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Whose meaning is it anyway?*

5 de janeiro de 2018

“What’s the meaning of…” seems to be a perfectly innocent question. But language is never innocent, is it? I give you exhibit A, the word white-shoe: According to The American Heritage, “white-shoe adj. Of or being a long-established business known for reputable service and a wealthy clientele: “took a job at… [a] pronouncedly white-shoe investment-banking firm” (Connie Bruck)”...Read More

Reflections about Education

dictionaries, dictionary, ideologies, ideology, PARSNIPs, vocabulary, words

Tips on having successful private lessons

4 de janeiro de 2018

by Beatriz Solino de Francisco

How to win the customers It is widely known that “advertising is the core of a business”, and it could not be truer. Gladly, nowadays, the means one may use to advertise their own work are innumerable. To begin with, we have the good old word of mouth. Should you do a great job, people...Read More

Career

-businesscards, -privatelessons, -socialmedia, -teachingprivatestudents, advertising, EFL, elt, esl, teaching

Language Awareness – an article summary I

31 de dezembro de 2017

by Leandro Zuanazzi

It’s the end of another extraordinary year and many people are making their New Year’s resolutions and hoping to stick to them at least until the end of January. I consider myself one of them, so I have decided to set the wheels in motion before 2017 comes to an end. Then I’ll be able...Read More

Teacher Development

language awareness, language development for teachers, teacher development

The challenge of wearing two hats

29 de dezembro de 2017

by Isabela Villas Boas

My whole formal educational background is academic, from my B.A. in Journalism, to my master’s in Teaching English as a Second Language and my doctorate in Education. Everything I have published so far is academic, about learning and teaching. Most of my presentations in conferences are about academic topics, ranging from second language writing, assessment,...Read More

Career, ELT Management, Reflections about Education

leadership and management

Are Teachers Obsolete?

28 de dezembro de 2017

by Carlos Henrique Trindade

Technology is definitely changing our lives for the better. That’s my opinion. I am not the nostalgic type of person who thinks the good old analogic times were much better. But, with the advancements of technology, especially with the improvement of voice recognition and simultaneous translation softwares and algorithms, one question is obvious for me:...Read More

Career

obsolete-language, teacher, technology

The ever-changing nature of ELT in Brazil: How teaching practices reflect glocal changes – Part 2

20 de dezembro de 2017

by Edmilson Chagas

Published on November 20th, the first part of this post tries to briefly describe the trends of ELT in Brazil from the early 90’s to the late 2000’s. In it, I also included the themes and topics of some of the plenary sessions in international conferences and the names of the speakers who delivered them. ...Read More

Career, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

career, conferences, EFL, elt, professional development, teacher development

Taking the road less traveled by: Reflecting on class projects

19 de dezembro de 2017

by Teresa Carvalho

“And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back.” Robert Frost (1874-1963) It’s the beginning of the semester and you are still getting to know your...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Classroom Management, ELT Management, Reflections about Education, Skills

class project, projects, teacher autonomy

The Challenge of embracing Challenges – part 1

16 de dezembro de 2017

by Lenora Haranaka

I was looking for an inspiring article about motivation when I came across Bruce Dixon’s entitled ‘The Value of a Cold Shower’. It starts by questioning the kind of expectations we have when we attend the opening keynote at a conference. Dixon asks us: ‘Do you want to be entertained, informed, inspired or provoked, or...Read More

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

challenges, change, learning opportunities, motivation, professional development, teaching

What will your Christmas present be?

14 de dezembro de 2017

by Henrick Oprea

As the end of the year draws nearer, people all over the world feel that there’s a new beginning ahead. We’ve gotten used to the 365-day cycle in life and celebrate the end of the year remembering all the good moments of the year that’s just passed, and plan a bright future ahead of us....Read More

Career, Teacher Development

action plan, career plan, continuing professional development

The 5 things I wish someone had told me about the CELTA before I took it

13 de dezembro de 2017

by Gabriela Fróes

If you are an English teacher, you have certainly heard about the CELTA. CELTA stands for Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, and it is one of the most accepted and respected TEFL courses in the world. Teachers love to talk about it because… well, it is pretty awesome indeed. It’s a 120-hour training...Read More

Career, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

CELTA, certificate-in-teaching-english-to-speakers-of-other-languages, teaching

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