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Teresa Carvalho

Helping learners to make sense of proposals for the C1 Advanced

12 de maio de 2023
by Teresa Carvalho
Teaching exam classes is quite challenging for teachers, as some of the tasks candidates need to deal with are unlikely to reflect their everyday lives.   Take any writing task and think of ways you can make it meaningful for your students. Let’s consider proposals, for example. According to *Cambridge English Advanced handbook for teachers, a...Read More
Bilingual Education, Classroom Experiences

Will the world ever live as one?

5 de janeiro de 2023
by Teresa Carvalho
“We live in a world we have not yet learned to look at” Marc Augé (Photograph taken at The Beatles Story, Liverpool)  We are living in a world in which we are being constantly bombarded with information about everything, from funny memes to world politics. We are often under the impression that we know and...Read More
Classroom Experiences, Classroom Management, Reflections about Education, Speaking and Spoken Language
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Trapped in the dark web of technology

19 de março de 2019
by Teresa Carvalho
When I was teaching teenagers, I frequently discussed online safety.  Cyberbullying, phishing scams and the typical 419 Nigerian prince scam were among our class topics and we would laugh hard at the absurd grammar errors in the spam email letters. However, I have recently learned that the gross grammar errors and the far-fetched stories featured...Read More
Classroom Experiences, Learner Autonomy, Reflections about Education, Resources, Technology
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Sense-making and sense-giving: What makes sense for me has to make sense for you

30 de outubro de 2018
by Teresa Carvalho
It has been quite a while since I last wrote here, but it doesn`t mean that I haven`t been doing any thinking about current issues involving teachers, especially what is going on in the private ESL market. Therefore, in this month’s post, I briefly discuss how private organizations may impact our beliefs about what we...Read More
Career, Reflections about Education
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What sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology can do for you / PART 1

17 de maio de 2018
by Teresa Carvalho
Before you read it, think quickly: Why do learners think native speakers make better teachers? Now let me share something with you: I have recently come across some works by sociolinguists and linguistic anthropologists — as well as social theorists, and I began to wonder why I had not related the latest developments of linguistic...Read More
Reflections about Education
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Creating magical moments in your class: making room for Storytelling though pedagogic activities

18 de março de 2018
by Teresa Carvalho
“Learners have storied selves that cannot be dissociated from their selves in the classroom, so they are encouraged to share their stories and experiences during ordinary pedagogic activities. Naturally, these interactions help us all — myself included, connect with one another.” Teresa Carvalho (2017) Magical. This is what many teachers want their lessons to be....Read More
Classroom Experiences, Teacher Development
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