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Can we find a voice by exposing our fears?

25 de outubro de 2017

Confession: for most of my adult, academic life I have always feared being discovered as a fraud. I even used to phrase it as this: I am afraid that one day people will find out that I am not as good as they think. I remember saying this many times, to close friends, to advisors,...Read More

Reflections about Education

fear, find_a_voice, learn, showing_yourself

What Makes A Good Speaking Class?

24 de outubro de 2017

by Adriano Zanetti

Whatever needs analyses one carries out with their groups, there is every likelihood that 9 out 10 will record that they will want to improve their speaking skills best. At this point I do not believe that anyone involved in ELT would be surprised at this, yet we can witness the fact that developing speaking...Read More

Skills

elt, speaking skills, speaking-class

Like, Comment, Share

22 de outubro de 2017

by Paulo Torres

Would you like to Like, Comment and Share? This is the activity I mentioned on my last blog post about the three key features to teach speaking. These are the instructions. Preparation: cardstock paper, popsicle sticks, a pencil, templates, scissors and glue. Tell students they are going to have a group discussion about ‘dilemmas’ and...Read More

Lesson Ideas, Resources, Skills

lesson-ideas, skills, speaking

The ups and downs of teaching beginner young teens

20 de outubro de 2017

by Teresa Carvalho

So, it’s your first class with a group of beginner 12-ish year-olds. You just leaf through the course book and teacher’s guide because all the class is about is the verb to be and adjectives. You know the drill: a couple pages filled with yes-no questions and perhaps a list of cities and countries that...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Classroom Management, Language Acquisition

beginner-classes, child-development, Games, milestones, young-teens

The Language Proficiency GHOST!

19 de outubro de 2017

by Anderson Maia

The English language proficiency ghost has still been hovering over novel and experienced non-native teachers. When a new teaching position or professional development opportunity pops up, despite the deep desire to fill in that open spot, there comes the BOOH of not being “good enough” in the language we are supposed to master and use...Read More

Reflections about Education

foreign_language, language_proficiency

Professor Particular pode cobrar 13º salário?

18 de outubro de 2017

by Vinicius Diamantino

Sabe aquele momento em que fica claro que você saiu da escola pra se tornar professor autônomo mas a escola não saiu de você? Não? Então vem comigo aqui. Com o fim do ano se aproximando vão diminuindo as perguntas que recebo a respeito de captação de alunos e vão aumentando aqueles querendo saber sobre...Read More

Teacher Development

professor_autônomo, professor_particular

Diary of a Freelance Teacher: Relax, don’t do it

12 de outubro de 2017

by Stephen Greene

First of all, an apology. A few months ago I started to write about working as a self-employed teacher. I had the intention of writing a whole series, but only managed the first one before life got in the way. Here I am, though, back and ready to get the series going again. I have...Read More

Reflections about Education

freelance, freelance teacher, freelancing, self-employed teacher

Speaking Assessment

9 de outubro de 2017

by Beatriz Meneguetti

Teaching Young Learners have always interested me and assessing them comes hand in hand with it, obviously, so, for sometime now, I have been researching this area and developed a work on speaking assessment which I would like to share with you. In order not to bore you all with an ginormous reading, I have...Read More

Language testing & assessment, Reflections about Education

assessment, speaking, young_learners

Game On – Need For Speed or Speed Racer?

5 de outubro de 2017

by Adriano Zanetti

By definition reading is the action of a person who looks at and understands the meaning of written or printed words or symbols. But there is much more to that than meet the eyes. Nuttall (1996:2) believes that not only does reading comprise decoding, deciphering and identifying words, but it is above all an opportunity...Read More

Reflections about Education, Skills

language, reading, reading_fluidity, reading_proficiency

See you (present) in Caxias do Sul!

5 de outubro de 2017

by Natália Guerreiro

“Why don’t you present at the next BRAZ-TESOL event?” “Me? I have nothing to talk about.” “Of course you do. You do this, that, and the other.” “Oh, but everybody does that.” “No, not everybody does that… You’re taking your talents for granted.” “But no one will want to listen to me.” “Think again.” It...Read More

Career, Teacher Development

BRAZ-TESOL, BTIC, call for papers, call for proposals, career, conference, ELT event, event, seminar, speaker, teacher development

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