In my last post, I talked about the different cultural aspects we can teach in our classrooms. Today I’d like to focus on the notion of cultural competence. As teachers, we are very aware of what it means to be linguistically competent. In fact I would go as far as to say…
A superintendente acadêmica da Casa Thomas Jefferson, Isabela Villas Boas, acredita que o ensino do idioma deve passar por transformações para atender o estudante contemporâneo As instituições de ensino de inglês devem ser flexíveis às mudanças e apostar…
Have you ever stopped for a few minutes to think about the importance of homework? Why is it so hated by both students who have to spend some of their free time to do it and teachers who have to correct it? Have you noticed that some parents are so eager to see if their…
“You must be shapeless, formless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can drip and it can crash. Become like water my…
Realizar um sonho When Rick got off the plane in Italy, he could hardly believe he was fulfilling his long-time dream of visiting Rome.
Quando Rick desceu do avião na Itália, ele mal pôde acreditar que estava realizando seu velho sonho de visitar Roma. A…
Prezado/a colega,
Tenho notado nestes últimos doze anos de experiência como professora de inglês como é importante criar, adaptar e refletir quando planejamos e ministramos aulas. Métodos podem variar, mas é o professor que vai aplicá-los e decidir se suas aulas…
Si vous étudiez le français depuis longtemps et ne comprenez pas bien les séries, les reportages et les films français vous aurez, sans doute, besoin de quelques astuces.
Quand on étudie une langue on doit avoir une certaine connaissance de la phonétique, de la…
In order to stimulate critical thinking among our students we need to foster creativity, participation and allow them to ask questions about topics that are of their interest. Questioning and inquiry should be part of their routine, as well as problem solving and…
(por Tatiana Ribeiro para Luís Fernando Veríssimo)
O estrangeiro chega à praça e vê uma mãe sentada num banco, se aproxima e pede licença para se sentar também. A senhora consente, está ali tomando conta dos dois filhos, que brincam com outras crianças.
Estrangeiro…
