5 Ways That InnovateELT lives up to its name! I’ve just arrived back home after attending a conference held at Oxford TEFL in Barcelona. Travelling from Brazil to Spain may seem like a long way to go for a small one and a half day event but InnovateELT is far from your ordinary conference. So, …
In this post, I would like to discuss the teaching profession from a broader perspective, looking at the group of professionals collectively and using the metaphor of a constellation to analyse team work and cooperation. A while ago, when discussing teacher development with a colleague, he repetitively gave me feedback reminding me that I am …
In our last post we had a recipe that called for 1 chili pepper, seeded, minced Usually, mince means to chop finely with a sharp knife, which makes sense in the above line. However, quite often it is synonymous with grind. So, both minced meat and ground meat can refer exactly to the same …
When it comes to strategies to encourage students to learn English better and faster, an important element that is usually left behind is that students don´t learn English just during the class time, but there are many other factors that influence the way, and how nicely our students will learn, one of these aspects is …
The Teaching field of second and foreign languages has gone through contrasting phases over the past 40 years, as like everything else in the world. After in-depth investigation, research has shown that the communicative approach is the best way to get learners interacting with the teacher, peers and the language itself. However, in some institutions, …
This month, I have written another short story with activities for English teachers to use with their advanced students. This illustration was drawn by a very talented young Brazilian artist called Gabriela de Campos Gonçalves. I hope both teachers and students find the activity useful, especially as a springboard to discuss gender identity. It can …
After my last post on reading comprehension tips, I have decided to write about tips to teach speaking. The tips have three different sources, which are between parentheses. The ones which were written by me are based on my teaching experience. Following are twelve tips meant to help students get the most out of …
For the past few years, and particularly in the past 12 months, many amazing teachers have appeared in my life and more often than not this has led to new inspiration and opportunities. Something amazing really does happen when teachers support and empower each other. I’m sure you’ve all seen that quote that goes “You …