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Mike Shreeve: “As a coach, personality-wise, you need to be prepared to give up being right; that can be difficult.”

Mike Shreeve is an experienced coach and mentor, accredited by EMCC. In the interview, he talks about holistic coaching and mentoring.

A perfumer from Egypt

Welcome to today´s episode! We are hosting Ahmed Hamed, a fascinating guest from Cairo. He studied law, but his family of artists sparked his passion for films. After studying directing and scriptwriting in Prague, he came to Slovakia and his life path took a different direction. Ahmed is a talented perfumer now and has created … Continued

Making connections between materials and learners’ lives with Sandy Millin

Workshop info The materials that we use in the classroom are sometimes created by people who live in a completely different part of the world or have a completely different culture or lifestyle to the learners we teach. Even if materials are locally produced by others or by ourselves, they might not speak to the … Continued

Critical dialogue in practice with Rose Aylett

Workshop info For Paolo Freire (1921-1997), education is a form of dialogic inquiry through which knowledge is mediated, rather than ‘owned’ by the teacher. This interactive session will unpack what the Freirean concept of dialogic education might look like in the contemporary ELT classroom. We will explore a series of practical considerations to take into … Continued

E-book FOR FREE: Using videos in EFL classroom

A practical e-book for all teachers of English with tips and ideas for using videos in their English classes.

We do not aim to be the biggest school, we aim to be the best one

The Bridge is celebrating 15 years and the director Klaudia Bednárová talked about changes the language school has gone through. How did you come up with the idea to start a language school? That’s a long story. I got into teaching English by accident and was rather pushed into it by circumstances. I finished high … Continued

E-book: English crosswords FOR FREE

In cooperation with ŠEVT, we have prepared an e-book with English crosswords, in which you can revise vocabulary for various everyday situations. You can find topics like travelling, shopping, holidays, traffic or accomodation. If you send your completed crosswords to ŠEVT, you can receive a present from them. Download our new e-book and have fun … Continued