Using Images in Class For the visuals and images workshop I joined two peers evaluating images from English Unlimited Intermediate. The rubric set for me was to evaluate one diagram, graph, timeline or table taken from the coursebook. During our group IN-CLASS PRESENTATION We examined images using Duchastel’s taxonomy [1978] as a template, I examined a graph featured in English Unlimited Intermediate; see … Continue reading Visuals and Images in Materials →

Multimedia and multimodal texts are ubiquitous with most people facing a daily barrage of 100,000 words, many of these words are coupled with images, unfortunately the variety and speed of digital information is affecting our cognitive processes including memory and reading [Carr 2010]. The redundancy principle of the cognitive load theory states that unused information slows … Continue reading Sound and Vision – ‘Take it Easy’ with Cadbury’s Caramel →

Methodology in English Language teaching has taught me to bring students of any one class together to receive instruction together, translating this to a multi-level class has, at times, been a challenge.  I enjoyed teaching a successful diploma lesson with differentiated materials and felt a great sense of relief at being able to bind the class … Continue reading Adapting and Supplementing Materials →