Inglese

I discorsi che hanno fatto la storia sono fonte inesauribile di spunti per le lezioni di lingua, letteratura e civiltà. Quando poi sono discorsi fatti da personaggi pubblici che hanno un’età simile a quella degli studenti che ci troviamo di fronte, l’interesse e la partecipazione aumentano esponenzialmente.  Di seguito due spunti per le lezioni di […]

La Giornata europea delle lingue (GEL) è stata celebrata per la prima volta nel corso dell’Anno europeo delle lingue nel 2001. Al termine di questa campagna, il Comitato dei Ministri ha deciso di istituire la GEL in quanto evento celebrato il 26 settembre di ogni anno. In tale occasione, milioni di persone in tutti gli […]

The Olympic Games, held every 4 years, is one of the great global occasions where people from every country in the world, no matter how big or small, come together to compete in an astonishing variety of sports. The richness of cultures and languages only enhance the experience for all the participants and communication between […]

Learning through games and activities has consistently proved itself to have been a valuable part of teacher’s armoury. Being able to introduce an element of competition or fun into what might otherwise be a rather dreary lesson topic has proved a boon for both teacher and student alike. (see article “Gamification and ESL” )  Making use of online resources such as Kahoot etc, captures the interest and makes the learning fun. Nowhere is this more important than in the last few weeks of the school year, when the natural tendency to look forward to the upcoming holidays distracts from the necessity of learning.  The following are some activities that can engage the students and make the lesson both fruitful and fun. 

Music has, since time immemorial, been a fundamental teaching tool. From the earliest rhymes and rythyms heard from our mother’s embrace or croaking songs from our father’s arms, music has seemingly found it’s way to stimulate our memories and tickle our desire for learning more. Before literacy and the advent of the written word, the […]

As teachers we have big challenges in front of us such as finding diverse materials, engaging students, dealing with current affairs, involving teenagers outside the classroom and many more… An interesting and innovative solution is working with podcasts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-Cv5Nu-Uss&feature=emb_logo Podcasts have a lot of potential for language teachers. First of all they are authentic. They […]

Teachers are always looking for authentic texts for their students and newspapers provide the best, widest and most versatile tool to teach with authentic material. First of all, newspapers are much more updated than any course book, secondly they give the possibility to speak and work on every single possible topic from science to football, […]