Ed Sheeran, a 26-year old British singer-songwriter, guitarist and record producer, is a huge success around the world. He is currently on his Divide tour and played recently in Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Belo Horizonte. I went to his show last…
Adrian Leis is a full-time tenured Associate Professor at Miyagi University of Education in Sendai, Japan. Originally from Australia, he has now been teaching English in Japan for close to 20 years. He obtained his Ph.D from Tohoku University and his main fields of research…
Me lembro de quando era mais novo e os professores de inglês onde estudava constantemente diziam que pessoas que ficam pausando suas falas com “é”, “hum”, “ãm”, etc, tinham a fluência atrapalhada. Algumas décadas se passaram, hoje…
In this post, I would like to discuss the teaching profession from a broader perspective, looking at the group of professionals collectively and using the metaphor of a constellation to analyse team work and cooperation.
A while ago, when discussing teacher development with…
When it comes to strategies to encourage students to learn English better and faster, an important element that is usually left behind is that students don´t learn English just during the class time, but there are many other factors that influence the way, and how nicely…
The Teaching field of second and foreign languages has gone through contrasting phases over the past 40 years, as like everything else in the world. After in-depth investigation, research has shown that the communicative approach is the best way to get learners interacting…
This month, I have written another short story with activities for English teachers to use with their advanced students. This illustration was drawn by a very talented young Brazilian artist called Gabriela de Campos Gonçalves. I hope both teachers and students find the…
After my last post on reading comprehension tips, I have decided to write about tips to teach speaking. The tips have three different sources, which are between parentheses. The ones which were written by me are based on my teaching experience. Following are twelve…
For the past few years, and particularly in the past 12 months, many amazing teachers have appeared in my life and more often than not this has led to new
inspiration and opportunities. Something amazing really does happen when teachers support and empower each other.
