The Importance of Oracy in Education: Strategies to Develop Speaking and Listening Skills in Schools

The Importance of Oracy in Education: Strategies to Develop Speaking and Listening Skills in Schools

Oracy is essential for success in education, influencing academic achievement and social confidence. Despite often being overshadowed by literacy, structured speaking activities like Think-Pair-Share, debates, and vocabulary instruction can significantly enhance students' communication skills. Prioritizing oracy fosters deeper learning and prepares students for future challenges across various contexts.

A-level English Language: Language Change

Various models of language change are presented, including Aitchison’s stages of change, Chen's S-curve, Bailey's Wave Model, and Substratum Theory. Additional theories highlight lexical gaps and the randomness of change. Deutscher identifies economy, expressiveness, and analogy as driving factors, while Aitchison parodies prescriptivism. Language evolves to meet user needs.

War Horse: Knowledge Organiser

War Horse: Knowledge Organiser

A War Horse Knowledge Organiser, based on Michael Morpurgo's novella, including key vocabulary available for download. Making our British curriculum more accessible for EAL and ESL students by embedding key vocabulary and knowledge into the curriculum planning to support their language acquisition. The Knowledge Organiser is structured into three key areas: context, content and concepts. [...]

The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin

The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin

This resource provides a fully annotated version of Kate Chopin's 'The Story of an Hour' to aid teachers in delivering the Edexcel IGCSE English Language Poetry & Prose Anthology. It includes highlighted key vocabulary and annotations, making it suitable for both instruction and student revision.

‘An Inspector Calls’: Act 1 Annotation

The content provides a class annotation of the stage directions from the opening scenes of 'An Inspector Calls.' It also offers a downloadable resource for these annotations and invites readers to explore additional revision materials related to the play.

An Inspector Calls: Tier 2 Vocabulary

An Inspector Calls: Tier 2 Vocabulary

Download: An Inspector Calls Academic Vocabulary List Weekly detailed academic vocabulary lists of Tier 2 academic vocabulary complete with word classes and clear definitions in context for effective and sophisticated exploration of the text. Vocabulary comes with bonus Arabic translations which supports English as an Additional Language Learners, and synonyms to encourage variety of word [...]

‘War Photographer’ by Carol Ann Duffy

The content presents a 40-minute analytical podcast on Carol Ann Duffy's "War Photographer," tailored for Edexcel IGCSE English Literature students. It emphasizes detailed analysis, exploring imagery and language structure while modeling effective analytical techniques. This resource aims to enhance students' understanding and confidence in poetry for exam preparation.

‘Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou

‘Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou

The content offers a fully annotated version of Maya Angelou's poem "Still I Rise," designed to aid in teaching Edexcel IGCSE English Language Poetry & Prose Anthology. This resource also supports coursework related to the prose text. Premium subscribers can access additional materials upon subscription.