They decorated the page with pictures of their city. Each of my learners wrote a letter to one of the Taiwanese learners, about their hobbies and English classes. I contacted a teacher in Taiwan by email and we agreed to exchange letters. It was also really exciting to get something in the post.Īt first, I organised a penpal project with my class the old-fashioned way Planning what I would write, and writing by hand, made me slow down and be creative. We exchanged postcards, Christmas cards, birthday presents and magazines from our countries. She was my age, and also went to dance class. She was my cousin's neighbour, who I'd never met in person. I grew up in Scotland, and every month I wrote to a girl in Australia. Over the past few years, learners from my primary, teenage and adult classes have met digital penpals in Japan, Algeria, Scotland, Greece, the United Arab Emirates and Oman. British Council teacher and trainer Melissa Thomson shares her favourite digital tools to connect penpals who are learning English.
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