A few weeks ago, I caught myself writing a hateful blog post. I was upset, confused and blue, and I must confess that leaving ELT was, for the first time ever, number one on my list. Thank Heavens for my family, friends, colleagues, reiki and a good dose of Bach flower remedies. Yes, I was …
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 …
Não faz parte do meu gênero musical favorito, mas existe uma letra de pagode dos anos 90 que diz “brincadeira de criança/como é bom” e mal sabia que décadas depois, esse trecho iria fazer tanto sentido. Principalmente no que diz respeito às aulas de língua inglesa. Se bem feita, na medida certa, essa brincadeira trabalha …
The process of acquiring an additional language is similar, if not exactly the same, as the process of acquiring our first language. So why we do not take that into account when teaching an additional language? We must rethink our beliefs and change our mindsets for educational paradigms shift much faster now as new research …
Collaboration – Often times, we wonder or talk to people who are curious about the reasons why we should collaborate with our colleagues in various roles in the realm of education. Some teachers once asked me why they should help their colleagues improve (doing peer observation or peer teaching, for instance) when their work in …
Over twenty years since the publication of Michael Lewis’s The Lexical Approach[1] and having followed all the debate on it[2], where do we stand in relation to the teaching of vocabulary? A little review of the materials we use in our classrooms and our own attitude to vocabulary teaching/learning may prove useful, so let’s get …
Edmund Dudley is a teacher trainer, materials writer and teacher of English with more than 20 years of classroom experience. Based in Budapest, he has extensive experience of teaching EFL at both primary and secondary levels. He works with teachers from around the world as a freelance teacher trainer and as a tutor at the …
Songs, nursery rhymes and finger-plays are a common tradition in almost every culture. Learning these in English is an easy and special way to encourage your students’ language learning process. Songs and chants are an important part of a culture’s heritage. Many English nursery rhymes, for example, have survived since the time of Shakespeare. We also …