In a recent talk to a student, as we discussed the general topic of diversity, we agreed that to really embrace the fact that people have different needs and opportunities, we would need to reach a point when we do not talk about diversity. The more we discuss it, the more…
Ah! O cliente. Aquele pelo qual as empresas vivem e também tem o poder de enterrá-las vivas. Aquele que todo colaborador tenta agradar ao máximo possível. Aquele que está sempre certo, já diz o ditado “o cliente tem sempre razão”. Aquele que vive pedindo desconto…
A book is born (and we need to talk about language development for teachers) - Higor Cavalcante
08/11/2016
A bit over two years ago now, I pitched an idea for a book to Disal. This book, which I’d always wanted to write, was about language development for teachers – about the fact we teachers of English need to study a lot (more) about the language we teach, and the fact that…
O que é aprender com prazer, para você? É ter motivação própria, é gostar do que está aprendendo, é apreciar a maneira em que seu professor está transmitindo seus conhecimentos?
Este artigo irá abordar a questão do prazer no ensino de idiomas.
É possível…
With this article I intend to give you an overview on what dyslexia is and how it affects foreign language learning processes.
The origin of the term dyslexia suggests that it is a difficulty associated with reading. In fact, it is a difficulty with accurate and…
Das 45 questões totais da área de linguagens, códigos e suas tecnologias, 5, são da língua estrangeira escolhida pelo aluno Foto: José Cruz/Agência Desde 2010, o Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio (Enem) passou a cobrar conhecimentos em línguas estrangeiras…
About two years ago I started learning Russian from scratch. If you want to know what it is like to be in your students´ shoes when learning a language, I highly recommend going through the process of picking up a completely new language. It can be an enlightening…
January 5th, 2015 was my son’s 3rd birthday and the day I started the most important course in my career, it was the day I started my CELTA course.
I must confess that I had mixed feelings. While feeling excited about the course, I kept asking myself “Was I ready for…
Students who have not reached a good level of English before the high-intermediate stage are subject to making developmental mistakes, of which the following is an example:
‘Do you can help me?’
Students love relying on generalization, because this gives them a sense of…
