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Assessment for young learners – Final View!

7 de dezembro de 2017

Well, I have been discussing assessment for sometime now, discussing from Young Learners characteristics, general assessment types to specific ones that cater for young learners. Now, it’s important to understand how all the information presented can be put together within the framework of children’s course. In my reality, young learners’ lessons are very dynamic and...Read More

Classroom Experiences

assessment-types, Young learners

What I would say to the novice teacher I once was

5 de dezembro de 2017

by Natália Guerreiro

End of year, spring cleaning, and I ended up finding many old pictures and documents which were a trip down memory lane. I wondered what I would say to that young Natalia, who was about to start her career as an English teacher, or to anyone who is starting in the career for that matter....Read More

Career

career, career management, career plan, CPD, tips for novice teachers

Teachers as language learners – part 1

30 de novembro de 2017

by Marcela Cintra

In the English language teaching field, many professionals join the area after becoming sufficiently fluent and confident to face learners. Some of us start a career believing the knowledge we have of the language will guarantee our success in teaching and we may resent feedback given about our use of the language. Although the language...Read More

Career, Teacher Development

language-learners, teacher development

A teacher’s journey to proficiency – Part 3

30 de novembro de 2017

by Leandro Zuanazzi

In Part 1, I mentioned I don’t see myself as someone who is constantly striving towards perfection, but I can’t deny the results I got after taking the more advanced exam left a bitter taste in my mouth. Frustration boiled over at first and its effects lingered for some time, so much so that it...Read More

Career, Teacher Development

cambridge-exams, language development for teachers, proficiency exams

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

control, learner and teacher roles, teacher development

The Bilingual Business in Times of Crisis

27 de novembro de 2017

by Carlos Henrique Trindade

It is a fact that the crisis has arrived at schools in Brazil. There is usually a delay in the effect of the crisis on regular schools compared to other businesses, especially because parents resist to make any changes in their children’s education, unless there is no other option after they have cut all other...Read More

Reflections about Education

bilingual-education, bilingual-education-program, education

Is the Brazilian ELT industry racist?

26 de novembro de 2017

by Taylor Veigga

A few days ago, the Rio de Janeiro Secretary of Education criticized the actress Tais Araujo for her TED Talk in which she shares some of the challenges she will soon encounter as a mother of black children. The Secretary described it as ‘racial stupidity’. Needless to say, I was shocked to hear that. It...Read More

Career, ELT Management, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

elt, racial-diversity, racism

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

CAE, cambridge-exams, cambridge-papers, CPE, FCE, tips-for-cambridge, tips-for-cambridge-exams

Paths To Professionalism – Challenges Stem From Where You Stem From

24 de novembro de 2017

by Adriano Zanetti

How did you get into English Language teaching, and why do you still do it? I come from a family of musicians and English first caught my interest when I came across Pink Floyd and The Ramones with their lyrics and fast singing. My English teacher at Secondary School (Neusa Lombardi) spotted this ‘talent for...Read More

Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

challenges, language, professionalism, teaching

BRAZ-TESOL Espírito Santo Chapter Launch

22 de novembro de 2017

by Paulo Torres

What an unforgettable day! November 11th, 2017. The launch of the BRAZ-TESOL Espírito Santo Chapter took place on November 11th, 2017. The amphitheater was packed with joyful and engaged people eager to share and learn, to give and take. There were even some birds flying and chattering from time to time inside the amphitheater. This...Read More

Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

BRAZ-TESOL, empowering, teacher development

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