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.
Com o boom de escolas que se auto proclamam bilíngues, também tem aumentado a oferta de alfabetização em língua inglesa. Porém, esse trabalho precisa ser muito bem detalhado e planejado afinal as diferenças entre os dois idiomas – português e inglês – é…
If you ask anyone who works in the Human Resources Department, you are going to learn some of the qualities companies seek in new employees nowadays, be sure you will hear that Adaptability is Top 5.
In the past decade, changes are happening extraordinarily fast and one must…
Recentemente, eu vi um desabafo num dos grupos que pertenço onde um dos membros, que é professor de inglês, expressa toda sua insatisfação (com razão) com o ensino de língua inglesa nas escolas. Resumindo o que estava escrito no post, ele questiona a postura das…
“if I am not in the world simply to adapt to it, but rather transform it, and if it is not possible to change the world without a certain dream or vision for it, I must make use of every possibility there is not only to speak about my utopia, but also to engage in…
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…
Você já procurou alguma vez hotel na internet? Quando você ouve esta frase talvez se lembre de uma sequência de comerciais que passam na televisão e que vendem a ideia de facilitar a sua busca pelo hotel ideal, pelo melhor preço. Comparar os preços de um quarto de…
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…
Over twenty years since the publication of Michael Lewis’s The Lexical Approach[1] and having followed all the debate on it[2], where do we stand in relation to the teaching of vocabulary? A little review of the materials we use in our classrooms and our own attitude to…