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Using songs in the classroom

6 de dezembro de 2016

If you had been my student at around 2010 on of your complaints would have been that I never used songs in my lessons. Earlier in my career I used songs quite frequently, in that gap-fill let’s-kill-some-time kind of way. However, as I became more experienced, I realised that this kind of activity is not...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Lesson Ideas, Skills

Classroom experiences, communication, creativity, EFL, elt, esl, songs, student engagement

What Students Can(n’t) Do with Tests

25 de novembro de 2016

by Teresa Carvalho

Much has been written and said about tests. A lot of teachers, students, and parents don’t see the point of tests, especially when all tests do is test discrete items of grammar and vocabulary , especially when it comes to summative tests, which assess what students have learned over a period of time. I myself don’t believe in...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Language testing & assessment, Learner Autonomy, Reflections about Education, Skills

creative thinking, formative assessment, formative tests, inclusive education, life skills, pragmatic competence, reflection, summative assessment, summative tests, testing, written tests

Para ser fluente é preciso pensar no idioma?

22 de novembro de 2016

by Marcelo de Cristo

Pensar é algo natural para todos nós. Segundo a Wikipedia, é uma faculdade do nosso sistema mental através da qual modelamos o mundo para nele podermos transitar e agir segundo a nossa vontade. Pensar vem de fábrica, ou seja, é grátis. Por esse motivo, não se aprende a pensar. Se é assim, por quê então...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Language Acquisition, Reflections about Education

Brazilian learners, EFL, elt, esl, fluency, Language acquisition, Second-language acquisition, Young learners

Leave the stress outside and now focus on the class!

17 de novembro de 2016

by Vinicius Diamantino

Faster! Faster! I have to be able to speak English faster! If I start classes with you now, when am I going to be fluent? – says almost every student we have ever had. We’ve been living in a so-called Information Era and that speeds everything up, so let’s take a look from a more...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Reflections about Education

anxiety, hurry to speak, information era, stress

Thirty years in ELT – some thoughts about then and now

29 de outubro de 2016

by Isabela Villas Boas

My passion for English began when I was a child and lived in the U.S. for three years while my parents went to graduate school. Upon coming back to Brazil, I was enrolled in a traditional language institute in Brasilia, Casa Thomas Jefferson (CTJ). There I went from the intermediate to the advanced level and...Read More

Career, Classroom Experiences

Understanding Classroom Life: My first steps into Exploratory Practice

22 de outubro de 2016

by Teresa Carvalho

Why do my students participate in my classes? This is the question I asked myself when I first met this group of twenty s teenagers age 15-16 years old. From day one, they took part in the activities and spoke English most of the time. I was puzzled. How come? We meet at the end...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Reflections about Education, Resources, Skills, Speaking and Spoken Language, Teacher Development

Allwright, Bakhtin, Exploratory Practice, Understanding classroom life

Should we vent about our students?

29 de setembro de 2016

by Isabela Villas Boas

Not long ago I read a blog post in Edutopia by Jason Deehan about whether venting about students should be banned. What motivated the author to write the post was the fact that he had come across a comment about a school that discouraged teachers from venting about their students because they felt that it...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Reflections about Education

venting

Being a NNEST in Brazil back in the 80s Part 1

18 de agosto de 2016

by Teresa Carvalho

The past is never where you think you left it.” —- Katherine Anne Porter Having lived a year in the US, I was convinced that I had become an American. I spoke American English, my clothes were mostly American, and I did not like black beans anymore. I could not help pronouncing the word Coke...Read More

Career, Classroom Experiences, Language Acquisition, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

Brazil, langage teacher, myths about language, NNEST, Rajagopalan

From RLE To VLE – The Missing Extension?

24 de julho de 2016

by Adriano Zanetti

It goes without saying that we live in a world which is bombarded by information. I am not saying that is all bad, however, for some this may be too much, too soon and too frightening. This fast-moving evolution of information technology has brought about a new sort of ‘society’ which seeks for a full...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

action plan, learner training, motivation, RLE, State School, VLE

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