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…
In October we celebrate teachers’ day in Brazil. It is usually when we all declare the passion and pride for our professional choice. We also hope more and more people will join us and make it one of the greatest career options ever. I share this dream with my fellow ELT…
A few weeks ago, in a very informal situation I met a teacher who had attended one of my talks at Disal a while ago and she approached me with some questions about lesson planning. She very generously shared her concerns with the activities she usually chose, how fun they…
Many teachers lack time and money to take courses and constantly learn something new. This has a direct impact on how much we actually develop professionally and how much our practice evolves throughout our career. The premise that we need to be in constant move in education…
Summer holidays are often cherished moments for teachers and learners, especially in regular schools. In language institutes, the scenario is usually different, as many students enroll for intensive courses. In any case, it is not the ordinary school term and it may be a…
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When asked about our students we, all remember the brilliant or the devilish ones. We boast about those students who excelled in their studies or professional lives because of our lessons or laugh at the displays of misbehaviour we faced throughout…
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Some weeks ago I was talking to a colleague about going to conferences as she said she was not very fond of such events. Her reasons were very plausible: more of the same, an enormous amount of money she could be spending on something else…
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“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…
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The eventful story about the cinema and ELT may be looked at from various perspectives and become a romance, a comedy, even a horror film. In this post, the genre chosen is the one people call dramatic comedy – learners can have fun if films are…
