Sep 3, 2017 Chunks, Phrase of the day Phrase of the day: I think not One of the courses we ran this July as part of our very first Lexical Lab summer school was ADVANCED LANGUAGE AND CULTURE, which lasted two weeks and which explored everything from the class system to education to Brexit to women’s issues to race and immigration. It was a wonderful course to design and write […]
Aug 31, 2017 Advanced language and culture, Courses Advanced language and culture Week 1: July 5th – July 9th 2021Week 2: July 12th – July 16th 2021Week 3: July 19th – July 23rd 2021 21 hours a week (including visits)15 classroom hours and 6 hours of visits (a minimum pf 3 per week) 1 week: £370*2 weeks: £690*3 weeks: £990* DiscountsReturning students receive a 10% discount.Students paying […]
Aug 30, 2017 Chunks, Word of the day Word of the day: off grid Like many people, I find it difficult to turn off and may even suffer from a mild version of what has been called nomophobia – the fear of being without a mobile device or out of mobile contact. What with smartphones and 24/7 Internet connectivity, I’ve got so used to being connected all the time […]
Aug 27, 2017 Places Perspectives: a brand new high-school series! For much of the last year, one of our main writing projects has been the Upper-Intermediate level of a forthcoming National Geographic Learning high school / secondary series called PERSPECTIVES. It’s based loosely around TED talks, with each unit containing one double-page spread based on a particular talk, and the rest of the unit then […]
Jul 25, 2017 Courses, Developing materials Developing materials July 19th – July 23rd 202121.5 classroom hours£385* DiscountsReturning students receive a 10% discount.Students paying before February 1st 2021 receive a 10% discount.Groups receive a discount of 5% (2 people), 10% (3-5 people), 15% (6+).Only one discount will apply. Discounts apply to course and registration fee, but do not apply to accommodation. OutlineMost teachers will […]