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PERFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY AND TEACHER EDUCATION.

. Performative Pedagogy introduces teachers to a range of techniques to raise awareness of the performative and reveal a fresh landscape of creative embodied expression, enjoyment and gratification. Continue reading

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Teaching As a Performative Art

Post pandemic it is opportune to consider the importance of the embodied physical presence of learners and teacher in the learning encounter as this raises vital issues as to the nature of teaching and learning. Sir Ken Robinson (2006) in … Continue reading

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Performative Teaching: An Embodied Approach to Teacher Development

How can Applied Theatre inform Teacher Development? Continue reading

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Cheating Lale: A Psychological Dilemma.

Using ‘Storydrama’ in ELT. Introduction. This is one of my favourite lesson plans. ‘Cheating Lale is about a young  girl who cheats in her University final examinations and the lesson explores learners’ reactions and interpretations of  the events and characters that … Continue reading

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Let’s RAP Bro. Respect!

A learner-centred lesson. Many teachers claim to follow a learner-centred approach but what does a learner-centred approach actually mean in practice? I hope to show what it means by describing a lesson that contains, in my opinion, 12 key principles … Continue reading

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THE NEW WAY

THE NEW WAY: ‘HOLISM’ a paradigm to replace orthodoxy. Humanity is marching off the edge of precipice. Can teachers do anything about it?   Are you as frustrated as I am when, attempting to relax in front of the TV … Continue reading

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