Jamie Keddie
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Walking, talking dictionaries
'Work it out for yourself!' How often do you ask your students to do this when they turn to you for word meanings during reading activities? And what do you do when they ignore your advice? In this article, Jamie Keddie shares some thoughts.
ArticleThe corpus principle – DIY Corpora
In this article, Jamie Keddie describes a technique which involves creating personalized corpora for use in class.
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The corpus principle – Language rules
In the English classroom, student demand for simple yet reliable language rules has never been higher. In this article, Jamie Keddie looks at how corpora can allow learners to see rules for themselves and, in doing so, build up an understanding of how language works.
ArticleThe corpus principle – Vocabulary and collocations
Jamie Keddie examines conventional corpora – the databases of language that have been compiled specifically for the purpose of linguistic investigation – to see how they can be used to strengthen students’ understanding of the importance of collocation when learning a new language.
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The corpus principle – Image corpora
Jamie Keddie takes a look at the potential uses of image corpora in language learning and teaching.
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The corpus principle – Quotations
Jamie Keddie looks at using quotations as a basis for language study as well as for a springboard to get our learners speaking and writing.
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The corpus principle – Songs
Jamie Keddie looks at how we can harness popular technologies, such as media players or lyric search sites, to illustrate language points in the classroom.
ArticleThe corpus principle: Introduction to corpora
In this six-part series, Jamie Keddie asks, 'What is a corpus?' and invites us to think about how we might use corpora in the classroom.
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Methodology: Teaching with video
Have you had some interesting experiences when attempting to integrate video into your lessons? Jamie Keddie answers a question on how to get the most out of film-related resources.
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Branches of law
A lesson to equip students with the knowledge and language to discuss the different branches of law in England and Wales, and to compare these to the legal system in their own countries.
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Email expressions
Lessons to equip students with some basic vocabulary they may need for writing emails.
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ESP bank: Hospitality and tourism: Handling guest complaints in hotels
This lesson aims to equip students with the language they will need when transferring the skill of handling guest complaints effectively from their own language to English.
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ESP bank: Hospitality and tourism: Talking about guest complaints in hotels
Through the use of an authentic interview with a hotel manager, this lesson aims to build up the vocabulary which is necessary to talk about guest complaints in hotels.