This Language School Loves Books!
Today our English language school for culture lovers and creative minds is helping you learn English with books.
Or are we? Are books still good resources for English language class?
As it’s World Book Day 2021, I’ll not tease you: it’s an absolute and enthusiastic YES from us.
Although our English immersion classes are largely conversation-based, and our holidays explore the Scottish landscape, we still use a combination of books and digital platforms to get you talking.
Books remain an amazing resource for English language class!
English learners, read this blog for tips on using books for learning English.
There is also a conversation practice exercise at the end.
About Your Language School Library
While we do have a small selection of excellent language coaching books designed to drill grammar points and other structures, we use them sparingly.
They are very useful if we have any beginners in our community classes.
I’ll pass on an exercise or two for revision and homework rather than spending too much group class time on it.
A good language teacher knows how drill grammar points through conversation practice.
A really good one does it without you even noticing.
The majority of books in our language school library tend to be fun and lovely reads, not ELT course books.
Take a Look at our Books
Why Celebrate World Book Day
“Let’s be part of this international festival of reading and books and remind ourselves of how lucky we are to have access to books (and a universal education system that has taught us to read).”
Ruth, 2021
Your English Language Coaches are ‘Bookworms’!
Speaking personally for an instant, as youngsters, we mini-Pringles used to beg our dad to read us a story (mum got the job most weekdays). When he raced through ‘The Tiger Who Came To Tea‘ or some such age-appropriate gem, we would howl in disappointment. Then he would pull whatever paperback he was in the middle of from his pocket, and start reading from whatever page he was on.
It was probably mere minutes before we all fell asleep, lulled by the comfort of language we only partially understood.
Are You a Book Collector or Giver?
“So as our young team member celebrates World Book Day in her own way (by attending school dressed as a dog), I’m going to have just one more rummage in the Blue Noun bookshelves – and I urge you on this day to work out a way to share a book that you love too”.Ruth
Books are GREAT Resources for English Language Class!
About Our Language School Blog
We hope we’ve convinced you that books are still very relevant resources in English language class.
We cover a broad range of topics in our language school blogs – some a lighthearted look at Scotland, others an in-depth look at art and culture. There’s something for everyone.
If you’ve liked this blog, you might want to read our English tips blog:
5 Ways to Use BBC Radio to Learn English
Your Blue Noun English Language Challenge is:
Use the comment section below to tell us about: a book you love to share.
Write as much as you like, and if you would like us to check & correct your English, write CP (correct please) at the end.
Live language learning!
