Diversity is the spice of life Jack Scholes: We have recently been facing a growing interest in issues related to diversity and inclusion. How and when did your interest in diversity, minorities and inclusion start? What were your first initiatives in this…
La literatura no es siempre una producción inusual y forzosamente críptica. Los textos literarios son también exponentes de la lengua. Y, de hecho, son exponentes privilegiados de los distintos usos de la lengua, porque son susceptibles de albergar dentro de sí gran…
Children’s Laureate was established in 1999 and is a position awarded in the United Kingdom once every two years to an eminent writer or illustrator of children’s books who is appointed to promote and encourage children’s interest in literature and reading. The…
Snappy Sounds is a systematic, synthetic phonics program, built by world leading educators, authors and speech pathologists, designed to make teaching phonics as simple and as speedy as possible for you and your class. Using Snappy Sounds will have pupils reading and…
Building an atmosphere for thinking Let’s start with the general tone or mood of a class. A teacher’s routines can sometimes become rather mechanical and the energy level a bit low if people block each other’s ideas and initiatives. At other times both teacher and…
Nos tempos atuais, com o acirramento da globalização, presencia-se uma alteração substantiva no panorama social, cultural e linguístico mundial. É notória a expansão do ensino de algumas línguas, compreendidas como bens culturais de muito valor no mercado…
As gírias e os termos coloquiais usados pelos americanos É COMUM OUVIR ALUNOS DE INGLÊS dizerem que passam anos a fio se dedicando ao aprendizado do idioma e que após muita prática e estudo e já se sentindo capacitados à comunicação, sentem-se muitas vezes…
The authors suggest a very practical way to use this wonderful resource for teachers at the end of the table of contents. It includes watching the excellent videos which are accessible via an access code on the back of the front cover. However, since I wanted to be sure not…
Assessment may not be one of the most popular topics in teacher education courses, but it certainly impacts the teaching and the learning process in a very direct way. This book aims at introducing some key concepts about assessment theory, explaining how these concepts…
