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Limiting beliefs: how are they affecting your career as an English language teacher?

7 de maio de 2023

I know how hard taking a professional step forward can be. I’ve seen myself caught in the middle of unsustainable working conditions that desperatly prompted me to take action, but a million pressing thoughts took over and held me back for longer that I would’ve liked “Do I have the skills?” “What if it comes...Read More

Sin categoría

Lessons I have learned from preparing students for graduate school proficiency exams

7 de março de 2023

by Arthur Damião Médici

I have been helping students prepare for graduate school proficiency exams for as long as I have taught English. In fact, my very first private class, prior to even signing my first contract as a teacher, aimed to assist a friend in preparing for a master’s degree proficiency exam. This type of exam preparation differs...Read More

Sin categoría

exam prep, grad school, master's degree, PhD, proficiency exams

Como ajudar meus filhos com a tarefa de inglês?

7 de dezembro de 2022

by Arthur Damião Médici

Peço licença aos colegas professores, mas neste texto gostaria de me dirigir aos pais e responsáveis. Recebi essa pergunta do título ao longo dos últimos anos e faço questão de dar bastante atenção a ela porque vejo essa preocupação com muito carinho. Transbordam evidências na literatura mostrando que o engajamento parental em atividades escolares se...Read More

Learner Autonomy

estudo, inglês, lição de casa, pais, suporte

“Teacher-researcher”… What does that even mean?

7 de novembro de 2022

by Arthur Damião Médici

We know what a teacher is. We know what a researcher is. But what happens when we merge these two concepts? Picture the following: you check your calendar to know what classes you need to teach this week. Then you check you class records to remember where you stopped and prepare for the next lesson....Read More

Classroom Management, Educational Technology, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development, Technology

What do you need to know in a needs analysis interview?

24 de fevereiro de 2022

by Arthur Damião Médici

Every student has a history with language learning. A mistake I’ve seen teachers (and institutions) make is “ignore” that history while conducting needs analysis interviews. Not deliberately, of course. When a school or teacher interviews a prospective student (PS) to solely assess their language level and talk about administrative aspects, I’m sure they don’t mean...Read More

Reflections about Education

-privatelessons, needs analysis

“Do you develop your own material…?”

27 de janeiro de 2022

by Arthur Damião Médici

“…or do you use a coursebook?” I’ve been asked this question several times this January. I can’t say I’m surprised because recently I’ve seen independent teachers use authentic materials more often. Some have even taken a few steps further and developed a whole course material of their own… I wonder why that is. From an...Read More

Teacher Development

authentic materials, courebook, intependent teaching

Limiting beliefs: how are they affecting your career as an English language teacher?

Lessons I have learned from preparing students for graduate school proficiency exams

Como ajudar meus filhos com a tarefa de inglês?

“Teacher-researcher”… What does that even mean?

What do you need to know in a needs analysis interview?

“Do you develop your own material…?”

Independent teachers and social responsibility