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Are we ready for ‘real life’ schools?

2 de novembro de 2014

As a parent and a teacher, one of the things I constantly hear is ‘schools do not prepare students for real life’. This statement, based on my experience, can mean a number of different things, but in general terms it can mean ‘schools do not teach students how to deal with problems/challenges in their professional,...Read More

Reflections about Education

EFL

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

Revisiting ELT Mantras #7: ‘Real-world’ activitities

14 de setembro de 2014

by Damian Willians

Humans (like all intelligent hunters) seem innately disposed to notice things which move rather than things which stand still. Cook, 2000 Don’t move a muscle. by Chris Isherwood CC-BY-2.0 It is often argued that the English language class should try to emulate the ‘real world’ as much as possible. Tasks and activities should reflect what...Read More

Games, Language Acquisition, Lesson Ideas, Teacher Development

EFL, elt, elt mantras, esl, Language Play, td

Engaging learners (Part 1)

9 de setembro de 2014

by Rubens Heredia

When I was an English student, some teachers had the magical ability to deliver lessons that were fun and engaging, which allowed me to express myself and to feel I had an active role in my own learning. As I tried to learn how to teach, the ready-made activities that I came across (and the...Read More

Lesson Ideas, Teacher Development

EFL, motivation, pract, student engagement

Revisiting ELT Mantras #6: Reading aloud

14 de agosto de 2014

by Damian Willians

Picture the scene: There I was, a shy 13-year-old boy, dressed in an itchy, ill-fitting school uniform in the middle of a German language class. Our teacher, Mrs. Dawson, a strict woman who ruled the classroom with an iron fist, is going round the class calling out people to read chunks of a text out...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Classroom Management, Reflections about Education, Skills, Speaking and Spoken Language, Teacher Development

EFL, elt, esl, reading, reading aloud, speaking

Students: Distracted or Hooked to the Screen?

28 de maio de 2014

by Carla Arena

The discussion revolving around the use of mobile devices in the classroom is still strong. Some teachers have embraced the gadgets, feeling that they are powerful learning tools. Others, due to insecurity or strong beliefs argue that cell phones and tablets are a poor replacement for traditional teaching, just substituting what is already done well...Read More

Educational Technology, Technology

cellphones, classroom, edudemic, EFL, esl, lesson plan, mlearning, screen, tablets, TEFL

Still on Twitter for ELT

28 de abril de 2014

by Carla Arena

I still haven´t convinced you to try out Twitter even with Twitter for Professional Development and Try Twitter Before Ignoring It? Here are two additional reasons for you to join the educational crowd on Twitter. This week, the international education conference, Transformar, A Educação Está em Evolução, is happening in São Paulo, and you can...Read More

Educational Technology, Teacher Development

braztesol, education, EFL, mobility, PD, professional development, social media, TEFL, Twitter, twitter search, twitter tips

It’s only English…

2 de março de 2014

by elainehodgson

Last week I happened to read a post in a well-known Brazilian newspaper blog explaining that several students who have been granted scholarships in the program Science without Borders are at risk of an early and compulsory return to Brazil. The reason? They have not achieved the minimum proficiency in English to be able to...Read More

Career

EFL, language proficiency, Science without Borders

Teaching English in regular schools: yes, we can do it!

18 de fevereiro de 2014

by Carina Fragozo

We know that language teachers face a lot of difficulties in Brazilian regular schools. Based on my experience as a High School teacher, my intention here is to present some suggestions to overcome three common challenges teachers face in this context. 1) All levels in the same place Challenge: Classes in regular schools present a...Read More

Classroom Management

challenges, EFL, regular schools, teaching

In Search of Real Professionals

4 de fevereiro de 2014

by Anderson Maia

The growing need for global communication brings the field of TEFL to a much higher level of professionalism. However, several other individuals are actively involved in the EFL teaching field, but they cannot be considered actual professionals. Ur (2002) defines a professional as a worker whose expertise involves not only skill and knowledge but also...Read More

Career

EFL, Professional, professional field, teacher, TEFL

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