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"Reflections of a language teacher.
Always learning."
Silvia Bastow
Aug 21, 20217 min read
New academic year – The first lesson (part 1)
As the start of the new academic year approaches, there seem to be more and more talk on Twitter about what the first lesson should look...
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Silvia Bastow
Jul 17, 20212 min read
Multiple-Choice Quizzes (MCQ)
Following my previous post on Thinking about assessment where I have mentioned using multiple-choice quizzes (MCQ) for formative...
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Silvia Bastow
Jul 4, 20216 min read
Thinking about assessment
‘Assessment is, indeed, the bridge between teaching and learning.’ Dylan William The importance of assessment is obvious, it is a process...
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Silvia Bastow
Jun 19, 202111 min read
The Curriculum
The Curriculum – mapping and sequencing… The most important fact to consider when reading this post is the context of your school . We...
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Silvia Bastow
Jun 3, 20217 min read
Scaffolding or differentiation…
One of the biggest myths that I was taught during my ITT many years ago and started my teaching career with, was that our learners fit...
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Silvia Bastow
May 22, 20217 min read
Effective questioning techniques in Languages classroom
What is effective questioning in the classroom? Effective questions are defined as questions focusing on eliciting the process in...
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