In 2014, I started writing a textbook with National Geographic Learning that was part of a series for teens. For six months, before any writing took place, our team of authors and editors conducted lengthy discussions on the content and methodologies that would go…
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…
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…
It is back to school time and at this period teachers have the opportunity to plan some projects ahead according to the school’s schedule and group’s level. These kinds of tasks are a great way to get students excited and motivated about learning. Moreover, they can make…
É preciso diminuir a distância entre prática e teoria no treinamento dos professores de inglês
31/10/2016
Para Vinicius Nobre, autor de “Getting into Teacher Education” (Cengage Learning), o educador de língua estrangeira não pode se tornar mero repetidor de esquemas pedagógicos, mas um profissional com autonomia e senso crítico
Entre a prática na sala de aula e os…
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…
The kids would not stop for one second. The girl´s group up front was chatting away deciding whether the books should be on or under their desks. One of the boys realised the teacher was going to show a video, so thought it would be helpful to turn off the lights in the…
The word test has become extremely negative amongst teachers and I can understand why. I also tend to agree with the objections I hear towards the word.
Schools have become obsessed with testing and getting/giving results and scores. When inside a teacher´s room, you can…
Recently, I attended the 15th BrazTesol conference in Brasilia. It was a fantastic opportunity to learn more about our profession and exchange teaching experiences with people from all over Brazil and other countries.
I gave a workshop entitled “Oops! I dropped the lemon…
