Everyone has to write them at some point: reports. Whether at school, doing business, or pursuing an academic career, reports must be written. But what is a report, and how do you write a good report? What is a report? A report is a piece of writing that gives facts and information about a…

Thinking in Systems: A Primer by Donella H. Meadows is a great introduction to Systems Thinking. …

As someone with an immense interest in language learning — I’m an English teacher who has studied applied linguistics, after all — I found it quite remarkable that I only speak three languages fluently (English, Dutch, and Papiamento, the language spoken in the Dutch Caribbean), one language at intermediate level…

Ever since the introduction of ChatGPT 3, AI has been the talk of the town. Nearly every major tech platform has said something about AI or is doing something with AI in their product. Teachers have no idea what to do with AI and how to guard learning against it…

You Love Me is Caroline Kepnes’s third instalment in the You universe, following You (book 1) and Hidden Bodies (book 2). Book 1 is all about RIP Beck, and book 2 follows Joe and Love (spoiler alert: it’s going to be RIP Love). …

Reading novels can be a struggle for some, particularly in a foreign language, but audiobooks can be the hero we need. — Reading is inevitable when learning a language, but it takes time and requires some concentration. While book lovers and bookstagrammers can read for long periods, others who aren’t into reading that much might find it challenging to finish a novel. A solution might be on the horizon: audiobooks. …

Three tricks to improve your English reading skills. — Reading is one of the most common receptive skills people use in their native and foreign languages — obviously. Reading in a foreign language can be challenging, and practising intensive reading takes time. To make it more accessible, here are a few easy tricks to make intensive reading tasks easier. Tip 1: Use reading strategies …

As someone who grew up in a religious family in a secularised country (The Netherlands), I’m always interested in people’s accounts of how they dealt with strict families and what happened when they decided to seek a way out. Fortunately, I wasn’t raised shut off from the entire world, but…

As a language teacher, I always tell my students to read more, even though I know they might not really enjoy reading that much. But what are the benefits of reading for language development? TIME magazine reported as early as 2014 that teens are reading less for fun (see Alter…