Patricia Barzotti

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...

A book review by Patricia Barzotti

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

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.

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