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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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Eight tips for your oral French or English exam
An oral exam is a daunting prospect for many students, especially if it is in another language. It remains a nerve-wracking moment for many, whether you are in high school or attending college or university. Do you have to take an oral exam in …
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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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Does Sara Burgerhart really have a happy ending?: Reception, interpretation and didactics
The History of Miss Sara Burgerhart (1782) by Betje Wolff and Aagje Deken is often dismissed as a marriage story with a happy ending. This takes the sting out of this novel, which you can also consider as a #metoo story avant la lettre. Moreover, …
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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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Revived sculptures: Posing with statues
This article offers you inspiration if you want to get started on posing and imagination or if you want to work on statues, eg within a drama lesson or within word art drama. You can also work on photography within image by making compositions to …
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Effective writing education: Writing is daring to look up
How do you make writing assignments a success for every student? In Marit's OKAN class, young people take their first timid steps in Dutch. And yet she dares to set the bar high. Discover how her approach will also make your next writing task more …
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The Borger Witches
The Borger Witches is a free book. It is:
- a funny, exciting, current, online story about witches, teachers and corona;
- an accessible book with short sentences in OTT and a simple storyline;
- a book that connects with the world of young people; …
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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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