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CPD and courses: who, what, when and how much

2 de março de 2019

We hear about CPD, the acronym for Continuous Professional Development, all the time. Although CPD is not only about taking courses, they are certainly a prototypical concept and the number of courses aimed at teachers has been increasing steadily, or at least this is the impression I have. When it comes to courses, one of...Read More

Career, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

career, CELTA, challenges, CPD, critical thinking, education, EFL, elt, elt mantras, learning, motivation, professional development, reflection, teacher development

About inspiration, strength and gratitude

2 de dezembro de 2018

by elainehodgson

“Dear teacher, I’d like to say I have never forgotten your lessons and I’m grateful you have inspired me to follow this path.” This is part of a message I received last month. It is from a student I had over 20 years ago and who is now a successful teacher of English. I still...Read More

Career, Classroom Experiences, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

career, challenges, Classroom experiences, education, EFL, elt, engagement, feedback, language, learning, motivation, professional development, reflection

Three things I learnt from writing books for the public sector

2 de outubro de 2018

by elainehodgson

Back in 2011 I was invited to write the general introduction to a series of books for PNLD (Programa Nacional do Livro Didático), a Brazilian government programme that, as most of you may know, distributes books for public schools. It was a detailed introduction, which had to thoroughly explain the concept behind the book and...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Inclusive Teaching, Reflections about Education

Brazilian learners, challenges, Classroom experiences, critical thinking, EFL, elt, engagement, learning, materials, reflection

Should presentations in Portuguese be allowed in ELT Conferences in Brazil?

2 de setembro de 2018

by elainehodgson

Scene 1: Big conference in Brazil. The speaker, a Brazilian, goes onto the stage to begin her plenary session. While she speaks, you notice she makes some mistakes, pronunciation mistakes, grammar mistakes, but the content of her presentation is relevant and she manages to get her message across. At the end of her talk, you...Read More

Career, Reflections about Education, Trends in ELT

career, challenges, conferences, CPD, critical thinking, EFL, ELF, intelligibility, language, professional development, reflection, teacher development

Dealing with criticism

2 de julho de 2018

by elainehodgson

Criticism hurts. Hence, it can be stressful, tense and sometimes traumatic. Still, it is such a natural part of life, including professional life, that knowing how to make the best out of it is an important skill for us to keep emotionally healthy. Below I list a few aspects to consider and that can prove...Read More

Career, Classroom Management, ELT Management, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

career, challenges, critical thinking, education, feedback, professional development, teacher development

On being subversive

2 de junho de 2018

by elainehodgson

It is said that a lie repeated a thousand times becomes the truth. Apparently, this concept was conceived by the Nazi master of propaganda Joseph Goebbels. Considering that Nazism was supported by so many, and for so long[1]- despite the horror of World War II – he was probably right. In ELT, saying that something...Read More

Career, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

culture, elt, nazism, propaganda, publishment

Do you fear a career plateau?

2 de abril de 2018

by elainehodgson

Most teachers of English, I believe, will have heard of the intermediate plateau, when students who reach intermediate level feel that are somewhat stuck in the learning process and not making any progress. Likewise, many of us will have experienced a career plateau at some point in our professional life. Can this feeling be avoided?...Read More

Teacher Development

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A matter of balance – Follow up

2 de fevereiro de 2018

by elainehodgson

A couple of months ago, I wrote about the lack of balance in the past BRAZ-TESOL conferences as far as gender was concerned. Just to refresh our memories, the results were the following[1]: As I stated at the time, it was (and is) not a matter of pointing fingers and finding culprits, but of trying...Read More

Career, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

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A matter of balance – women as plenary speakers

2 de novembro de 2017

by elainehodgson

If you have spent some time online in the past months, particularly on Facebook, you may have come across a number of posts followed by hundreds of comments, basically related to gender equality, or lack of it, in ELT events. Gender equality in general is an issue that has been discussed for a long time,...Read More

Career, Reflections about Education

career, challenges, conferences, critical thinking, education, EFL, elt, engagement, professional development, social media, teacher development

Professional life: five considerations

2 de outubro de 2017

by elainehodgson

If you follow discussion threads on social media, you have probably noticed that from time to time teachers – either new to the profession or people who, like me, have been on the road for many years – have concerns about our professional life. It is not uncommon to read questions related to the real...Read More

Reflections about Education

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