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Beatriz Solino de Francisco

Taking the English teaching profession more seriously – a more personal view

4 de junho de 2018

I am genuinely grateful for being a teacher and for working with the ELT area. I first had the idea of becoming a teacher when I was only nine years old. I used to play with a blackboard and chalk and I used to teach my younger brother and his friends how to read and...Read More

Career

English teaching, english-language, teaching-career, teaching-profession

The art of process writing assessment

4 de maio de 2018

by Beatriz Solino de Francisco

The writing process involves, at least, four different steps: analysing the task question, brainstorming, drafting, proofreading and finally handing it to the teacher so that the work can be checked. This process is also known as a ”recursive” process because when you are proofreading it is almost certain that you might have to return to...Read More

Language Acquisition, Learner Autonomy, Lesson Ideas

brainstorming, writing-assessment, writing-process

An invite to the 7th BRAZ-TESOL Teacher Development Seminar SIG

4 de abril de 2018

by Beatriz Solino de Francisco

Firstly, BRAZ-TESOL is the largest ELT association in Brazil and its “SIGs” attempt to encourage professional development and the exchange of ideas within a specialist area of English Language Teaching. Secondly, I would like to invite you all to the 7th BRAZ-TESOL Teacher Development Seminar which will take place in April (more information below). Marcela Cintra...Read More

Teacher Development

BRAZ-TESOL, teacher development

The impact of VISUAL AIDS on Learning

4 de março de 2018

by Beatriz Solino de Francisco

That is it, I am talking about those instructional devices that can be used in the classroom to encourage teaching and learning. Charts, slips of paper, film strips, series, videos, images, maps, etc. Learning is not a simple process. It is said to be the change in behaviour, disposition and even personality brought by knowledge...Read More

Classroom Experiences

beatriz-solino, EFL, elt, learning process, support-material, the-use-of-visual-aids, visual-aids

Is motivation intrinsic or extrinsic?

4 de fevereiro de 2018

by Beatriz Solino de Francisco

I have once read an article that stated that the word ‘motivation’ is linked to the word ‘emotion’ because both of them come from the Latin word ‘motere’ which means ‘to move towards emotion’. I distinctly remember this, because it has changed the way think about motivation. It is connected to emotion, as what drives...Read More

Reflections about Education

EFL, esl, extrinsic-motivation, intrinsic-motivation, learner-motivation, motivate-students, motivation, teaching-english

Tips on having successful private lessons

4 de janeiro de 2018

by Beatriz Solino de Francisco

How to win the customers It is widely known that “advertising is the core of a business”, and it could not be truer. Gladly, nowadays, the means one may use to advertise their own work are innumerable. To begin with, we have the good old word of mouth. Should you do a great job, people...Read More

Career

-businesscards, -privatelessons, -socialmedia, -teachingprivatestudents, advertising, EFL, elt, esl, teaching

Tips on how to excel at Cambridge Exams – Part 2

25 de novembro de 2017

by Beatriz Solino de Francisco

(Obs.: I will be back only on the 4th of January) Tip number (3) – multiple-choice part As you know, this is a longer text. (FCE and CPE – part 7 & CAE – part 8). In order not to get anxious and/or frustrated, you will read the first question and focus only on the...Read More

Learner Autonomy

CAE, cambridge-exams, cambridge-papers, CPE, FCE, tips-for-cambridge, tips-for-cambridge-exams

Inside the 16th BTIC - an encouragement for developing teachers

08 Tips on how to excel at Cambridge Exams – Part 1

4 de novembro de 2017

by Beatriz Solino de Francisco

Are you sitting for Cambridge Exams in November? I believe I can help you by providing practical tips. First, I’ll share my personal experience with you. I have taken the FCE-CAE-CPE and since I passed, it’s safe to say I had the vocabulary demanded by those levels, I used to study every day (whenever possible),...Read More

Learner Autonomy

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“Reading” is the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything

4 de outubro de 2017

by Beatriz Solino de Francisco

David Crystal once said that the biggest challenge for teachers is “without a doubt to keep pace with the language change”. And I could not agree more! Now, my question is. How to do it? How to keep pace with one of the most complex aspects of human behaviour? Taking into consideration that many countries, states,...Read More

Language Acquisition, Learner Autonomy, Reflections about Education

#reading #readingistheanswer #readingisveryimportant #readingonthego

Behind the scenes – How to engage students?

8 de setembro de 2017

by Beatriz Solino de Francisco

I have already written about ‘motivating adult students’ inside the classroom. However, I would like to go back to that. Before, I focused on more meaningful lessons and working on areas to which students would relate better due to their professional or study choices. Nevertheless, I would like to discuss further how to engage or...Read More

Career, Classroom Experiences, Teacher Development

#behindthescenes #engagingstudents #howwelldoyouknowyourstudents #buildingrapport

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