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Live modelling
Live modelling is considered to be one of the most powerful strategies in the teacher’s toolkit and I absolutely agree! Through live...
Silvia Bastow
Dec 11, 20212 min read


Language Show 2021
Language Show 2021 – Evidence-informed practice at the very heart pf effective teaching and learning – Applying Rosehshine’s principles...
Silvia Bastow
Nov 14, 20211 min read


Are soft skills useful for language learning?
On social media, I often see posts about the importance of creating the right school culture – routines, students’ behaviour and attitude...
Silvia Bastow
Nov 7, 20214 min read


Is technology really the future?
Technology is now integrated in our everyday lives, that is a fact. With the recent experience of the Covid-19 pandemic it is inevitable...
Silvia Bastow
Oct 24, 20214 min read


Does group work ever work in M(F)L?
“Everything works somewhere; nothing works everywhere!” Dylan William When I was completing my Certificate in Evidence-Informed Practice...
Silvia Bastow
Oct 3, 20215 min read


Reading and literacy in Languages
We, all are teachers of literacy … Developing reading is one of the key skills students need to tackle in order to access knowledge and...
Silvia Bastow
Sep 19, 20214 min read
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