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Sobre “yellow and red” e a dificuldade de prestarmos atenção ao que falamos

22 de agosto de 2016

Durante a cerimônia de encerramento dos Jogos Olímpicos do Rio de Janeiro, transmitida ao vivo para o mundo inteiro, o Brasil deu mais uma prova de que o nosso povo é capaz de realizar grandes feitos. O espetáculo estava uma lindeza só e tudo transcorria maravilhosamente bem: apresentações impecáveis dos nossos melhores artistas, espetáculos de...Read More

Language Acquisition, Language testing & assessment, Reflections about Education, Speaking and Spoken Language, Teacher Development

Brazilian learners, EFL, elt, error correction, feedback, fluency, inglês, Language acquisition, teacher development

Pragmatically speaking – why don’t we study and teach Pragmatics more?

5 de abril de 2016

by Natália Guerreiro

A friend of mine, who is also an English teacher, was taking Pragmatics at uni and admitted she was struggling to see the point of all that theory. I wanted to reply in neon and all caps: “All the point in the world!” Ironically, I don’t think I did convince her. I say it was...Read More

Language Acquisition, Speaking and Spoken Language

British vs American, communicative functions, corrective feedback, error correction, functions, intercultural competence, miscommunication, mistakes, misunderstanding, pragmatic competence, pragmatics

Three Highlights from IATEFL Manchester Talks and Workshops

23 de maio de 2015

by Teresa Carvalho

While technology has become a powerful tool to share information, talking to people face-to-face still remains unrivalled. Enjoying a meal together or connecting with others through a handshake — or even a few words, creates a synergy that promotes feelings of trust and collaboration; it helps us build stronger relationships and a feeling of belonging....Read More

Lesson Ideas, Pronunciation, Reflections about Education, Resources, Teacher Development

Anna Hasper, Christopher Smith, critical thinking, Dimitrius Primalis, error correction, feedback, IATEFL, Luke Meddings, pronunciation

Why don’t they get it?

21 de novembro de 2014

by Henrick Oprea

It’s a given that we live in an era in which students have the chance to be exposed to the target language much more frequently than people from past generations did. Smartphones are, at least in Brazil, becoming an essential item, and there are already people who would rather forget their wallet at home than...Read More

Language Acquisition, Teacher Development

attention, error correction, Language Exposure

Language Acquisition: The Blue and White Teddy Bear

12 de julho de 2014

by Stephen Greene

Picture the scene: A two-year-old boy with his dad having a conversation about a favourite teddy bear (not unlike the one in the photo). CHILD: Look daddy, this old teddy bear is pink. DAD: No, son, it’s blue and white. For a two-year-old this level of language would be pretty amazing,yet the father has chosen...Read More

Language Acquisition

error correction, First Language Acquisition, Second-language acquisition

Error Correction – Different Shades of Red, Yellow, Blue and Green

24 de fevereiro de 2014

by Adriano Zanetti

Error correction may be extremely strenuous for both learners and teachers if it is not dealt with caution. Some people tend to downgrade it whilst others find it a necessary condition for language acquisition on the grounds that grammatical and lexical competences can increase the rate at which learners develop. Corder (1967) found out that language learners produced...Read More

Classroom Management

accurary, colour-code correction, error correction, fluency, interlanguage, language imperfections, plateau level, quality feedback