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Roseli Serra

HOMEWORK: FRIEND OR FOE?

11 de fevereiro de 2015
by Roseli Serra
February has come and we are all back to school again. So let’s talk about homework? For some years I have observed that a certain number of teachers have had difficulties setting and correcting homework for several reasons, from time management to lack of interest on the part of the SS. I have then started...Read More
Classroom Experiences, Classroom Management, Language testing & assessment, Reflections about Education
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Back to school again: What About Classroom Management?

11 de agosto de 2014
by Roseli Serra
“The role of the teacher is to create conditions in which learning can take place.” (Scrivener, 2006)             After a month break we are back to school again.  A mix of feelings involves us teachers who wanted to rest a little more, but at the same time, were missing teaching and the school environment.  I...Read More
Classroom Management
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The importance of giving feedback

11 de julho de 2014
by Roseli Serra
Traditionally, tests and examinations evaluate how students perform in terms of learning outcome. However in a learner-centred education system, it is more important to monitor students’ learning processes and to give them direct feedback. Such feedback can help students learn more efficiently; and if used correctly, feedback can function as a very powerful tool to motivate...Read More
Reflections about Education
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TEACHING PRODUCTIVE SKILLS – Speaking

11 de junho de 2014
by Roseli Serra
Communication between humans is an extremely complex and ever-changing phenomenon, but there are certain generalisations that we can make about the majority of communicative events and these will have particular relevance for the learning and teaching of languages. Learning to speak a foreign language is much more complex than knowing its grammatical and semantic rules....Read More
Skills
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The Listening Skill – Part 2

11 de abril de 2014
by Roseli Serra
“Listening is the Cinderella skill in second language learning”. (Nunan, 2005). For many years, listening skills were not prioritized in language teaching. Teaching methods emphasized productive skills, and the relationship between receptive and productive skills was poorly understood. Richards (2005) provides a clear description of how listening comprehension is achieved by native or non-native listeners....Read More
Language Acquisition, Skills
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