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Attitude regarding students’ work

7 de outubro de 2014

I got a message one of these days which said “No matter what’s happening. CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY. Don’t focus on what’s wrong. Find something positive in your life!” by Joel Osteen, and that made think about being a teacher and assessing students. We have just had our mid-term tests in the school and that’s...Read More

Reflections about Education

assessment, feedback, teachers’ beliefs

How’s opinion polling like classroom testing? Reflections on election day

5 de outubro de 2014

by Natália Guerreiro

It’s election day in Brazil, and polls have featured extensively both in the traditional and social media. Some voters seem to work out their candidates based on the polling results; others doubt them. Either way, I don’t see much questioning of the importance of polling. And that kind of reminds me of classroom tests. (I…Read More

Language testing & assessment

assessment, classroom assessment, language testing, testing

UNDERSTANDING CRITICAL THINKING IN THE ELT CLASSROOM

4 de outubro de 2014

by Anderson Maia

So what happens to thinking when you attach the word critical to it? Is this another newfangled label that promotes a novel pedagogy or method for purely commercial reasons or other ulterior motivations without substantially affecting learning? Is this label bringing into ELT something extraneous to communication skills, such as political causes and social concerns?...Read More

Reflections about Education

critical thinking, language practice, learning strategy

What if I fail?

2 de outubro de 2014

by elainehodgson

As the end of the year approaches, several students, teachers, school managers and parents may be coming to the conclusion that what was done and learnt throughout the year, or the term, was not enough. In other words, some students will fail their courses. And so, what happens next? How to deal with failure? For...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Reflections about Education

Classroom experiences, feedback

An A-Z of Dysfunctional ELT: E is for Environment

29 de setembro de 2014

by Dennis Warren

#7: E is for Environment The flames will burn for decades, and humankind will shelter, like moles, in underground complexes waiting for the planet to heal itself after centuries of abuse. None shall dare tread upon the surface of the parched, scorched earth. Humans will survive on fungus and recycled sweat, until conditions are finally...Read More

Reflections about Education

Innovation for Outstanding Schools: Teacher Development in Loco

27 de setembro de 2014

by Laura Miccoli

Hi Everyone! Spring begins in September – nature’s renovation season – perfect to start projects and put new ideas forth. I expect to stir debate in the 1o Fórum de Profissionalização Docente, at Universidade Estadual de Londrina (Sept. 29th-30th), after presenting an innovative approach to teacher development. Formação continuada refers to formal...Read More

Teacher Development

coaching, innovation, teacher development

A lot from a little VI

26 de setembro de 2014

by Ben Goldstein

In my last post here I looked at a monologue from a non-native speaker of English, Dani and analysed what made him a proficient, fluent speaker (see A lot from a little V). The interesting thing about his monologue is that its sophisticated quality does not derive from grammatical or lexical complexity but rather from...Read More

Speaking and Spoken Language

communication, language, strategies

Images and real materials

21 de setembro de 2014

by Thalya Goldfeld

We are constantly becoming more and more visual. Our social media communication includes sharing images. We share pictures, we comment on pictures, we like pictures. It’s all very simple and immediate. Using picture books with small children is a way in which they can use simple language communication skills. They can simply like, share and...Read More

Classroom Experiences

communication, images, visual

This course is interactive. Really?

20 de setembro de 2014

by Ana Maria Menezes

E-learning courses are commonly called interactive courses. Many of these courses host presentations and articles online, assign weekly tasks to participants, organize webinars and chats, but are they really interactive? According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, I’d like to focus on the second definition “requiriring people to talk with each other or do things together”. This...Read More

Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

interaction, online course, teaching

To Sir, with Love

18 de setembro de 2014

by Teresa Carvalho

‘To Sir, with Love‘ was perhaps the most watched and the most loved movie in my teenage years. The East London high school teacher who gave up on the school textbooks to teach his rowdy, disruptive students about life, was every teenage kid’s hero. I’ve just come across the website below, which offers a glimpse...Read More

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

difficult students, jill Hadfield, Lindsay Clandfield, Luke Prodromou, strategies

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