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Englicious is an entirely free online library of original English language teaching resources! Posts by Bas Aarts @englishgrammar.bsky.social and Luke Pearce @lpearcelearning.bsky.social
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Upcoming #CPD dates: 📚English Grammar for Teachers 🗓️March 21 👨🏼‍🏫Teaching English Grammar in Context 🗓️March 28 Online, half-day courses, ideal for #PGCE students, #NQT & #ECT More details and booking: www.ucl.ac.uk/english-usag...

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To celebrate #WorldBookDay we're giving you the chance to win a copy of How to Teach Grammar, co-authored by Prof Bas Aarts. To enter, simply follow us and like or share this post. One entrant chosen by 10/03/25 🇬🇧UK only #EnglishGrammar #Literacy #Grammar #CPD #ECT #NQT #PGCE

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To celebrate #WorldBookDay we're giving you the chance to win a copy of How to Teach Grammar, co-authored by Prof Bas Aarts. To enter, simply follow us and like or share this post. One entrant chosen by 10/03/25 🇬🇧UK only #EnglishGrammar #Literacy #Grammar #CPD #ECT #NQT #PGCE

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Grammar, in its most vibrant form, is not about adhering to a set of implacable rules, but rather about exploring the forms of conceptual play made possible by those structuring tendencies. I worry that new writers, raised in an auto-correcting panopticon at all times will lose this sense of play.

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Why being bilingual really does seem to delay dementia; Multiple studies suggest that speaking more than one language pushes back the onset of dementia, but doesn't seem to stop it entirely www.newscientist.com...

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New Substack post by Bas Aarts: More on Predicative Complements: 'for' and 'as' basaarts.substack.com/p/more-on-pr... #grammar #EnglishGrammar

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Teaching English Grammar in Context 🗓️Friday 28 Feb ⏰9.30-1pm 🎓By experts at UCL 🎟️Booking: ucl.ac.uk/short-courses/search-courses/teaching-english-grammar-context-online-course #English #EnglishGrammar #Literacy #ECT #NQT #PGCE

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Sorry, there was an error in the earlier message about this year's English Grammar Day. Monday 7 July 2025 is the correct date. Bookings will be on the British Library events website, but you can also check here: www.ucl.ac.uk/english-usag... #EnglishGrammarDay

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🤔Confused by grammar? Cover all you need with 'English Grammar for Teachers' 💻Online #CPD led by experts at UCL 🧑🏿‍🎓Ideal for #NQT #ECT and #PGCE students! 🗓️Next date: 7 Feb Book now: www.ucl.ac.uk/short-course...

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New Substack post by Bas Aarts: What is a Predicative Complement? basaarts.substack.com/p/what-is-a-...

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Still time to book your place for next week's free webinar!👇

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FREE English Grammar Webinar plus Q+A Learn about grammar in the curriculum, pedagogical approaches, and why it still causes controversy! 🗓️Tue 4 Feb ⏰6-7pm 🔗Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-teaching-english-grammar-webinar-englicious-tickets-545989097087 #NCT #ECT #PGCE

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🥳A great start to the year running English Grammar for Teachers at Abbey Primary in Sutton. 🌧️Over 30 teachers & staff spent a rainy morning discussing the passive voice, relative clauses + more! Contact us to discuss running #CPD #INSET at your school.

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New Substack post from Bas Aarts: Which word class do 'possessive' words belong to? Adjectives, determinatives or pronouns? basaarts.substack.com/p/which-word...

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Start the new year with some of our great English grammar courses for teachers!

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Upcoming dates for online, #CPD courses: English Grammar for Teachers 🗓️17 Jan Teaching English Grammar in Context 🗓️24 Jan 🔗Booking & more dates through 2025: #NQT #ECT #PGCE #Literacy www.ucl.ac.uk/english-usag...

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🎅It's time for a festive giveaway! Win a copy of How to Teach Grammar, co-authored by Prof Bas Aarts. To enter, follow us and like/share this post. Increase your chances by taking part on our other socials! One entrant chosen by 06/12/24 🇬🇧UK only #EnglishGrammar #Literacy #Grammar

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🗣️Some photos of our visit to Ladywell Pendergast school last week, & feedback from teachers: 'both consolidated and learned new knowledge' 'a much clearer understanding of grammatical terms' ' a feeling of confidence in my teaching... knowing why we teach grammar!' #CPD #INSET #Grammar

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🤔 Is RP really dying out? 📝 Our own Sophie Holmes-Elliott and her collaborator Erez Levon have published a paper investigating modern Received Pronunciation! 🔗 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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10% of the world's languages are spoken in New York City. This means the Big Apple is home to well-over 600 different languages! The wonderful folks at the Endangered Language Alliance (ELA) made an interactive map where you can explore this incredible diversity! Check it out! #linguistics (1/4)

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Over forty people have signed up for this free webinar... will you join them? Learn about the role of grammar in the curriculum, pedagogical approaches plus all the resources we offer. 🗓️Tues 3 Dec ⏰6-7pm eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-teaching-english-grammar-webinar-englicious-tickets-545989097087

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We loved meeting teachers at Prendergast Ladywell School in South London for our INSET course 'English Grammar for Teachers'. Contact us if you are interested in this course for your (primary or secondary) school: [email protected]

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