If we look up the definition of teacher in various dictionaries we would come up with the following definitions:
Teacher: one that teaches; especially one whose occupation is to instruct (Merriam- Webster) someone whose job is to teach in a school, college, etc.
Project based learning (PBL) can be very confusing and strenuous if we try to apply it without fully understanding the concept, steps and objectives. However, the outcome is truly amazing and the learning objectives go way beyond any course book can give us. What actually…
A few weeks ago, I caught myself writing a hateful blog post. I was upset, confused and blue, and I must confess that leaving ELT was, for the first time ever, number one on my list.
Thank Heavens for my family, friends, colleagues, reiki and a good dose of Bach flower…
The process of acquiring an additional language is similar, if not exactly the same, as the process of acquiring our first language. So why we do not take that into account when teaching an additional language? We must rethink our beliefs and change our mindsets for…
Collaboration – Often times, we wonder or talk to people who are curious about the reasons why we should collaborate with our colleagues in various roles in the realm of education. Some teachers once asked me why they should help their colleagues improve (doing peer…
I am an extremely visual person when it comes down to learning. I image stories, phrases, equations…whatever the context might be.
There has been a lot of uproar regarding Cambridge English’s pledge to remove the phrase “learning styles” from the Celta and…
Putting your principles into practice: Lexical teaching in the age of eclecticism
24/07/2017
Eclectic or just confused?
As teachers, we’re often told that we’re now living in a post-method world and that we should all aspire to be principled eclectics, picking and choosing activities and techniques as we go about teaching the language. On one level, an awareness…
GIVE ME FIVE!
“BATE AQUI NA MÃO!”
Give me five, man!
Bate aqui (na mão), cara!
Informalmente, quando se quer comemorar algo ou fechar um acordo, costuma-se bater a palma da mão aberta contra a mão aberta de outra pessoa. Para convidar alguém a fazer isso, diz-se…
I took a course during these last holidays which main objective was to focus on cross curricular activities in mainstream schooling. During the course, a whole new image came to my mind regarding our teaching system and my own teaching concepts. Not that it was all new…
