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Who do you teach?

9 de abril de 2015

ELT teachers are used to dealing with different students in the classroom. The literature on dealing with mixed-ability/mixed-level/mixed-age groups is not slim, with numerous articles on the matter having been published. Guaranteeing even participation of learners, however, is an constant challenge. Here are three ideas I try to bear in mind in the lessons I...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Classroom Management, Reflections about Education

Classroom experiences, EFL, engagement

Do instructions have to be that dull?

9 de janeiro de 2015

by Rubens Heredia

Instructions are an important part of every teacher’s life. They can either make or break our lessons, getting students in the best mood imaginable or sending them into a downward spiral of discontentment (has anyone ever heard students react with sighs of “reading again?”). How can we guarantee that the second doesn’t happen? Imagine a...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Lesson Ideas, Teacher Development

Classroom experiences, EFL, elt mantras, engagement, motivation, student engagement, teacher development, teacher training

Checking up on checking

9 de dezembro de 2014

by Rubens Heredia

Checking exercises is so deeply ingrained in our teaching practice that we seldom give it a thought. Asking students to report back after a small-group activity is also common practice ever since the boom of the communicative approach. But are we making the best use of classroom time or could we just be doing it...Read More

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

Classroom experiences, EFL, elt mantras, feedback, language, teacher development

And that my friend is what we call closure…

1 de dezembro de 2014

by Michele Schwertner

As we come to the end of the year, our classes are also about to finish. Hence, the time for us teachers to start planning the end of the semester has come. We end up getting so busy organizing reviews, writing tests, testing and assessing students, writing reports and/or report cards, providing students with feedback...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Classroom Management, Games, Lesson Ideas, Resources

classroom activity, Classroom experiences, creativity, game, motivation

Video genres for the language classroom

9 de novembro de 2014

by Rubens Heredia

Being a bit of a YouTube buff, myself, I’ve always been really keen on using videos with my students. So much interaction and such great ideas can come from just a couple of minutes (or even seconds) of audio-visual input! We often use movie snippets or interviews in order to bring the outside world into...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Lesson Ideas, Resources, Technology

classroom activity, Classroom experiences, digital media, EFL, social media, technology

Engaging learners (Part 2)

9 de outubro de 2014

by Rubens Heredia

Last month, we looked at personalisation, guided discovery and raising awareness of sub-skills and strategies as ways to promote learner engagement (click here to check it out). Today, I’d like to share some more ideas on this topic, which I consider one of the most important, albeit challenging, in both lesson preparation and delivery. Reacting...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Lesson Ideas, Teacher Development

Classroom experiences, EFL, engagement, motivation, teacher development

What if I fail?

2 de outubro de 2014

by elainehodgson

As the end of the year approaches, several students, teachers, school managers and parents may be coming to the conclusion that what was done and learnt throughout the year, or the term, was not enough. In other words, some students will fail their courses. And so, what happens next? How to deal with failure? For...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Reflections about Education

Classroom experiences, feedback

Do you understand?

2 de julho de 2014

by elainehodgson

In my experience as an English teacher, I have observed other teachers’ lessons and been observed countless times. It is probably safe to say that the majority of teachers are much more concerned about what to do than about how to do it. However, the ‘hows’ can be as important as the ‘whats’ and ‘whys’,...Read More

Classroom Management, Lesson Ideas, Skills, Teacher Development

Classroom experiences, teaching

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