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English made in Brazil

6 de fevereiro de 2017

Two things have happened recently that served as inspiration for this post. One of them is the (erroneous) belief that one can only learn a language if his/her teacher is a native speaker. Who would figure this is still a debate in 2017. The other is the #accentpride that aims at fighting the prejudice that only...Read More

Career, Language Acquisition, Learner Autonomy, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

Brazilian learners, career, CELTA, challenges, elt mantras, Second-language acquisition, te

TeStressing Times – Test the Stress or Stress the Test

26 de junho de 2015

by Adriano Zanetti

On announcing my groups’ final testing dates, I can vividly remember one student coining the chunk, if I may say so, ‘TeStressing Times are coming.’ Well, in terms of pronunciation one might easily say she has aced the test. Living and learning seems to be a fair motto, I say. We all know that the...Read More

Language testing & assessment

academic life, challenges, motivation, tests

My journey to becoming an e-moderator – Part II – the time when I became an online student

2 de maio de 2015

by Michele Schwertner

Dear all, this is my second post about my journey to becoming an e-moderator. This time, I’m going to tell you about the time I became an online student myself. Some of the courses I had to take at university were only offered online. I had never done anything like that before (as a student)...Read More

Reflections about Education, Teacher Development, Technology

career, challenges, educational technology, engagement, interaction, professional development, student engagement, teacher development, technology, virtual learning environment

The beginning of a new academic year

7 de fevereiro de 2015

by Beatriz Meneguetti

Holidays are over, preparation has already taken place so now it’s time to get into teaching! When the year comes to an end we think back and realise our work was done and a rest is deserved. Soon we start longing for the new groups, the new materials, the planning… I believe students never realise...Read More

Classroom Management, Reflections about Education

challenges, changes, new academic year

On paradigms and mindsets: A challenge for 2015

8 de janeiro de 2015

by Isabela Villas Boas

As we are beginning a new year and many of us are enjoying our well-deserved summer vacations in the southern hemisphere, in my post today I’m going to relate my vacation experience with what I’m currently reading and propose a new year challenge. On our summer vacations, my husband and I have always favored calmer...Read More

Teacher Development

challenges, fixed mindset, growth mindset, paradigms

Magic

21 de outubro de 2014

by Thalya Goldfeld

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

Teaching English in regular schools: yes, we can do it!

18 de fevereiro de 2014

by Carina Fragozo

We know that language teachers face a lot of difficulties in Brazilian regular schools. Based on my experience as a High School teacher, my intention here is to present some suggestions to overcome three common challenges teachers face in this context. 1) All levels in the same place Challenge: Classes in regular schools present a...Read More

Classroom Management

challenges, EFL, regular schools, teaching

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