Oh, what a fun week it’s been in the Hub! There was some great chat in our Focused Forum on Tuesday as we discussed how we can better prepare learners to listen, rather than just testing them each time there’s an audio in class. Ideas included working with the tapescript, teaching them how to better interrupt to support them in interactive listening situations and more on bottom-up processing.

Then on Wednesday there were some interesting comments around making exam prep more relevant. We talked a little about how to engage them more in the process and for them to prepare their own exam questions to get an idea of what the exam is testing. 

And Thursday – which will now be known as THUBsday – saw the fabulous Harry Waters back with us talking about his project, Renewable English. If you haven’t checked it out yet, you definitely should as there are live lessons on a Thursday – which can also be watched afterwards – and lots of resources on the site to bring an eco-twist to your lessons.

Next week we have Trainer Talking Time on Tuesday and then our fortnightly coffee breaks on Thubsday. Hope to see you there!