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What I've learned about functional grammar

Mar 06, 2014 | Category: literacy
Yesterday I had the good fortune to listen to Professor Mary Schleppegrell from the University of Michigan talk about how functional grammar is having an impact on EFL students in US schools. Ever sin...

What is (or isn't) language doing in PGCE?

Oct 28, 2013 | Category: literacy
After yesterday's post on the subject of how to improve the PGCE, Lee Donaghy tweeted me to point out that I had neglected to mention the importance of trainee teachers learning knowledge about langua...

Independence vs independent learning

Jun 20, 2013 | Category: literacy
Last weekend #SLTchat was on fostering students' independence. As you'd expect, there were lots of great suggestions shared, as well as some not so great ideas. One comment I tweeted in response to th...