On my first day teaching English to a class of young learners I walked into a classroom full of 6-year-olds. As the young teacher I was then I had no idea of how different one 6-year-old could be from another. I mean, from the outside they all looked the same; small people with smiles on …
At the very beginning of Delta Module 2, candidates are asked to state some of their core beliefs with relation to language learning and teaching. As one of them, I also had to state mine, and with the benefit of hindsight, I must confess that a few of my beliefs were rather half-baked. After four …
A primeira reunião de professores do ano é sempre recheada de novas metas, apresentação de novas estratégias da escola/franquia e introdução a possíveis novos colegas pedagógicos, administrativos e/ou comerciais. É aquele momento que começa bem descontraído, com os professores compartilhando o que fizeram nas férias, e que pode acabar com um clima mais tenso, …
Teaching English to children at a public school in Vitória/ES If you have read my June post, you may recall that it was about how I designed the syllabus and created the modules I work on with my 6-to-10-year-old students at a public school in Vitória/ES. This month, you are going to have the chance …
É muito engraçado, quando prestamos atenção nos alunos dentro uma sala de aula, sempre tem aqueles que ficam mais quietos. Quietos, atentos à aula e, às vezes, viajando na maionese, pensando em sabe-se lá o que. Então a grande questão é: por que meus alunos não querem falar? Por que eles não falam? Bem, caso …
É muito comum achar que professores que vêm da Faculdade de Letras não têm nenhuma familiaridade com softwares, ferramentas, enfim, não são muito hábeis no uso de alguns recursos que a tecnologia põe à nossa disposição e que o máximo que fazem com um computador é escrever textos (como se fosse pouco…), fazer pesquisas na …
Choosing and preparing a song for a class activity may be a hard task. Here are some tips on how to select and prepare a song activity, not necessarily in the order presented. Songs have to be appropriate to the level of proficiency of students and intelligible; Take into account how old students are; …
Paulo Torrres – Paulo Torres worked on this activity at the municipal school he works for and is now sharing it. It was used with his third graders (4º ano) – Fundamental I. NB Although this activity was used at a municipal school, it can easily be adapted for different educational contexts. Introducing …