Teaching & Learning English
Section A) Summary and Thesis Why should pantomime be the first stage in actor’s training? Pantomime is essential, for it encourages crucial movements, highlighted gestures and animated expressions. Most physical action without vocal expression is the foundation in order to delineate the character traits through effective characterizations. Thus, pantomime is the incipient exercise and primary … Read more
Having been teaching English literature as part of my day job for the last few years, I thought I really ought to put some of this knowledge together to create my own novel. So, for my 50th birthday treat, I set a little book-writing challenge for myself. I took some of the characters and plot … Read more
The teacher who made this website was interviewed about some of the components of the culture wheel. Click on the buttons below to open the audio files. Listen to his responses and make notes. His answers cover the time period 1980s to present.
Note: this is a copy of the post I wrote for CELFS at the University of Bristol, updated and edited to make the information available for my students in China. My research involved a very useful tool for teaching and learning academic vocabulary. In this blog post I will provide a ‘walkthrough’ example of how … Read more
Having worked in English language education, teaching and assessment in China for over twelve years, I have noticed certain trends in the language difficulties Chinese learners of English experience. I share them here as a resource for other English teachers. I will no doubt update this post a few times as this is by no … Read more