learning

Techno teacher

Jo Westcombe considers the challenges of technology from the teacher's point of view.

Spotlight Audio gives you not only American English and British English, but often Australian, South African, Irish and other regional forms of pronunciation in 60 minutes of interviews, exercises and dialogues.

Spotlight 11/2010

TRAVEL
A taste of paradise in the Indian Ocean. Dive into the tropical beauty of Zanzibar with us.

Try it out! Phrasal verbs for learning - Medium

How can you become a better learner or teacher? "Train your brain" with suggestions by Mark Fletcher and Joanna Westcombe in Spotlight 10/2010. Grammar: How to talk about the way you learn using phrasal verbs.

Spotlight 10/2010

FOOD
Time for tea. The history and science of the popular drink.

Spotlight Audio 10/2010

Word clouds

Eamonn Fitzgerald writes: "I put some Bob Dylan songs into Tagxedo."

Spotlight 1/2010

Shop more, spend less

We're travelling to New York City — with a weak dollar and a strong desire to shop. Our secret weapon is author Claudia Hellmann. Let's go!

BELL, the charming chatbot at Innocentenglish.com

The chatbot and I: Grammar and pragmatics - Difficult

What is it like to chat with a robot? To sound human, chat robots have to learn the complex ways of natural language communication. Decide for yourself whether chatbot BELL passes the test. Part three in our series on learning English online.

Bottle of wine, fruit of the vine. Photo by C. Aron/pixelio.de

Wordle and wine: Visuals for vocabulary - Medium

Improve your vocabulary and spelling using the beautiful word clouds produced by Wordle. Part 2 in our series on learning online teaches you how to use this application while you practise describing wine.