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What I learned from watching my kids learn

23 de julho de 2017

I often wonder to what extent me being an educator has influenced what I am like as a mother – and vice-versa. It is easier to see how being a teacher shaped the mother I am. For instance, I have never done my kids’ work or projects. I have guided their research (making sure they...Read More

Learner Autonomy, Reflections about Education

big questions, engagement, motivation

The ‘M’ Factor – whose responsibility is motivation? (an introduction)

23 de novembro de 2016

by cecilialemos

I’ve recently (more deeply) started to reflect on responsibility and language learning. Where it lies. Who is really responsible for it – the teacher or the learner? For quite a bit now, teachers ( and I am, mainly, focusing on language learning institutes, but I think much may apply to many other educational institutes around...Read More

Reflections about Education

#teaching #motivation #CLT

Hi! I’m Cecilia, and I am a Bilingual Teacher of English

24 de maio de 2016

by cecilialemos

Last month I was very fortunate to be able to attend the 50th IATEFL International Conference in Birmingham, the UK. As most it usually happens when it comes to conferences, it was possible to “catch” a few issues / topics that stood out in the conference – because of plenaries, sessions or just the talk...Read More

Career, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

NNESTs

Do Teachers Need BETTER feedback?

23 de fevereiro de 2016

by cecilialemos

Last weekend I took part in an online professional development event organized by EFL Talks, called 10 in 10 for YOU. The idea was to have questions asked by teachers answered in 10 minutes (each), using 10 slides (videos of all the 40 talks will be made available in the website if you want to...Read More

Teacher Development

feedback, observation

Reflecting about motivation and students

23 de janeiro de 2016

by cecilialemos

In a recent PD afternoon I attended, before the closing of the event the main speaker had a Q&A session with the audience, answering questions about teaching English in general. One of the questions stuck to my mind: “How can we motivate our learners?” The question is not new to any teacher. It has been...Read More

Reflections about Education

motivation, reflection

Teachers on holidays… are still teachers!

24 de janeiro de 2015

by cecilialemos

I’ve just had a week off, so I went off on holidays. After a whole year of teacher, training, writing, talking to students, parents, helping those who needed the extra help or a supporting word (or hug!)… I tried to fool myself, thinking I would be able to completely tune out of work by simply...Read More

Language Acquisition, Speaking and Spoken Language

holidays, teaching

The Only Thing They Have to Fear is Fear Itself

23 de dezembro de 2014

by cecilialemos

Teaching adult beginner groups can be quite challenging, as most teachers (if not all) who have such groups know. Each age group we teach has its specific challenges, and in my experience, when it comes to adult beginners the main challenges are time (they usually have little time to dedicate to English studying other than...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Language Acquisition

adult students, beginner students, fear, Language acquisition, making mistakes

More than Words

23 de outubro de 2014

by cecilialemos

More than words (or at least more than a language!) I like to think I am more than a language teacher. Those who know me also know that I don’t say this because I think being a language teacher is a lesser job. Quite the contrary, to tell you the truth. I am very...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Reflections about Education

English teaching, global education, globalization, teaching

Re•sil•ience

23 de julho de 2014

by cecilialemos

/riˈzilyəns/ noun: resilience; plural noun: resiliences 1. the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity. 2. the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. Some of you may be wondering why I am talking about resilience in a blog post for English teachers, but for some reason I think...Read More

Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

career, language development for teachers, teacher development, well-being

Hit or Miss

23 de junho de 2014

by cecilialemos

I enjoy playing games in the classroom. And I know my students do too, especially the young learners and teenagers (even though teachers of adult students know that many times adults really enjoy playing games too.) I’ve recently bought a game called “Hit or Miss” to use with my students. The obvious main aim of...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Games, Vocabulary

classroom activity, engagement, game, vocabulary

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