Let me ask a question to English language teachers: Have you ever put yourself in your students´ shoes to really feel what it is like to learn another language? Some of you may know the numbers from 1 to 10 in German and others may not. If you do, can you remember how…
Some time ago, I wrote about some mistakes teachers make and their negative effects on their students’ progress. Let’s take a look at other examples, shall we? English only from day one
This is scary for beginners. When we acquire our mother tongue, we spend a…
One of the greatest challenges english teachers face nowadays is the duty of engaging students in a very creative, but very productive way at the same time. The classroom must be a place where the students feel free to develop themselves as human beings. It should be a…
NO SWEAT
SEM PROBLEMA
“Can you give me a lift?”
“Sure, no sweat.”
“Você pode me dar carona?”
“Claro, sem problema.” ISH
UM POUCO, MAIS OU MENOS
“Did you get nervous during the interview?”
“Ish.”
“Você ficou nervoso durante a entrevista?”
“Um…
According to Brown (2001), “for most second language learners who are already literate in a previous language, reading comprehension is primarily a matter of developing appropriate, efficient comprehension strategies.” Following are ten reading tips meant to help…
I hate the word ‘journey’. It’s tacky, unnecessary and it seems as you were trying too hard to inspire someone. Well, that’s exactly what I’m going to talk about (talk about a punch in the face). I have been teaching English as a foreign language for…
Como lidar com as variações linguisticas no ensino de línguas estrangeiras?
Cada professor tem uma opinião sobre o assunto; alguns preferem apresentar a linguagem coloquial desde o início da aprendizagem, outros preferem esperar que os alunos tenham um nível mais…
Diversity is one of the most frequent topics in current discussions around education. Its various interpretations can also be a form of diversity, accepting that we may all have opposing views on the same subject. In this post I will be discussing diversity and hope to…
What language is most commonly used in online dating profiles? Chris Ożóg delves into the Cambridge English Corpus to find out, and provides a fun class activity download to incorporate these patterns into a lesson with your adult learners.
Students are people. They do…
