Troika: What has made you choose education as a professional path? Alberto Costa: I come from a family of traders. My parents have always been interested in commerce and it seemed to run in the whole family. This means I’m the only educator to date in my family as…
Jennifer Jenkins is, perhaps, one of the most cited linguists in the world when it comes to studying or applying English as Lingua Franca (henceforth ELF) concepts. In a globalized world, a lingua franca is a very necessary means of communication for successful interactions…
Word games are educational, fun, and mentally-stimulating. Playing word games offers benefits, such as improving vocabulary, reading, and other English skills. They also improve memory and concentration. Word Games and Puzzlesis a three-level series of stand-alone…
Getting a master’s and a Ph.D. degree is hard work.There is a lot of pressure involved, you have to write and publish articles, participate in and conduct research projects, present the results of your research at national and international conferences, come up with a…
The main purpose of Engaging Language Learners in Contemporary Classrooms, written by two prominent applied linguists, is to fully understand how best to initiate and sustain learner engagement in contemporary language classes by embarking on a set of principles and teacher…
That wonderful activity that used to be so popular among your groups doesn’t work anymore? One of the reasons is that a lot has changed in recent years, and we need to rethink the principles we use to plan our lessons for young learners, keeping in mind that the lessons…
Getting a master’s and a Ph.D. degree is hard work. There is a lot of pressure involved, you have to write and publish articles, participate in and conduct research projects, present the results of your research at national and international conferences, come up with a…
O material didático de uma proposta educacional para um Projeto Bilíngue é um instrumento valioso de apoio para o trabalho do professor de Inglês, pois ele direciona os conteúdos básicos que vão nortear o processo de ensino-aprendizagem. É uma fonte confiável de…
People in many countries celebrate love on February 14, on a holiday called Valentine’s Day, but in Brazil, we celebrate our Dia dos Namorados on June 12. Have you ever wondered why? What do they have in common, and what are the differences? Let’s find…
