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‘Blood will have blood’ (from Macbeth). Still (c) FutureLearn / British Council.

Date: 29 December 2015 - 11:32

Five famous Shakespearean phrases explained

The British Council's Anthony Cosgrove shares lines from five of Shakespeare's greatest plays to show that they are more accessible to English language learners than you might think.

Tags: English language, Teaching, Literature, Arts, Shakespeare

Try your learners with a fun exchange of insults from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Art (c) Folger Shakespeare Library

Date: 22 April 2015 - 17:46

How to make Shakespeare easy for English language learners

Have you ever had difficulty relating Shakespeare to learners of English? Tutor and resource writer Genevieve White comes to the rescue, in time for Shakespeare Day today.

Tags: English language, Arts, Literature, Teaching, Teaching resources, Theatre, Shakespeare

'In our world today, people do terrible things to achieve their ambition.' Photo (c) Andrew Smith, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 06 March 2014 - 16:24

We shouldn't teach Shakespeare to learners of English: false

English tutor and resource writer Genevieve White responds to some of the common problems teaching Shakespeare in the English language classroom.

Tags: Arts, Literature, Theatre, Teaching, Teaching resources, English language, Shakespeare

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