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  • The great debate

    A funny thing happened on the way to the college yesterday... Something stirred deep within me, threatening to upset the very core of my being. This unfamiliar feeling appeared to be something that had so far eluded me. Confidence. Even more unsettling...
  • Drowning in my own creative mire

    Yesterday I attempted to introduce a group of level 1 and 2 learners to the art of creative writing. Most of their learning so far appears quite disconnected - they learn about apostrophes adjectives and commas but rarely get the chance to put them into...
  • Poles apart!

    Last week I took a group of Eastern Europeans and tried to explain the wonders of past, present and future tenses. Ranging in ability from Entry 1 to Level 1 they seemed quite adept at the technical side of the English language in its written form. All...
  • Confessions of a placement virgin.

    After weeks(months?) of listening to peers comments about ' my learners did this...' or 'at my placement...' I finally started my own placement. It's quite a surreal feeling after months of being the exception, witnessing the awkward...
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  • New blogger

    Hi this is me getting down with the kids