General or Academic?
The IELTS (International English Language Testing Service) offers two version of the test and which one to take is a common question candidates have. The aim of this post is to help you understand the similarities and differences of each version and how…
Marcos Mendonça –
As the Czech proverb says “Learn a new language and get a new soul”, I cannot help but wonder if
this is really true. For the purpose of this essay, I am going to treat the word soul as personality. Do
we get a new personality when we learn a new…
Mistakes teachers make when teaching reading, grammar, vocabulary and writing - Ricardo Madureira
24/03/2016
Ricardo Madureira –
Many teachers of English have not undergone adequate preparation to face the real classroom. They take part in one-week crash training courses and are expected to go to the real world and ‘apply’ what they have been instructed to do, as if the…
Paulo Torrres –
Paulo Torres worked on this activity at the municipal school he works for and is now sharing it. It was used with his third graders (4º ano) – Fundamental I. NB Although this activity was used at a municipal school, it can easily be adapted…
Gladys Garcia –
One thing that I used to hear from my students was that they could not feel their progress. “Am I making progress?” “I can not notice whether I am making progress or not.” I used to get that a lot.
If you are a teacher and you are having…
Marcela Cintra –
“All learning has an emotional base.” (Plato) It may seem a very simple and straightforward statement or an inspiration to deeper discussions: what kind of emotional base to what kind of learners? In any case it is a reminder that we cannot…
Louise Potter – What is professional development?
It is defined as “ the process of improving staff skills and competencies needed to produce outstanding educational results for students” (Hassel, 1999).
Many times we come across teachers who are constantly…
Gladys Garcia –
Before writing this post, I was watching the new ad from an English language school which challenges people to speak English over the phone, after seeing “Intermediate English” in their résumés. Many of them could not understand the interviewer or…
José Roberto A. Igreja –
Chicken out (colloquial) to be afraid to do something (ter medo de fazer alguma coisa,“amarelar”)
Jim had planned to ask Cathy to go to the dance with him, but he chickened out at the last minute.
Jim tinha planejado convidar…
