This is the conclusion of a three-blog series about education. The idea is to discuss some current views and basically make you reflect. Don’t forget to check out the prologue and the apologue before you read this. Walls everywhere Unlike the parallel universe version of me, who could travel through dimensions, who was not limited …
Reflections on Education. EPILOGUE – Hey! Teachers! Leave them Kids Alone Read More »
I feel incredibly accomplished. Yesterday, as I was checking my email, I noticed I had a package waiting for me. It had been delivered by Livraria Disal and I knew exactly what it was. As a matter of fact, I had been anxiously expecting that email and that package. The package had 5 printed samples …
Learning Cosmos: A Conceptual Framework to Understand your Learner’s Universe Read More »
Take a few seconds to think about your daily routine at work. If you’re a teacher, you probably go to your school, get into the teachers’ room where you might keep the materials you’re going to use in class, get the books and worksheets you need, go to the classroom and start to teach. Now …
5 Reasons Why You Should Flip Your English Classroom Read More »
About a year ago, quite unpretensiously, checking my Facebook timeline, a message popped up on the right corner. It was a woman from a city in Iraq. She had sent me a message with a very simple request: help her improve her English. Unfortunately, as I think many people would have felt, I was initially …
English as a Lingua Franca: A case between Brazil and Iraq Read More »
Hello, folks! First of all, I’d like to apologize for not writing for some time. I’ve been quite busy and involved in many projects. But I’m back and I have great news, which will be duly announced soon. One of the main reasons why I’ve been absent is the wonderful Goiás Without Borders program …
PBL Taken Further: 5 Ps to Get your Students Around it on International Trips Read More »
Implementing project-based learning in a content-based syllabus has become the order du jour in educational contexts in general and in ELT in particular. Academic directors and coordinators face the responsibility of delivering meaningful, student-driven, student-generated learning opportunities, which, in turn, will foster the much sought-after skills of communication, collaboration, creativity and critical thinking. This post …
