As it has been mentioned in previous articles, this is important to dispose of every tool that may help students to learn English, and make it easier for teachers to communicate effectively with students, in a way that makes the class much more pleasant.
Every tool used in…
Today we’re going to try something different.
When I was searching for the verb fry in the Contemporary Corpus of American English (COCA), I came across a recipe for a dish called Dovi, from Zimbabwe. So I decided that I would introduce you to more culinary vocabulary…
Languages: Dear English teacher colleague,
How would your life be as a teacher if you knew the exact answer(s) to this question? The truth is, we teach English taking into account a variety of supposedly well-informed methodologies. Sometimes we follow them because we have…
Para professores de idiomas trabalharem com alunos de todas as idades. P) Pessoas da família (praticando o vocabulário relacionado a membros da família) Material: figuras de famílias de pessoas famosas (você pode encontrá-las em revistas ) Como…
Let me ask a question to English language teachers: Have you ever put yourself in your students´ shoes to really feel what it is like to learn another language? Some of you may know the numbers from 1 to 10 in German and others may not. If you do, can you remember how…
Some time ago, I wrote about some mistakes teachers make and their negative effects on their students’ progress. Let’s take a look at other examples, shall we? English only from day one
This is scary for beginners. When we acquire our mother tongue, we spend a…
One of the greatest challenges english teachers face nowadays is the duty of engaging students in a very creative, but very productive way at the same time. The classroom must be a place where the students feel free to develop themselves as human beings. It should be a…
According to Brown (2001), “for most second language learners who are already literate in a previous language, reading comprehension is primarily a matter of developing appropriate, efficient comprehension strategies.” Following are ten reading tips meant to help…
I hate the word ‘journey’. It’s tacky, unnecessary and it seems as you were trying too hard to inspire someone. Well, that’s exactly what I’m going to talk about (talk about a punch in the face). I have been teaching English as a foreign language for…
