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For a Motivated New Year

9 de fevereiro de 2016
by Rubens Heredia
A lot is said in the literature about students’ motivation and how important a role it plays in a healthy and effective classroom environment. With the beginning of the academic year in Brazil, I’d like to take this opportunity to look at how we can keep our own motivation levels high throughout the year. After...Read More
Career, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development
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New Year’s resolutions – what are yours? How about focusing on CPD?

25 de janeiro de 2016
by Catarina Pontes
The year has barely started and it’s been quite a busy one here: planning and delivering training sessions, submitting proposals to conferences and writing posts and articles, all with the main aim of focusing on CPD – Continuing Professional Development. The pursuit for professional development in teaching should not stop when obtaining the CPE or...Read More
Career, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

We (still) need to talk about English

18 de janeiro de 2016
by Teresa Carvalho
As I’m writing this post I’m thinking about my English skills as a non-native speaker. I’m aware of the fact that my English is far from being perfect and I can’t expect it to be flawless. Nonetheless, I consider myself a successful English learner-teacher as far as language is concerned for one simple reason: I see...Read More
Career, Grammar, Teacher Development, Vocabulary
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The highlights from the First International Conference on the Self in Language Learning (SiLL)

27 de novembro de 2015
by Laura Miccoli
Hi everyone! This month I’ll share the highlights from SiLL – the First International Conference on the Self in Language Learning, in Adana, Turkey last September (17th -19th, 2015). Raquel Bambirra (CEFET-MG) and Climene Arruda (FUMEC) joined me in presenting a panel on experiential research as a way to elicit self-related data. The Organizing Committee...Read More
Career, Teacher Development
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Teachers as practitioner researchers

18 de setembro de 2015
by Teresa Carvalho
“…and three things really matter: (1) deciding on something that you want to do; (2) that you can do; and (3) that is really worth doing.” —- Keith Richards, Qualitative Enquiry in TESOL (2003) When teachers investigate their own practice through research, they become practitioner researchers. To become a practitioner researcher, we need to nurture...Read More
Career, Classroom Experiences, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development
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Is teaching a lonely profession?

9 de agosto de 2015
by Rubens Heredia
Is teaching a lonely profession? Teaching, in all its forms, is an activity that requires social interaction, and this chance to interact with people while playing a role in their development is probably among the most common reasons that draw people to our profession. Nonetheless, many teachers with whom I talk to share the impression...Read More
Career, Teacher Development
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