Sometimes I feel I could be a monk in a medieval monastery, spending my time surrounded by books and writing in the Scriptorium. Well, it’s not that bad because Ed and I also have a bit of fun around here in Plymouth, but most of our time is indeed spent between pages. Unfortunately, it’s not [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Professional reading
Posted in Hornby Scholarship, tagged modules, professional reading on November 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The golf course & the classroom
Posted in ELT issues, tagged teacher development on November 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Never doubt the power of a good metaphor.
I’m very found of metaphors and this week it was proposed to our group to think of a metaphor for the classroom. My first lazy reaction was to stick to the one I always used, the garden. However, I started thinking about it and I realised that even [...]
