We started using Optimise
B1 in the first semester of 2018 in our Intermediate course. Later, at the
beginning of the second semester in the same year, we adopted Optimise A2 in our Pre-Intermediate
courses. Students at Cultura Inglesa will complete A2 and B1 levels of the…
“Alongside linguistic meanings are personal meanings: how na activity relates to each learner’s immediate purposes, overall objectives, loyalties, self-image, emotions and the like”Stevick 1996 Learning a foreign language entails cognitive, affective, social…
Words are powerful things. When we look at researchbased word
lists, such as the General Service List or the Oxford 3000, we come across many
useful words that can inform our teaching of vocabulary in the classroom. We
know these words are the most important for our students…
The cappuccino incident A few months ago, I was sitting in a cafe, getting some work
done. I was editing a video for a course that I run. On the table in front of
me, beside my laptop, the waitress had just placed a fresh cappuccino. I was
really looking forward to taking…
A série Speak Out 2nd Edition é composta por oito níveis, do Starter até o Advanced Plus escrita por múltiplos autores e publicada pela Pearson. Em 2018, o Colégio Bandeirantes adotou o Speak Out Advaced 2n Edition, para a 2ª série do Ensino Médio. O nosso curso…
To welcome Vinnie as a new member of the Advisory Board of New Routes, all the questions in this interview are based on suggestions from the current members of the Board, including Graeme Hodgson, who Vinnie is replacing. JS: What advice do you have for those learners of…
Reading plays a huge role in learning a second language. Can
you remember when you first started learning a new language? Transport yourself
back in time to when you didn’t understand signs and simple written
instructions in a foreign language. How did you feel? What or…
No colégio em que trabalho, embora os alunos tenham contato com a língua inglesa desde os 3 anos, apenas quando têm 6, 7 anos passam a ter duas aulas semanais. A série Guess What! foi escolhida pensando em um material denso para preparar nossos alunos a chegarem ao 6o.
The idea of using project-work with teenagers is not new and
it seems it will be around for a while. This popularity did not come by
accident; after all, projects have a number of benefits for the learning
process and for the development of the teenager as a whole. Some of…
