Jamie Walker - Head of English - Sao Paolo
In this episode I’m talking to Jamie Walker. Jamie is Head of English at St Nicholas’ international school in Sao Paolo.
We discuss:
the best text he’s ever read, studied or taught
an introduction to his career to date and current position in Sao Paolo.
the role of inquiry learning at St Nicholas’
his approach to balancing canonised writers with new or local voices in the curriculum
the specific challenges Jamie’s students face in English
how technology plays a part in delivering the English curriculum at his school
and finally, recommendations for resources English teachers may find useful
Thanks a lot to Jamie for taking the time to talk with me as well as working around the enormous time difference between him and Hong Kong!
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Links:
The Land of Green Plums by Herta Muller
Blindness by Jose Saramago
Blasted by Sarah Kane
The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
Daytripper by Gabriel Ba, and Fabio Moon
Captains of the Sands by Jorge Amado
