If you went to the UK tomorrow and talked to someone in their twenties, would you understand the slang they are using? I recently picked my 26-year old niece´s brains about British slang and selected some expressions, phrasal verbs and words that may help you grasp what´s going on in a dialogue. EXPRESSING HAPPINESS To …
Project based learning (PBL) can be very confusing and strenuous if we try to apply it without fully understanding the concept, steps and objectives. However, the outcome is truly amazing and the learning objectives go way beyond any course book can give us. What actually discourages us, teachers , is the fact that we never …
Taking part of a massive teacher development event is not only gratifying but also mind-blowing. IATEFL was held in Glasgow this year! More than 2000 teachers worldwide got together to share classroom experiences, learn from each other and exchange cultural aspects that take place inside and out of the classroom walls. Teacher development is …
Entre nós professores e particularmente acho que ainda mais entre nós, professores de línguas, existe sempre a preocupação de cativar os alunos, manter a curva de atenção, não cansar, não exagerar em explicações, respeitar o tempo para cada atividade e por aí vai. Tudo o que fazemos tem como objetivo propor uma aula interessante e …
Now that the Holiday season is over, and we’re done with all the eating and drinking, let’s look at it from a different angle: the linguistic angle. We’ re going to look at three culinary verbs and see how they are used: COOK, BOIL and BAKE. Let’s start with COOK. The first table on the …
O U T !!! Além de “fora/externo”, OUT pode transmitir desde superioridade até motivação, localização, uma ação ordenada ou situações negativas de extinção, erro ou exclusão, entre outros. Separando por significado ou essência, chego em três grandes grupos: I – FORA II – NEGATIVO III – OUTROS: Superioridade – Motivação …
Considerações sobre o papel do professor e do aluno na sala de aula A sala de aula é o espaço por excelência onde o respeito é posto a prova. Ali é necessário reconhecer limites. Essa afirmação, que hoje em dia causa reações imediatas por parte de quem não entende exatamente do que estamos falando, na …
When I first became a language teacher, in the 1980s, not much thought was put into the theory that underlies what it is to be or become a teacher. I was very intuitive, my students seemed to enjoy my classes, they were very participative and, most important of all, they were learning the language. I …