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2025 Sep 25

Displaying EAL resources: An inspiring library example

Librarian Josephine Greay from North Metro TAFE with a Tabletop English display

When I created Tabletop English (a set of printable games and activities), I assumed that teachers would browse through and print out what they needed, as they needed it. Which is fine, but what about a centre or a college with multiple lecturers? How can they make sure there’s not an excess of printing, or that communal copies don’t disappear … Continue reading

2025 Jan 29

Tabletop English and EAL mapping

Mapping to Tabletop English

Happy new (teaching) year, everyone. I hope it’s going to be a good one.  This is an update to my ‘end-of-year’ post about the launch of Starting Tabletop English and Tabletop English. These are two sets of fun, interactive, group games and activities for pre-beginner and early beginner learners of English. They were written and trialled through 2024.. It was … Continue reading

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