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What’s the rush?

17 de novembro de 2017

A not-very-happy piece of news has been recently published about Brazil by Education First [1] on its worldwide English language test (https://www.ef.com.br/epi/): Brazil was ranked 41 in an 80-country list. This low-English-proficiency result has been the headline on many popular news websites, language institute social networks, and blogs since it came out a few days ago....Read More

Reflections about Education

english-proficiency, learning process

The Language Proficiency GHOST!

19 de outubro de 2017

by Anderson Maia

The English language proficiency ghost has still been hovering over novel and experienced non-native teachers. When a new teaching position or professional development opportunity pops up, despite the deep desire to fill in that open spot, there comes the BOOH of not being “good enough” in the language we are supposed to master and use...Read More

Reflections about Education

foreign_language, language_proficiency

Going Mobile, Going Further!

28 de outubro de 2016

by Anderson Maia

What happens to “learning” if we add the word “mobile” to it? The increasing and rapidly developing use of mobile technology by English language learners is an unquestionable aspect of today’s classroom. However, the attitude EFL teachers develop towards the use of mobile devices as an aid for language teaching varies greatly. The unique benefits...Read More

Technology

EFL classroom, informal and formal learning, mobile learning, technology

Humanizing the Language Classroom

29 de maio de 2015

by Anderson Maia

One of today’s major principles in ELT is the focus on learning and the learner. Books, articles, researchers and teachers all preach about the importance of humanizing pedagogical decisions, directing their attention to actually developing people – the language learners. Learning strategies, multiple intelligences, learning channels, scaffolding strategies, adequate assessment tools, and varied multi-modal resources...Read More

Career

instruction (de)humanizing, language learning, pedagogical decisions

Brazil’s Economy and the EFL Market: What is Coming Next?

4 de março de 2015

by Anderson Maia

Last week’s cover of The Economist was “Brazil’s Quagmire” in which our economy is believed to be in its worst mess since the early 1990s with far bigger problems than the government will admit or investors seem to register. Our currency has fallen 30% against the dollar since 2013 and inflation is rising. So it...Read More

Career, Reflections about Education

economy, EFL, market

Are you applying for a new teacher position?

4 de dezembro de 2014

by Anderson Maia

This is the time of the year when many teachers apply for a new job. This might be the result of moving to a new city, feeling demotivated about their current position, being dismissed from their last job, or just the desire to try new ways in the career. However, this might be an opportunity...Read More

Career

5W’s 2H’s model, careers plan, strategic goals, SWOT matrix

UNDERSTANDING CRITICAL THINKING IN THE ELT CLASSROOM

4 de outubro de 2014

by Anderson Maia

So what happens to thinking when you attach the word critical to it? Is this another newfangled label that promotes a novel pedagogy or method for purely commercial reasons or other ulterior motivations without substantially affecting learning? Is this label bringing into ELT something extraneous to communication skills, such as political causes and social concerns?...Read More

Reflections about Education

critical thinking, language practice, learning strategy

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

What is the recipe to design a language course?

4 de julho de 2014

by Anderson Maia

How long does it take to learn English? That is probably the one-million question of our era. At a time of fast-food, instant messages, real-time distance interaction, and quick fixes to (almost) everything, learning a language becomes one more item on our “fast-track” bucket list. As a way to attract market and become more competitive,...Read More

Reflections about Education

assessment, curriculum, language auditing, language planning, language programming, teacher

When Technology Overlaps Language and Pedagogy

4 de junho de 2014

by Anderson Maia

English language learners in the 21st century are in the center of a technological revolution. Prensky (2001a) referred to today’s children as “digital natives” and acknowledged the fact that today’s students are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach. Moreover, research has indicated that today’s average young adult has spent fewer...Read More

Technology

educational technology, knowledge, Teacher education, technology

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