Idioms can be a wonderful insight into a country´s culture. Just think about the following dialogue: In the UK: John: “Would you like to go to a classical music concert tonight?” Sarah: “Thanks for asking, but it´s not my cup of tea!” In Brazil: João: “Quer ir num concerto de música clássica?” Sara: “Obrigada, mas …
Life is challenging. Being a teacher and living a life is sometimes even more! We all know that, so it should not come as a surprise when we have obstacles we must overcome or decisions that are hard to take. Being a teacher is a never-ending story – we never stop learning and things seem …
Por mais que a gente possa tentar disfarçar, não tem como escapar da verdade dolorida que nosso país tem uma posição pífia no quesito performance em língua inglesa. Há anos não passamos das colocações baixíssimas. Mas os motivos para isso estão bem em nossa frente, só que insistimos em negá-los. – Formação de professores Nossos …
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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 …
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 …