La interculturalidad como tema de las clases de español Desde muy pequeña los colores de la muerte me intrigaron. Yo tuve la suerte de tener cerca de mí a mi abuela Maxi, viviendo con nosotros en Brasil, por muchos años. Los mejores recuerdos que tengo de ella son de sus risas y alegría por la …
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October comes and brings with it not only initial flowers bloom in Brazil…. but it also brings children’s day. For us, teachers of kids and young learners or even affectionate parents, it’s such a happy and hopeful day! We love to celebrate it with smiles coming from the faces of our beloved kids. When we …
Acredito que a grande maioria dos professores de inglês já ouviu os alunos, independente da faixa etária, reclamarem que o tal present perfect é difícil e que não temos esse tempo verbal em português e, por isso, é muito mais complicado de se entender e fazer com que os alunos entendam. Talvez esteja na hora …
In a recent post about motivating teenagers, Joanna Budden, who teaches English in Spain, suggested three attitudes of a motivational teacher: authenticity; acceptance and empathy. Her findings were based on Carl Rogers’ work, who stated that that for a person to “grow”, they need an environment that provides them with genuineness (openness and self-disclosure), acceptance …
Métodos alternativos de ensino vêm sendo estudados desde os anos 60 e inseridos em escolas mundiais com mais relevância a partir do final da década de 70 e início da de 80. Com propostas modernas, essas pedagogias priorizam o estímulo dos talentos pessoais, as artes, o contato com a natureza e o lado emocional dos …
Nina Loback is Richmond Brazil’s Academic Coordinator for Language Schools. (You can read her complete biodata at the end of this post.) Elections this year have caused controversy and the heated debate is not only protagonized by politicians on the news but everybody I know has something to say about it, whether in person or on …
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), a term coined by a group of scholars led by Dr. David. Marsh in 1994 in Europe, inaugurated a new era for language learning and teaching worldwide. Although most of the concepts the term embraces are nothing new, the fact that they were rearranged and institutionalized to be a …