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Learner Autonomy

Small ways to give up control

29 de novembro de 2017
by Isabela Villas Boas
One of the best features of my job is that I get to observe teachers in their second semester in the language institute where I work.  In their first semester, they go through a mentoring process and are then observed by two other academic specialists. These observations usually go very well. The teachers are very...Read More
Learner Autonomy, Lesson Ideas, Teacher Development
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Tips on how to excel at Cambridge Exams – Part 2

25 de novembro de 2017
by Beatriz Solino de Francisco
(Obs.:  I will be back only on the 4th of January) Tip number (3) –  multiple-choice part As you know, this is a longer text. (FCE and CPE – part 7 & CAE – part 8). In order not to get anxious and/or frustrated, you will read the first question and focus only on the...Read More
Learner Autonomy
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Inside the 16th BTIC - an encouragement for developing teachers

08 Tips on how to excel at Cambridge Exams – Part 1

4 de novembro de 2017
by Beatriz Solino de Francisco
Are you sitting for Cambridge Exams in November? I believe I can help you by providing practical tips. First, I’ll share my personal experience with you. I have taken the FCE-CAE-CPE and since I passed, it’s safe to say I had the vocabulary demanded by those levels, I used to study every day (whenever possible),...Read More
Learner Autonomy

“Reading” is the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything

4 de outubro de 2017
by Beatriz Solino de Francisco
David Crystal once said that the biggest challenge for teachers is “without a doubt to keep pace with the language change”. And I could not agree more! Now, my question is. How to do it? How to keep pace with one of the most complex aspects of human behaviour? Taking into consideration that many countries, states,...Read More
Language Acquisition, Learner Autonomy, Reflections about Education

Authorship in teaching and learning

30 de setembro de 2017
by Marcela Cintra
Discussing creativity in English language teaching and learning has definitely contributed to many of the changes we have already observed in our field – both in the classroom and in teacher education. However, some teaching contexts are definitely dependent on more controlled approaches – sometimes because of teachers’ beliefs, sometimes because of school programmes, parents’ influence....Read More
Learner Autonomy, Reflections about Education
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The difficult teenager. Really?

20 de setembro de 2017
by Edmilson Chagas
This is the 3rd and final part of my two previous posts entitled “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”. In a nutshell, while Part I describes how I managed to establish and sustain rapport with a group of teenagers – whom I hadn’t taught for years on end – Part II is an account of...Read More
Classroom Experiences, Classroom Management, Learner Autonomy, Reflections about Education
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Exploratory Practice: Working for Understanding

18 de setembro de 2017
by Teresa Carvalho
Exploratory Practice: “It is an indefinitely sustainable way for classroom language teachers and learners, while getting on with their learning and teaching, to develop their own understandings of life in the language classroom. It is essentially a way for teachers and learners to work together to understand aspects of their classroom practice that puzzle them,...Read More
Classroom Experiences, Learner Autonomy, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development
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What is the role of the new teacher?

22 de agosto de 2017
by Carlos Henrique Trindade
The new world we live in pushes us to unavoidable changes. The dynamism it brings to society forces us to rethink our concepts and how we position ourselves in light of the ever growing challenges we have to face. In this scenario, the school and, more specifically, the teacher is being redefined. But what should...Read More
Career, Classroom Management, Learner Autonomy, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development
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“Close Encounters of the Third Kind” * – Part II

19 de agosto de 2017
by Edmilson Chagas
Below is a follow-up to one my post entitled Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Part I”,  which went online precisely on March 3, 2016. In it, I attempted to describe how terrified I was by the prospect of having to teach a group of kids exiting childhood and stepping into the much dreaded adolescence, at...Read More
Classroom Experiences, Classroom Management, Learner Autonomy, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

The impact of your teaching

14 de agosto de 2017
by Henrick Oprea
Technology will not replace teachers, but teachers who can integrate technology effectively in their pedagogical practices will replace teachers who can’t. The quote above has been repeated time and again (with different wording each time) in education conferences where the focus is technology in education – so much so that it’s hard to find the correct attribution...Read More
Career, Educational Technology, Inclusive Teaching, Learner Autonomy, Reflections about Education
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