Many scholars have analysed the root of the word education and have come to realise there are different meanings for the same root. Craft (1984) noted that there are two different Latin roots of the English word education. They are educare, which means to train or to mould…
Books, bells, desks, students sitting in rows, teachers talking and writing on blackboards. This has been going on for centuries and, although teachers and experts have stated repeatedly that urgent changes need to be made, we still can’t seem to shift away from the…
Life is challenging. Being a teacher and living a
life is sometimes even more! We all know that, so it should not come
as a surprise when we have obstacles we must overcome or decisions
that are hard to take. Being a teacher is a never-ending story – we
never stop learning…
If we look up the definition of teacher in various dictionaries we would come up with the following definitions:
Teacher: one that teaches; especially one whose occupation is to instruct (Merriam- Webster) someone whose job is to teach in a school, college, etc.
Project based learning (PBL) can be very confusing and strenuous if we try to apply it without fully understanding the concept, steps and objectives. However, the outcome is truly amazing and the learning objectives go way beyond any course book can give us. What actually…
I am an extremely visual person when it comes down to learning. I image stories, phrases, equations…whatever the context might be.
There has been a lot of uproar regarding Cambridge English’s pledge to remove the phrase “learning styles” from the Celta and…
Making the shift from being a general English teacher to Business English Teacher - Louise Potter
27/06/2017
Many English teachers today feel terribly intimidated about teaching Business English since they are not expects in business studies and business vocabulary. I can understand their fears, however, what teachers need to understand is that their main role is to guide their…
The Teaching field of second and foreign languages has gone through contrasting phases over the past 40 years, as like everything else in the world. After in-depth investigation, research has shown that the communicative approach is the best way to get learners interacting…
Taking part of a massive teacher development event is not only gratifying but also mind-blowing. IATEFL was held in Glasgow this year! More than 2000 teachers worldwide got together to share classroom experiences, learn from each other and exchange cultural aspects…
