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And that my friend is what we call closure…

1 de dezembro de 2014

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

Reading Made Easy for Learners

19 de outubro de 2014

by Teresa Carvalho

As a teenager, I read anything I could lay my hands on; that included all sorts of literature: good and bad. It didn’t matter as long as it was an interesting story ( from a young girl’s perspective, I might say). As a young English language learner, I was lucky to study at an English...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Language Acquisition, Resources, Vocabulary

library, motivation, reading, reading tasks

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

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

Are teachers responsible for students’ motivation?

4 de agosto de 2014

by Anderson Maia

“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure” said Bill Cosby when inquired about his successful career as a comedian, actor, author, television producer and musician. From weight loss programs to competitive jobs in multinational corporations, the desire for success is a predominant characteristic of human behavior....Read More

Reflections about Education

classroom practices, motivation, students, teachers

On motivation

2 de maio de 2014

by elainehodgson

By the time this post is published, I will have spent two days in the lovely city of João Pessoa where, as most of you know, the 14th BRAZ-TESOL International Conference is being held. This will be my 7th BRAZ-TESOL Conference. While I was packing I began asking myself: What motivated me to go? Why...Read More

Career, Teacher Development

career, engagement, extrinsic, intrinsic, motivation, professional development

An A-Z of Dysfunctional ELT (P is for …)

30 de março de 2014

by Dennis Warren

Well, first, apologies to Scott Thornbury for ‘borrowing’ and distorting his title. This is the closest I’ll ever get to his altitude, so forgive my mutant magpie-Icarus act. I present to you the first of the series An A-Z of Dysfunctional ELT – the art of getting things wrong, again and again. Each month, I’ll take a...Read More

Career, Teacher Development

continuing professional development, motivation, professional development, teacher development, training

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