‘Play it again, Sam!’ The value of task repetition with Scott Thornbury

Teachers have mixed feelings about repetition: on the one hand, teachers know, intuitively perhaps, that language learning involves repetition; on the other hand, repetition is negatively associated with mindless pattern practice drills. How do we square the circle? i.e. How do we rehabilitate repetition without making it boring? You can find out more about the Cambridge at Home Experience at