Lessons Learned from Students May 18, 2010 Never under-estimate what your students can teach you! (by Berni Wall) As an EFL teacher with a long career, I’ve been around the block a few times! I’ve taught all levels from kindergarten to mature adults and I think I’ve learnt one or two things... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Professional Development May 13, 2010 Love and Respect (by Melania Paduraru) A few days ago, a much younger colleague of mine in her first teaching year was complaining about how difficult it is to be a teacher and how stressed she feels when entering a... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Activities May 13, 2010 Music and Movement for Young English Learners (by Kathleen Kampa and Charles Vilina) Matt Richelson makes some excellent points about the power of music in the EFL classroom in his recent article, “Teaching Young Learners With Songs.” I use music and movement daily with young learners in... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Stories from the Front Lines of EFL April 22, 2010 Teaching English in Brazil (by Henrick Oprea) Brazil is a wonderful country, well known for its hospitable inhabitants, samba, its amazing football squad, and a couple of other traits which make it a great place to spend your vacations in. Most... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know April 3, 2010 Children are Always Cute (by Esra Girgin Gümüştekin) “A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove…but the world may be different because... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know March 24, 2010 Teaching Young Learners with Songs (by Matt Richelson) Barbara was so kind to ask me to write about how to use songs with young learners. I have learned a lot from teaching English using songs, and I am happy to share what... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Lessons Learned from Students March 13, 2010 Sometimes Less is More (by Anita Kwiatkowska) I can still remember my first Christmas lesson seven years ago. My 3rd graders were making little Santas from red paper and we were chatting about the presents they expected to get that year.... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know February 8, 2010 Being an EFL teacher (by Eva Büyüksimkeşyan) When I sat down to write this post, the only thing came to my mind was, ”At the moment I’m where I’ve always wanted to be and this is because I’m an EFL teacher.”... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know February 3, 2010 Teaching language or teaching through language? (by Tatiana Sobral) 10 Tips from a Brazilian Bilingual Teacher I’ve been teaching at the primary section of The British School of Rio de Janeiro since 2002. About 80% of our students are Brazilian Portuguese native speakers, and... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Stories from the Front Lines of EFL September 16, 2009 Stories from the Front Lines of EFL Do you remember the Indian fable about blind men describing an elephant? Depending on which body part they touched, they described a very different animal. At times, trying to describe English as a Foreign Language... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket