The BBC TeachingEnglish team is hosting a webinar with Rod Bolitho on February 21, 12.00 UK time.

Rob Lewis says, “Most people think of a language as having four main skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Good performance in any of these skills, however is dependent on clear thinking, and attention to this needs to be built into every language course. In this webinar I will be focussing on some of the reasons why thinking is not always built into language classes and some of the things that teachers can do to encourage their learners to think more critically and more effectively. (more…)

The BBC TeachingEnglish team is hosting a webinar on “Using literature for language learning” with Fitch O’Connell on February 28, 12.00 UK time.

Rob Lewis says, “Using literature – in particular short stories and poetry – as a tool for language learning has opened up new paths and opportunities for the language teacher and student. (more…)