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Learner Autonomy

What I learned from watching my kids learn

23 de julho de 2017

I often wonder to what extent me being an educator has influenced what I am like as a mother – and vice-versa. It is easier to see how being a teacher shaped the mother I am. For instance, I have never done my kids’ work or projects. I have guided their research (making sure they...Read More

Learner Autonomy, Reflections about Education

big questions, engagement, motivation

Write Right, Right? Write, It Is All About CPD

24 de março de 2017

by Adriano Zanetti

It might ‘cost you dear’! That is what we generally hear when people talk about investing time and money in learning a foreign language. By the same token, professional teachers are usually judged by how qualified they are in the teaching community and investing time and money on CPD seminars seems pretty much the way...Read More

Career, Classroom Experiences, Classroom Management, Learner Autonomy, Lesson Ideas, Skills, Teacher Development

CPD, Process Writing, writing

Inquisitive Ears – Helping learners develop their collocational competence

1 de março de 2017

by Lenora Haranaka

How many of us have heard learners expressing the wish ‘I want to be fluent in English’? But then, what does it mean to be fluent? As the title suggests, I truly believe in walking through life with our ears wide open, and there is one belief that has permeated my teaching over the years:...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Language Acquisition, Learner Autonomy, Teacher Development, Vocabulary

collocational competence, communication, EFL, fluency, learning strategy, motivation, triggering curiosity

English made in Brazil

6 de fevereiro de 2017

by Ricardo Barros

Two things have happened recently that served as inspiration for this post. One of them is the (erroneous) belief that one can only learn a language if his/her teacher is a native speaker. Who would figure this is still a debate in 2017. The other is the #accentpride that aims at fighting the prejudice that only...Read More

Career, Language Acquisition, Learner Autonomy, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

Brazilian learners, career, CELTA, challenges, elt mantras, Second-language acquisition, te

If you need to write, write!

22 de dezembro de 2016

by Teresa Carvalho

There are some funny thoughts that occur to us, language teachers. We want our students to become fluent speakers, we want them to be proficient readers, we want them to become effective listeners, and finally, we want them to be great writers in a foreign language. All four skills neatly packed and delivered in a...Read More

Learner Autonomy

learner autonomy, practice, reading, success, vocabulary, writing skills

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

Helping learners get ready for the “real world” – teaching strategies and fostering autonomy

25 de abril de 2015

by Catarina Pontes

“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” The wisdom in this Chinese proverb can be easily transferred to the classroom environment. Helping learners to develop strategies that can better enable them to communicate is the best way to...Read More

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