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Frustrations of Being a Teacher Educator: Part 1

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Tom Godfrey

Why do I feel that I am not as effective as I could be, I am getting close but ultimately missing the target as a teacher educator? As a teacher educator of many years, it is not uncommon to be … Continue reading →

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Community Forums: Participatory Approaches to Professional Development

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Tom Godfrey

Find the solutions to your problems with the support of a community of teachers. The workshops will be Saturday 9.30 – 12.30; 13.30 – 16.30 and + Forum Theatre presentation to an invited audience at 17.30 – 20.30. These series … Continue reading →

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Performative Teaching: An Embodied Approach to Teacher Development

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Tom Godfrey

How can Applied Theatre inform Teacher Development? Continue reading →

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Speech Bubbles School of Performing Arts: A Home for Children to Develop While Acting, Singing, & Dancing

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Tom Godfrey

By Othman Nahhas -December 29, 2021 We all know that Istanbul has a plethora of activities for foreigners. Whether it’s concerts, stand-up shows, spoken word events, or even trivia nights! It’s pretty hard to be bored in Istanbul. But what about the … Continue reading →

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How did it all start?

Posted on July 1, 2021 by Tom Godfrey

My heart was pumping feverishly, and my head was light and giddy as I stepped off the plane in Tripoli, Libya on the 10th September 1980 just two days short of my 21st Birthday. I was met with a draft … Continue reading →

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The History of ELT.

Posted on April 15, 2021 by Tom Godfrey

How do we learn languages? In this video I explore this question by looking at approaches to language learning in the past. Do we learn a second language inductively as we learn our mother tongue or is it more deductive … Continue reading →

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Creative thinking and drama.

Posted on February 27, 2021 by Tom Godfrey

How can we use creative thinking and drama in the language classroom? I am going to describe 6 drama activities that encourage creative thinking and utilise the learners’ imagination. Drama typically takes place in face to face settings as it … Continue reading →

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Tips from trainers: Giving Praise

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Tom Godfrey

What is praise? Praise is identifying behaviour or progress and signalling approval.  Everybody likes to be acknowledged in a positive way and people like to get positive feedback. So praise is essentially positive feedback to the learners acknowledging and approving … Continue reading →

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Building rapport online in the first lesson

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Tom Godfrey

 What is rapport? Rapport is all about building a positive classroom dynamic. Rapport is the connexion between the teacher and the learners and also the learners and other learners. In life there are some people who we get on with … Continue reading →

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How do teachers develop?

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Tom Godfrey

As a teacher trainer this is a question that preoccupies me on a daily basis. Moreover I am not alone in this enquiry, indeed a major area of research has been to examine the impact of training on a teacher’s … Continue reading →

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