategies to manage dealing with language anxiety, empowering learners to speak English confidently and enjoy their language journey. Introduction This topic is important to me as I have been working for years with anxious non-language students studying psychology. While English is crucial for psychology students when researching papers for their dissertations or taking part in conferences, there is a general level of performance apprehension and dislike of the language. These students have to take an oral exam as part of their English studies in their second year and do a compulsory workshop on presentations. Many students are still afraid...

Reviews – Teaching and Learning English in the Early Years

A book review by Patricia Barzotti

Encouraging primary school teachers to tell stories

Teaching a language is part of many primary teachers’ responsibilities and using well known stories can be a useful approach.

Getting back to groups

The time spent learning online left learners feeling less connected and more anxious. This article demonstrates the benefits of learning as part of a live group.

Building bridges between class and online students

Patricia Barzotti describes a range of online and other activities designed to make the most of hybrid teaching and learning in a university context.