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Listening or breaking the 'fear' barrier…
On this post, I would like to concentrate on the listening skill, which based on a survey I did with my students, they find the hardest...
Silvia Bastow
Jan 16, 20216 min read


Translation – tangled, rock climbing, bubble, mosaic, ping-pong….
My students don’t actually realise that I teach them a ‘foreign’ language through a ‘foreign’ language. As I am not English, speak with...
Silvia Bastow
Jan 1, 20215 min read


Achieving grade 9 in the 150 word extended writing task
Following the amazing response to my post on ‘Preparing students for GCSE extended writing task’ (the post had almost 900 views on the...
Silvia Bastow
Dec 14, 20202 min read


Preparing students for GCSE extended writing task
On this post I will be focussing on how I am preparing my students for their writing skill; on development of broad linguistic knowledge,...
Silvia Bastow
Dec 9, 20204 min read


Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) and how can it be applied in Languages Classroom?
split-attention reduced format split-attention reduced format ‘First, the theory itself needs to be guided by our knowledge of human...
Silvia Bastow
Nov 28, 20205 min read


Making Homework Meaningful and Purposeful in Languages classroom
I believe that homework is crucial for successful delivery of languages curriculum and should be treated as such. It is not an optional...
Silvia Bastow
Nov 14, 20205 min read
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