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Good teachers don’t stand on students’ ways

22 de outubro de 2019

This might sound a bit too harsh, but we do sometimes hinder learning. The title of this text was borrowed from a famous saying in football, made popular by the controversial former player Romario, now a politician. He was a very successful and undoubtedly talented player and worked with a large number of coaches throughout...Read More

Reflections about Education

language, learning, teaching

OMG! My Teenage Student is Better Than Me!

16 de setembro de 2019

by Henrique Zamboni

It’s the beginning of a new term. You’re chosen to teach an upper-intermediate/advanced group. You’re excited to meet your new students, you plan a welcome activity so as to start off with the right foot. You enter the room, start the class and ask your new students to introduce themselves. And suddenly one particular student...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

career, challenges, Classroom experiences, CPD, education, language, reflection, teaching, teaching teenagers, teenagers, teens

About inspiration, strength and gratitude

2 de dezembro de 2018

by elainehodgson

“Dear teacher, I’d like to say I have never forgotten your lessons and I’m grateful you have inspired me to follow this path.” This is part of a message I received last month. It is from a student I had over 20 years ago and who is now a successful teacher of English. I still...Read More

Career, Classroom Experiences, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

career, challenges, Classroom experiences, education, EFL, elt, engagement, feedback, language, learning, motivation, professional development, reflection

Should presentations in Portuguese be allowed in ELT Conferences in Brazil?

2 de setembro de 2018

by elainehodgson

Scene 1: Big conference in Brazil. The speaker, a Brazilian, goes onto the stage to begin her plenary session. While she speaks, you notice she makes some mistakes, pronunciation mistakes, grammar mistakes, but the content of her presentation is relevant and she manages to get her message across. At the end of her talk, you...Read More

Career, Reflections about Education, Trends in ELT

career, challenges, conferences, CPD, critical thinking, EFL, ELF, intelligibility, language, professional development, reflection, teacher development

What I have been learning from my baby boy – part 2

27 de fevereiro de 2018

by Carlos Henrique Trindade

One important thing I learned from my baby is that laziness starts from a very early age. Having been talking to him only in English for more than 2 years now, I can notice his incredible understanding of my production in spoken English. He understands nearly everything I speak to him, reacts appropriately to commands,...Read More

Reflections about Education

baby, bilingualism, language, motivation

Paths To Professionalism – Challenges Stem From Where You Stem From

24 de novembro de 2017

by Adriano Zanetti

How did you get into English Language teaching, and why do you still do it? I come from a family of musicians and English first caught my interest when I came across Pink Floyd and The Ramones with their lyrics and fast singing. My English teacher at Secondary School (Neusa Lombardi) spotted this ‘talent for...Read More

Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

challenges, language, professionalism, teaching

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

Of work and idioms

6 de março de 2017

by Ricardo Barros

A couple of years ago, Damian Williams wrote a post explaining why he doesn’t like teaching idiomatic expressions. I wrote a response to that, as I strongly disagreed with him. However, a recent conversation with another teacher made me rethink that a bit. Here’s the situation: I have two private students, both of whom work...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Vocabulary

Brazilian learners, communication, EFL, elt, language, vocabulary

What does it mean to communicate? Part II – Montblancs vs. Bics

5 de março de 2017

by Natália Guerreiro

Once, when I needed to sign a document, I borrowed a pen from a person very dear to me. I immediately felt something was wrong. My handwriting wasn’t flowing naturally and I wondered what was up with the pen. That’s when I saw a 6-point white star on the top. The owner of the pen...Read More

Language testing & assessment, Reflections about Education

assessment, communication, communicative approach, indigenous assessment criteria, language, language for communication, performance assessment, standards

A Word Atlas of the Mind

3 de maio de 2016

by Dominic Walters

There was some interesting news last week. Scientists at Berkeley University in the United States have mapped out how the brain organises language. Their ‘semantic atlas’ shows how the meaning of vocabulary is organised into different regions of the brain. In the past, it was believed that information about words’ meanings was represented in a...Read More

Vocabulary

language, semantic system, vocabulary

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