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The impact of your teaching

14 de agosto de 2017

Technology will not replace teachers, but teachers who can integrate technology effectively in their pedagogical practices will replace teachers who can’t. The quote above has been repeated time and again (with different wording each time) in education conferences where the focus is technology in education – so much so that it’s hard to find the correct attribution...Read More

Career, Educational Technology, Inclusive Teaching, Learner Autonomy, Reflections about Education

communication, critical thinking, educational technology, student engagement

The price we pay for (not) promoting ourselves

2 de agosto de 2017

by elainehodgson

A couple of months ago, talking to a dear friend and co-worker about future jobs prospects, I asked her one of those ‘why don’t you’ questions. Her reply was ‘I don’t have much time for promoting myself.’ Well, I know that is true when you have deadlines pressing on you. Then, on a different occasion,...Read More

Career

career, challenges, communication, critical thinking, professional development, technology

The future is now

7 de abril de 2017

by Dominic Walters

First we had industrialization. Then this was followed by electrification, which in turn preceded the age of digitalization. And now, apparently, we are accelerating at what seems like breakneck speed towards what the International Bar Association calls the ‘Industrial Revolution 4.0’. This fourth industrial revolution is being, and will be, marked by dramatic changes in...Read More

Reflections about Education, Technology

critical thinking, education, future, Reflections, technology

Will feminism change ELT?

2 de fevereiro de 2017

by elainehodgson

The word feminism is not new, though the understanding of the concept seems to have changed. We shifted from the image of women burning bras in the 60’s to the powerful image of the most recent Women’s March in the United States and in other countries demanding equal rights. I emphasise the word equal and...Read More

Career, Reflections about Education

career, conferences, critical thinking, Facebook, materials, social media

Diversity and the danger of having an opinion about what you don’t know

2 de novembro de 2016

by elainehodgson

A couple of months ago a friend of mine reported on his page on Facebook a situation that had happened to his son at school. It was a Portuguese lesson and the focus was defining and non-defining relative clauses. To cut a long story short, my friend’s son defended that that the sentence My father...Read More

Reflections about Education

Classroom experiences, critical thinking, EFL, elt, elt mantras, Facebook, materials, professional development, social media, teaching

Is there enough room for critical thinking in the EFL classroom?

2 de abril de 2016

by elainehodgson

Just like in March, I’ll begin by reproducing a photo that was in newspapers and social media last month and that proved extremely controversial, raising heated discussions on the Internet. Well, I believe you have probably seen it and possibly read lots of arguments, both defending and criticising all sorts of aspects in the photo....Read More

Reflections about Education

Classroom experiences, critical thinking, EFL, engagement, motivation, social media

Teachers as practitioner researchers

18 de setembro de 2015

by Teresa Carvalho

“…and three things really matter: (1) deciding on something that you want to do; (2) that you can do; and (3) that is really worth doing.” —- Keith Richards, Qualitative Enquiry in TESOL (2003) When teachers investigate their own practice through research, they become practitioner researchers. To become a practitioner researcher, we need to nurture...Read More

Career, Classroom Experiences, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

critical thinking, Keith Richards, practitioner research, research

Three Highlights from IATEFL Manchester Talks and Workshops

23 de maio de 2015

by Teresa Carvalho

While technology has become a powerful tool to share information, talking to people face-to-face still remains unrivalled. Enjoying a meal together or connecting with others through a handshake — or even a few words, creates a synergy that promotes feelings of trust and collaboration; it helps us build stronger relationships and a feeling of belonging....Read More

Lesson Ideas, Pronunciation, Reflections about Education, Resources, Teacher Development

Anna Hasper, Christopher Smith, critical thinking, Dimitrius Primalis, error correction, feedback, IATEFL, Luke Meddings, pronunciation

Critical thinking as an antidote to stupid rules

17 de fevereiro de 2015

by Vivian Magalhães

At least once a week, I have to go to the post office to mail books people order through my website. I usually go to the same agency, which is actually a privately-owned postal franchise, near my house. This month, however, I was on vacation away from home, so I had to go to a...Read More

Reflections about Education

critical thinking, teachers's role

Revisiting ELT Mantras: know you think

14 de dezembro de 2014

by Damian Willians

There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says ‘Morning boys. How’s the water?’ And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes, ‘What...Read More

Teacher Development

conclusion, critical thinking, elt mantras, summary

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