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May 07 2019
Advancing Learning: Moving towards learning-friendly teaching

What is ‘brain-friendly’ teaching, and how can it help your students advance their learning? Teacher trainer and author Anna Hasper explains all.

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May 07 2019
Advancing Learning: Does anyone really need to use a dictionary?

Why use a dictionary when you can Google a word? Dictionary expert Michael Rundell answers this question by looking at the strengths of lexical resources today.

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Jun 04 2019
Advancing Learning: Making blended learning useful and effective

Getting the blend right between face-to-face and online learning and technologies can be a challenge. Award-winning educational technologist and teacher trainer Russell Stannard reveals how to approach it for best results.

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Jun 04 2019
Advancing Learning: Five strategies to help students cultivate a growth mindset

What is a ‘growth mindset’, and how can it help your students? Teacher trainer and author Chia Suan Chong explains all and offers five strategies you can employ.

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Jul 02 2019
Advancing Learning: Teaching mediation

‘Mediation’ is the latest ELT buzzword. But what exactly is it, and why should you teach it? Thom Kiddle, Director of Norwich Institute for Language Education and Vice Chair of Eaquals, explains all.

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Sep 23 2019
Advancing Learning: The fifth skill – 'viewing'

We all know about the traditional four skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening. But what about the fifth skill of ’viewing’? Kieran Donaghy, expert in the use of visual arts in language teaching, explains what viewing is, why it’s important and how you can implement it in the classroom.

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Sep 24 2019
Advancing Learning: The challenges of speaking

Why is speaking a foreign language so difficult, and how can we help our students do it better? Teacher and editor Emma Fox explains why speaking is so challenging and offers a range of activities and techniques you can take straight to the classroom.

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