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CPD Course 2: Unlocking the Creative Brain FutureLearn

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This is the first FutureLearn course I'm taking, it's been created…

RefuAid

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RefuAid is a really positive non-profit organisation which helps…

Poems for Business Classes

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One common question asked throughout Adrian Underhill's course…

Poetry Festival

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Today we finished Adrian Underhill's two-week course, 'Pronunciation,…

De-mystifying the Phonemic Chart

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When I started teaching the chart seemed practically incomprehensible…
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The Inner Voice

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This phrase has come up a few times recently in different contexts…

This is just to say… William Carlos Williams

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  This Is Just To Say By William Carlos Williams   I…

Performance: Humanizing the Classroom

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On this course with Adrian Underhill we are preparing a poetry…

Knowing and knowing

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Two kinds of knowing: ‘Knowing’ as in a cognitive, intellectual…

Teaching Pron: How to start?

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Pron is a physical activity, it makes sense to start by locating…

Teaching Pron: Where to start?

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Start with the chart. Lesson One. From the beginning. That is…

CPD Course 1: Pronunciation with Adrian Underhill

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I’m in the first week of a 2-week course with Adrian Underhill!…

Continuing Professional Development CPD: The Challenge

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I’m setting myself a challenge this academic year to do as…

Speaking with Confidence

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Just a short note to describe the benefit of addressing stress.…

Reading Aloud

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Doing presentations with the pre-sessional students is difficult…

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