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Magic

21 de outubro de 2014

The other day I was visiting a writer friend of mine and she said she wanted to write a children’s story. A story in which the reader can extrapolate the meaning and come out better for it. My very eloquent friend started to tell me her story ideas based on interviews she had conducted in...Read More

Language Acquisition

challenges, characters, stories

Reading Made Easy for Learners

19 de outubro de 2014

by Teresa Carvalho

As a teenager, I read anything I could lay my hands on; that included all sorts of literature: good and bad. It didn’t matter as long as it was an interesting story ( from a young girl’s perspective, I might say). As a young English language learner, I was lucky to study at an English...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Language Acquisition, Resources, Vocabulary

library, motivation, reading, reading tasks

Neither victims nor heroes: just teachers

17 de outubro de 2014

by Vivian Magalhães

There seems to be a day to celebrate everything in Brazil. March 14th is Bald Men’s Day and April 26th is Goalkeeper’s Day, followed by the Flight Attendants Day on the 31st of May and Students’ Day on the 11t of August, just to mention a few . Since we have taught them all –the...Read More

Career, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

choices, Teacher's Day, teaching carreer

Teaching English to students with Down’s syndrome – part 2.

16 de outubro de 2014

by Antonio Coutelo

Last month, I brought the factors that are typical of many children with Down’s syndrome which facilitate and inhibit learing. In this context, it is important that we advance the discussion regarging second language learning. It is known by educators that children with Down’s syndrome typically have a speech and language impairment. According to the...Read More

Inclusive Teaching

Down's syndrome, inclusive teaching

Differentiated Professional Development – promoting and experiencing it

15 de outubro de 2014

by Isabela Villas Boas

Last year I saw a call for chapter proposals for a British Council book on innovations in the continuing professional development of English language teachers. Every day I receive briefings and newsletters from the associations I’m a member of and from publications, websites, and communities I follow. Many times I come across such calls for...Read More

Teacher Development

Revisiting ELT Mantras #8: 4 types of phrasal verbs

14 de outubro de 2014

by Damian Willians

As a Native English-Speaking Teacher (NEST) who didn’t learn any English grammar at school, it wasn’t until I started training as a teacher and then teaching that I really started to get to grips with the English grammatical – and later lexical – system. In fact, I don’t think there’s ever been a point where...Read More

Grammar, Language Acquisition, Teacher Development, Vocabulary

grammar, language, lexis, multi word verbs, phrasal verbs

Trocando o canal: usando o Youtube para melhorar o inglês

13 de outubro de 2014

by Fabiano Silveira

Olá a todos! Com certeza não são apenas os meus alunos que adoram ficar no Youtube assistindo a vídeos de bichinhos, piadas, cantores de chuveiro, pegadinhas e desafios do ice bucket. Parece que essa meninada está trocando a TV pela internet mesmo, passando altas horas em serviços de vídeo por streaming, procurando e assistindo a...Read More

Educational Technology, Resources

fonética, inglês, videos, vocabulário, Youtube

Celebrating The Brazilian Teacher’s Day – My Top Ten ELT Books

11 de outubro de 2014

by Roseli Serra

My passion for reading books began since I was a child. I was encouraged to read mainly by my dad who used to buy collections of books and by my mom who used to be a primary teacher. At school we had that amazing library where I used to go and read those fantastic, beautiful...Read More

Teacher Development

books, books for teachers, teacher development

Engaging learners (Part 2)

9 de outubro de 2014

by Rubens Heredia

Last month, we looked at personalisation, guided discovery and raising awareness of sub-skills and strategies as ways to promote learner engagement (click here to check it out). Today, I’d like to share some more ideas on this topic, which I consider one of the most important, albeit challenging, in both lesson preparation and delivery. Reacting...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Lesson Ideas, Teacher Development

Classroom experiences, EFL, engagement, motivation, teacher development

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