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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


New academic year – Routines and expectations (part 2)
Establishing clear routines and expectations is one of the most important steps all teachers, regardless whether they are new to the...
Silvia Bastow
Sep 4, 20211 min read


New academic year – The first lesson (part 1)
As the start of the new academic year approaches, there seem to be more and more talk on Twitter about what the first lesson should look...
Silvia Bastow
Aug 21, 20217 min read
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