A new year is upon us! Have you thought about trying out something new? Listening to different kinds of music, sticking your head into an enthralling book, trying out a new recipe, taking up a new hobby…?
To start off 2018, I would like to offer some sources of…
One of the things I learned during my CELTA course was how to teach Reading lessons. Basically, you design the lesson, follow the steps, and if all goes according to plan, “bada bing bada boom”, your student develops their reading skills. However, I have noticed that…
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…
General or Academic?
The IELTS (International English Language Testing Service) offers two version of the test and which one to take is a common question candidates have. The aim of this post is to help you understand the similarities and differences of each version and how…
Mistakes teachers make when teaching reading, grammar, vocabulary and writing - Ricardo Madureira
24/03/2016
Ricardo Madureira –
Many teachers of English have not undergone adequate preparation to face the real classroom. They take part in one-week crash training courses and are expected to go to the real world and ‘apply’ what they have been instructed to do, as if the…
