Interview with Elisabeth Bekes, EFL Teacher and So Much More!
By Sharyn Collins Elizabeth, you continue to have an extraordinary and fascinating life, could you tell me where it all began? I was born…
Read MoreBy Sharyn Collins Elizabeth, you continue to have an extraordinary and fascinating life, could you tell me where it all began? I was born…
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Read MoreCultures of Silence What if teachers were as important as academics, if not more important? What if classroom life, research and practice was at…
Read MoreCultural Capital – Codification In my previous column I talked to you about the hidden curriculum- the messages that are learnt but not officially…
Read MoreCultural Capital Cultural capital refers to all the non-financial assets that aid social mobility. It’s all those little extras that help people change their…
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