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/s/ and /z/: pronunciation for teachers

6 de setembro de 2016

For a very long time, I thought my pronunciation was very good. Teachers and colleagues had told me so, and because of that I rarely ever gave it much attention. I was more worried about learning vocabulary or grammar. Naturally, my pronunciation was (and still is) far from perfect, but it took me time to...Read More

Pronunciation, Resources, Speaking and Spoken Language, Teacher Development

Brazilian learners, EFL, elt, intelligibility, professional development, pronunciation, teacher development

Reading Allowed?

3 de setembro de 2016

by Dominic Walters

My son is learning to read. I sit with him as he tackles a short text. He approaches each word warily, vocalizes each individual letter, and then connects all the sounds together to pronounce the word. It’s a slow process. He stumbles over the words; his intonation is out of sync; and he sometimes gets...Read More

Reflections about Education

reading aloud

ELT and technology

30 de agosto de 2016

by Marcela Cintra

I have recently been asked whether I believed technology could replace the teachers in the future. This text is an attempt to summarise my reply and my thoughts on the matter. Teaching (in general) is an activity that dates back a long while ago. Books haven’t replaced us, neither will technology. At least not unless...Read More

Career, Educational Technology, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

Five reasons why we should talk about writing

29 de agosto de 2016

by Isabela Villas Boas

In my last post, I wrote about why it seems to me that the topic “teaching writing” is avoided in ELT conferences. Now I’m going to mention why I believe it is a topic that should receive more attention, and I’m going to do so by relating it to some of the hot...Read More

Skills

writing

Errors as Pedagogical Resource

27 de agosto de 2016

by Laura Miccoli

Hi Everyone! Let’s start talking about errors. Teachers usually see students’ errors as negative – as something to do away with. Not seeing them as a hint to the way learners make sense of the foreign language limits the teachers’ possibility of helping students and their own opportunity to learn from errors to overcome them....Read More

Language Acquisition, Teacher Development

Errors, Pedagogical Resource

Tales of professional development: Mary

26 de agosto de 2016

by Taylor Veigga

Today’s post is going to be a bit different. One of my greatest frustrations in life is that I don’t get to work with children anymore. That’s why I’m going to tell you a story. Once upon a time, there was a teacher called Mary. She had a very good job at one of...Read More

Career, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

Practical tips to help learners become more fluent in English

25 de agosto de 2016

by Catarina Pontes

English teachers are often asked by learners how they can become more fluent in English. Developing oral and written fluency in English requires discipline and a certain study routine – it does not happen overnight as all teachers certainly know and have pointed out to their learners. Learning English nowadays is certainly more accessible...Read More

Speaking and Spoken Language, Vocabulary

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

22 de agosto de 2016

by Marcelo de Cristo

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

On attending teacher’s conferences

19 de agosto de 2016

by Higor Cavalcante

I am now on a plane on my way to Natal-RN, where I’ll participate tomorrow in BRAZ-TESOL Rio Grande do Norte’s symposium, and I took this time to write this… ‘comeback post’, after a pretty long hiatus. Many months ago, I wrote a post on lesson observation here, and have owed the blog readers a...Read More

Career, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

BRAZ-TESOL, conferences, teacher’s conferences

Being a NNEST in Brazil back in the 80s Part 1

18 de agosto de 2016

by Teresa Carvalho

The past is never where you think you left it.” —- Katherine Anne Porter Having lived a year in the US, I was convinced that I had become an American. I spoke American English, my clothes were mostly American, and I did not like black beans anymore. I could not help pronouncing the word Coke...Read More

Career, Classroom Experiences, Language Acquisition, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

Brazil, langage teacher, myths about language, NNEST, Rajagopalan

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