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Teaching in Challenging Circumstances
TiCC was published by Cambridge University Press in 2021.
TiCC was shortlisted for the highly-prestigious ELTons award.
An image created by a young Syrian refugee in Lebanon, when asked to share her future dreams.
I have delivered webinars and face-to-face training across the world on the topic, including Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Brazil, India and many more.
Class in Kano, Nigeria
At the outset of the war in Ukraine, I organised a series of webinar with well-known figures in ELT to support teachers.
From work I did supporting teachers in Senegal. The issue of overcrowded classrooms can be clearly seen.
TiCC includes lots of clearly-written activities which can be used or adapted in
This webinar draws heavily on the book, and looks at how teachers can be supported, and how they can support themselves, when teaching in challenging circumstances.
Extract from TiCC
"Washing one’s hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral."
Paulo Freire
Extract from TiCC
A school with Syrian refugee children, Beqaa Valley, Lebanon
An class of adult refugees from Sudan, South Sudan, and Somalia in Amman, Jordan
Extract from TiCC
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