I am attending an online course on Mindfulness at the University of Leiden in Holland using the Coursera platform. Mindfulness is the practice of focusing on the present moment, and doing it intentionally and non-judgmentally. Mindfulness helps you regulate attention, emotions and body states, among others.
I enrolled in the course, along with...
The European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) of the Council of Europe is pleased to announce the launch of a new resource website of particular relevance to language teachers, subject teachers, teacher educators and headteachers at a time when schools are cautiously reopening across Europe.
“EOL – Learning environments where modern languages...
Το Cambridge Assessment English* διαθέτει δωρεάν ψηφιακό υλικό για εξάσκηση στα Αγγλικά από το σπίτι. Οι γονείς και οι μαθητές μπορούν να βρουν πρωτότυπες ιδέες για ευχάριστη και εποικοδομητική ενασχόληση στον ελέυθερο χρόνο τους. Σας παροτρύνουμε να ανακαλύψετε διασκεδαστικές δραστηριότητες για το παιδί σας, που θα το κάνουν να αγαπήσει τη εκμάθηση...
Cambridge Assessment English has teamed up with game-based learning platform Kahoot! to launch a range of games that help young learners practise English and build their language skills.
Nine games are already available and are specifically designed to help learners to explore, practise and review language and reading skills at Pre A1, A1...
Children all over the world are adapting to a new way of learning as schools closed due to the new coronavirus pandemic. In the UK, schoolchildren are in for a treat during these unprecedented times. Sir David Attenborough will be teaching kids about oceans, mapping the world, and why animals look the way they do. The veteran broadcaster is just one...
We are in the middle of a pandemic for the first time in our life, the schools are closed and students are required to work from home in order to cover the material and sit for language exams at various levels.
However for most teachers preparing candidates remotely is an unprecedented experience.
In this webinar four F.L.S. Owners come to your...
Now more than ever, people who want to learn a new language turn to their mobile devices for help as language learning applications have become increasingly available. While these apps allow users to study a new language from anywhere at any time, how effective are they?
That is a question Shawn Loewen, professor in the Department of Linguistics and...
Most parents are rational, reasonable, and respectful, but it’s those high maintenance ones that every teacher dreads. And the situation seems to be worsening each year.
Whether they are too stretched time-wise to have the necessary patience to deal with an under-achieving child, or just plain angry—irate parents add strain to a teacher’s already...
Cornell University has created a series of webinars to help you make the transition from face-to-face to online teaching as effectively as possible. Visit their webinar schedule for upcoming dates and times. The sessions have been recorded and shared for those unable to attend at the scheduled meeting times. To access a recorded...
British Council staff and unions are still waiting to find out whether the organisation will receive additional funding from the government after the Public and Commercial Services Union warned in April that it was in desperate need of support due to revenue lost during Covid-19.
The PCS previously told The Independent that the ...
