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Sequence

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Of all the SQA Listening Concepts, the one* which arises most frequently is sequence. This is one which pupils understand and can spot but find difficult to put into words. In the end, we often agree that a the following conditions have to be met:

that there is a pattern which can be spotted (seen and/or […]

Gaming and podcast workshop updates

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In the light of some more work being done as a result of workshops elsewhere, I’m happy to have been able to update my previous blog posts on:

Thinking Out Of The (X)Box: Creative writing through computer games.
Making your podcast more pro

The longest oral tradition?

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It’s not often you get a glimpse into - far less a listen to - pre-history. Michael Wood’s The Story of India (BBC4 last night - sadly not available on iPlayer) visited Brahmin priests in Kerala taking young trainees through vocal preparations for a 12-day celebration of Agni - the god of fire.
The prayers being […]