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Novels in the classroom: Book tips per language
An overview of novels in different languages. Here you will find titles of books in the following languages:
- French,
- English,
- German,
- Spanish,
- Russian,
- Italian,
- Turkish.
The list was drawn up by the language teachers of the Department of …
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Dealing with Socially Acute Questions in the English-Language Classroom
This article provides tools that second language teachers can use for a constructive intercultural dialogue in the event of socially undesirable interactions in a mixed language group. A case study of a racist statement during an interfaculty …
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Introductory games for French, English, Spanish or German tutors
For language lessons, it is advisable to get acquainted informally for half an hour through a game before the substantive start. That immediately broke the ice. In this article you will find, in addition to the Dutch version of the …
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Studying: 20 quotes in Dutch and English
Many famous authors, scientists and artists express a piece of life advice in the form of a quote. Whether you're just starting your academic journey or nearing the end, we could all use some motivation when it comes to studying.
In this blog, 20 …
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Lesson in Reading: Inspiration guide for effective reading education in preschool, primary and secondary education
This guide contains 16 inspiration cards, each starting from a key question about reading and reading education. Each question is answered on the basis of recent scientific research, supplemented with practical tips and concrete examples.
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Get started with textless picture books and talking boards for all ages
Textless picture books and discussion boards are tools to stimulate language development and multilingualism. This applies to both language learners with Dutch as their home language (NT1) and to language learners for whom Dutch is the second …
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Falling reading level? Scan your approach on four levels
Year after year, Flemish pupils read less well. Reading motivation is also on the back burner. Teachers don't give up. But also know: you cannot solve this alone. Jona Hebbrecht (Odisee) explains how you can map out your approach with the Reading …
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Story Dice: Writing stories with dice
With StoryDice's digital story dice, your students can determine the content and order of a storyline by digitally rolling the dice.
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Academic English: do's and don'ts
Most students have a good basic or even advanced knowledge of English. Yet writing in academic English is often a stumbling block for many. Academic texts are not just formal texts, they require a certain style.
In this article you will find ten tips …
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Conditionals: English if sentences (if clauses)
If I had ten million, I would ask the Queen to come for afternoon tea. If you had ten million, what would you do?
Those first two sentences are if clauses. With if sentences you indicate a condition in English; in Dutch you do that with als. Such …
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American and British English: The History and Differences
We are all confronted with English; both American and British English. Both are correct, but at school we learn British English. What exactly is the difference between British and American English? And how did these differences arise historically?
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Misused English Proverbs: Blog Post
We all know some funny and erroneous English sayings and proverbs like unfortunately peanut butter or I fell with the door in house . But what are the right variants? In this article you will get the correct variant of some common erroneous …
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