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Do You Shy Away From Shy Students?

16 de outubro de 2019

It goes without saying that teachers of teenagers often worry about how fun and dynamic classes must be so as to keep students engaged and motivated. So pervasive is this concern among professionals who teach youngsters that we sometimes tend to disregard the importance of taking into account the quieter and shyer students in our...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Classroom Management, Inclusive Teaching, Reflections about Education

challenges, Classroom experiences, reflection, teaching, teaching teenagers, teenagers

OMG! My Teenage Student is Better Than Me!

16 de setembro de 2019

by Henrique Zamboni

It’s the beginning of a new term. You’re chosen to teach an upper-intermediate/advanced group. You’re excited to meet your new students, you plan a welcome activity so as to start off with the right foot. You enter the room, start the class and ask your new students to introduce themselves. And suddenly one particular student...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

career, challenges, Classroom experiences, CPD, education, language, reflection, teaching, teaching teenagers, teenagers, teens

Dealing With Teenagers’ Demotivation in The Classroom

16 de agosto de 2019

by Henrique Zamboni

One of the biggest concerns among teachers who work with teenagers is that they seem to be demotivated most of the time. It’s often said that teenage students don’t participate in classes so enthusiastically or don’t show interest in the activities. While that may be true, it will rarely happen to the whole group. Even...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Classroom Management, Games, Lesson Ideas, Reflections about Education, Trends in ELT

motivation, pre-teens, teaching teenagers, teenagers, teens

Using Superheroes in Class

16 de abril de 2019

by Henrique Zamboni

Before we start, click on the player above and enjoy this song while you enjoy your reading! I guarantee it will make the experience a lot more fun! 🙂 Some years ago, acclaimed director Steven Spielberg said he thought the superhero film genre would die out. Much has been said about the possible downfall of...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Games, Lesson Ideas, Resources, Vocabulary

classroom activity, creativity, teaching, teaching teenagers, teenagers, younger learners

The Teenage Brain: How It Affects the Learning Process

16 de março de 2019

by Henrique Zamboni

As a teacher, I have often resorted to different methodologies and activities to make students more interested in my class. However, lately I have been curious about the learning processes of a language and I have been eager to understand in depth how especially teenagers go through such processes. Consequently, the following question has popped...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Language Acquisition

education, Language acquisition, learning, Second-language acquisition, teaching, teaching teenagers, teenagers

Making Reading More Fun For Teenagers

16 de janeiro de 2019

by Henrique Zamboni

I have worked in ELT for about a decade and, therefore, I have delivered hundreds of reading lessons. It is undeniable that many textbooks authors have been doing their best to come up with interesting and relevant topics that work wonders to introduce grammar and vocabulary. However, I often feel that part of our job...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Lesson Ideas, Reflections about Education

challenges, Classroom experiences, creativity, engagement, reading, teaching teenagers, teenagers, teens

The difficult teenager. Really?

20 de setembro de 2017

by Edmilson Chagas

This is the 3rd and final part of my two previous posts entitled “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”. In a nutshell, while Part I describes how I managed to establish and sustain rapport with a group of teenagers – whom I hadn’t taught for years on end – Part II is an account of...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Classroom Management, Learner Autonomy, Reflections about Education

adolescents, decision-making process, teaching teenagers

“Close Encounters of the Third Kind”* – Part I

20 de março de 2016

by Edmilson Chagas

Or “When Pre-Teens First Meet the Dreaded Older Male Teacher” Based on a true story. When I thought about writing this post, thinking back to the time when I first started teaching was unavoidable. I was quite young, in my early 20’s, when I was asked to teach some groups of...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Lesson Ideas, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

disruptive behavior, pre-teens, rapport, setting ground rules, teaching teenagers

Are our teenage students learning English for today or for tomorrow?

8 de outubro de 2015

by Isabela Villas Boas

At the school I work for, we have a large teenage population. If you’ve taught this age level, you know the challenges they pose to us every day, but you also cherish the lively interactions with them once you’ve established rapport. It is true that in order to establish such rapport, we have to be...Read More

Reflections about Education

curriculum, teaching teenagers