Using videos to teach vocabulary and more… It couldn’t be easier to get video into the classroom these days, so why not take advantage of the wide variety of interesting contexts and easily-available authentic language? An example of this is to use Shakespeare Speaks BBC video  series about the life, times and language of William Shakespeare. It is available as an animated  series and it has a supporting interactive website, downloadble materials, podcasts and a rich social media experience. Find more at Shakesperare Speaks at BBC Learning Watch videos at As dead as a doornai ..read more

Culture has become an increasingly important component of English language teaching in the last three decades and has also been acknowledged as a key element in education. Language itself is defined by  culture. We cannot be competent in the language if we do not also understand the culture that has shaped and informed it. We cannot learn a second or foreign language if we do not have an awareness of that culture, and how that culture relates to our own first language/first culture. It is not only therefore essential to have cultural awareness, but also intercultural awareness. Language teac ..read more

Our world is changing, and in order to prepare our children for this new world we need to change the way we educate them. In the 21st century educators must create a curriculum that will help students connect with the world and understand the issues that our world faces. Schools in the 21st century should become core centers, a place for teachers and students to connect with those around them and their community. Teachers in this new environment would become less instructors and more orchestrators of information, giving children the ability to turn knowledge into wisdom. In order to educate in ..read more