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Reflections about Education

Cutting a long story short

31 de julho de 2015

How many times have you heard, said, read or written the chunk – ‘So, to sum up,…! While on holidays gazing at the sea, sitting on the beach every day I caught myself ‘saying’ that when I was playing with my kids on the sand. Tragically or not, one student came to mind. Verbose as...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Reflections about Education

SummingUp

Multi-level Classrooms: a challenge worth facing

27 de julho de 2015

by Laura Miccoli

Hi! As a teaching consultant in public and private schools, I often hear teachers complain about problems in multi-level classrooms. With 30-40 students in class, they dream of smaller and leveled classes – something difficult to implement given the spacing logistics of breaking a group in three and having three teachers instead of just one...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Classroom Management, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

grouping procedures, multi-level classes, teaching tips

O que nunca lhe contaram sobre terminar um curso de idiomas em tempo recorde

22 de julho de 2015

by Marcelo de Cristo

O aumento da renda familiar ocorrida nos últimos anos aliado à crescente demanda do mercado de trabalho por profissionais com fluência em inglês têm ocasionado um grande aumento na demanda por cursos de idiomas no Brasil. Afinal de contas, para ter um bom currículo e tornar-se um profissional valorizado é essencial aprender uma segunda língua o...Read More

Language Acquisition, Reflections about Education

aprendizado de idiomas, cursos de inglês, fluência

– “Seminars and conferences? No, thanks. Been there, done that, took a selfie. I’ve seen it all.”

20 de julho de 2015

by Edmilson Chagas

If, like me, you have been in the field of TEFL for what I choose to call a substantial amount of time, you have probably (over)heard teachers, or even work colleagues say, “I’ve participated in so many seminars and conferences that I really don’t see the point of keeping attending them anymore. I’ve seen it...Read More

Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

professional development, teacher development

We need to talk about failure

18 de julho de 2015

by Teresa Carvalho

This is the time of the year when I have to contact parents to inform that their kids have failed their final exams. Breaking bad news — no matter if it it doesn’t come as a surprise, is just as hard for parents as it is for us teachers. That’s why we need to work...Read More

Reflections about Education

Idioms? Not my cup of tea.

14 de julho de 2015

by Damian Willians

I’ve always had a strange sense of foreboding when teaching idiomatic expressions. A while back I was teaching a lesson based on personality, and we ended up looking at some idioms: couch potato, wet blanket, backseat driver, chip on your shoulder, etc. We explored the meaning, did some practise, then discussed some questions about people we know...Read More

Language Acquisition, Reflections about Education, Speaking and Spoken Language, Vocabulary

damian williams, idioms, lexis, linguistic landscapes, phrasal verbs, tailor made english, tme

What is Aviation English?

5 de julho de 2015

by Natália Guerreiro

When my colleagues and I say we work in Aviation English, what we usually get is a mixture of awe and perplexity. Ironically, information about Aviation English seems not to travel far and wide. So here are a few initial bearings for those who wish to learn more about it. (Fingers crossed that I just...Read More

Reflections about Education

Aviation English, English for Specific Purposes, ESP

Are girls better than boys at language?

1 de julho de 2015

by Carol Lethaby

This month, I want to pick up the theme of the brain and language learning and consider the controversial topic of sex differences. There has existed a belief for some time that girls are innately better at language than boys. Gurian (2005 in Eliot, 2009) argues that girls are up to eighteen months ahead of...Read More

Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

gender, neuroscience, teacher development

Gostoso é aprender sem perceber!

22 de junho de 2015

by Marcelo de Cristo

Com que frequência você se depara com a afirmação que dá título a este post, ou com alguma de suas inúmeras variações, especialmente no contexto da divulgação de métodos de ensino e/ou aprendizagem? No que concerne à aprendizagem de línguas estrangeiras, uma rápida pesquisa no Google logo comprova a presença dessa assertiva no discurso de...Read More

Language Acquisition, Reflections about Education

aquisição da linguagem; sócio interacionismo; aprender inglês; ensino-aprendizagem; EFL

Pendulum swings, babies and bathwater: an appeal for common sense

14 de junho de 2015

by Damian Willians

I recently came across a blog post by Cathy Moore titled ‘How to respond to learning styles believers’, in which she talks about the perils of debunking theories to which people have become quite accustomed and attached to over the years, but which have been shown not to be based on evidence – in this...Read More

Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

common sense, contra-fads, EFL, elt, esl, esol, fads, TEFL, tesol

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