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Beatriz Meneguetti

Stepping in!

7 de novembro de 2015

I had to substitute for a teacher who was going to attend a two-day course and this whole event triggered my thoughts. Well, how odd is it for a teacher to teach new very young learners’ groups in the end of the year? There are many issues to consider. From the perspective of the substitute...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Teacher Development

substitute teachers, Young learners

A true story… My work is effective!

7 de outubro de 2015

by Beatriz Meneguetti

It’s amazing how things happen in life. Learning English has always been a passion for me and this is what I want to pass on to my students, but we never know if this is actually achievable… Well, other day I was taking part in a social event when a woman, accompanied by her husband,...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

Is CLIL an approach to apply to our EFL lessons?

7 de setembro de 2015

by Beatriz Meneguetti

CLIL is a fairly recent way of teaching. An acronym standing for Content and Language Integrated Learning – according to Mehisto et all [2008] it is a dual-focused educational approach in which an additional language is used for the learning and teaching of both content and language. A lot is said and discussed about CLIL...Read More

Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

CLIL, EFL classes

Dealing with students feedback

7 de maio de 2015

by Beatriz Meneguetti

It’s funny to think about how the relationship between teachers and students has changed. Some years ago, the teacher would simply tell a student off and then s/she would study harder or so, even parents would support the teacher. Nowadays things are different. Feedback has to be well thought about. Anyway, define what feedback is...Read More

Reflections about Education

feedback, objectives, performance, study plan

How much is students’ perception of their own learning accurate?

7 de março de 2015

by Beatriz Meneguetti

It’s not rare to find students who are not demonstrating a high level of achievement and yet think they are doing just fine. Or, conversely, who, despite producing the required level of language for a given stage believes it to be necessary to retake all lessons again to improve more. I thought about this as...Read More

Language Acquisition, Reflections about Education

awareness, learning accurate

The beginning of a new academic year

7 de fevereiro de 2015

by Beatriz Meneguetti

Holidays are over, preparation has already taken place so now it’s time to get into teaching! When the year comes to an end we think back and realise our work was done and a rest is deserved. Soon we start longing for the new groups, the new materials, the planning… I believe students never realise...Read More

Classroom Management, Reflections about Education

challenges, changes, new academic year

A tendency now is to have schools advertising being “bilingual”. But what is it to be a bilingual school?

7 de dezembro de 2014

by Beatriz Meneguetti

According to Baker (2011) bilingual education refers to the education in more than one language, often comprising more than two. It is different from traditional education as it uses language as a medium of instruction providing tolerance towards other linguistic and cultural groups. There is the pivotal need to integrate language and content which is...Read More

Reflections about Education

bilingualism

Attitude regarding students’ work

7 de outubro de 2014

by Beatriz Meneguetti

I got a message one of these days which said “No matter what’s happening. CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY. Don’t focus on what’s wrong. Find something positive in your life!” by Joel Osteen, and that made think about being a teacher and assessing students. We have just had our mid-term tests in the school and that’s...Read More

Reflections about Education

assessment, feedback, teachers’ beliefs

Support and Challenge in Young Learners’ Group

7 de julho de 2014

by Beatriz Meneguetti

I have been reading a lot in order to prepare some kids courses for the second semester and I have come across a very interesting discussion, again, in young learners’ field on how support and challenge in their lessons. Learners in general, but I believe children more specifically, need a lot of support when learning,...Read More

Reflections about Education

balance, challenge, children, emotional, linguistic, support, Young learners

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