This was originally posted on February 19, 2014 at https://www.richmondshare.com.br/422-2/ Following up on last month’s post, I’d like to dedicate this month’s installment to discussing the following question: What does it mean to know a language? Or, more to the point, what does it mean for a teacher of English to know the language? Without getting very … Continue reading Do we need to work on our English? (February 2014)
Language Development for Teachers (January 2014)
This was originally posted on January 19, 2014 at https://www.richmondshare.com.br/language-development-for-teachers/ First of all, it’s an honor to be blogging here on RichmondShare along with some of the brightest stars in the Brazilian ELT market, and also a little scary! Thanks Richmond for the invitation and thank you all for reading! Now to the topic at … Continue reading Language Development for Teachers (January 2014)
LDT: The importance of studying language (May 2013)
This was originally posted on May 13, 2013 at https://higorcavalcante.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/ldt-the-importance-of-studying-language-part-1/ Why study language What does it mean to know a language? Or, more to the point, what does it mean for a teacher of English to know the language? Without getting very technical and/or long-winded, it is my opinion that a teacher of English as a foreign … Continue reading LDT: The importance of studying language (May 2013)
IATEFL 2013 – Liverpool! (March 2013)
This was originally posted on March 31, 2013 at https://higorcavalcante.wordpress.com/2013/03/31/iatefl-2013-liverpool/ It’s time! It’s time to panic about flying across the Atlantic and back. It’s time to pack for the coldest spring I’ve ever heard of in Europe. It’s time to see friends from all over, an incredibly vast array of cultures, languages, customs and traditions, … Continue reading IATEFL 2013 – Liverpool! (March 2013)
Discussion: Dogme (January 2013)
This was originally posted on January 13, 2013 at https://higorcavalcante.wordpress.com/2013/01/13/discussion-dogme-part-1/ In 2000, Scott Thornbury wrote an article for the IATEFL magazine on how he thought there was an over-reliance on course books in ELT – and materials in general – and how we had somehow lost touch with what students really expected from us and … Continue reading Discussion: Dogme (January 2013)
Discussion: Agency – Jeremy Harmer (January 2013)
This was originally posted on January 4, 2013 at https://higorcavalcante.wordpress.com/2013/01/04/discussion-agency-jeremy-harmer/ This post kicks off a new feature on the blog called ‘Discussion’, in which I’ll put forth the opinion of an author/fellow teacher – and sometimes my own opinion – on something related to ELT and hope to discuss it with anyone who’s interested. Reading … Continue reading Discussion: Agency – Jeremy Harmer (January 2013)
Starting over, part 3 – Using Songs in the Language Classroom (July 2012)
This was originally posted on July 20, 2012 at https://higorcavalcante.wordpress.com/2012/07/20/starting-over-part-3-using-songs-in-the-language-classroom/ Here is the third installment in my Starting Over series, this personal quest of mine to make my classes more varied, more fun and more interesting, with the commendable objective of motivating my students and, perhaps a tad less commendably, in turn motivating myself again after so … Continue reading Starting over, part 3 – Using Songs in the Language Classroom (July 2012)
Why I know Open English is not worth it (May 2012)
This was originally posted on May 25, 2012 at https://higorcavalcante.wordpress.com/2012/05/25/why-i-know-open-english-is-not-worth-it/ The facts I had never heard of Open English. Never. Having been in the business for over 13 years, worked for various schools and given training courses to and studied with teachers from an even wider variety of institutions, I believe that that in itself … Continue reading Why I know Open English is not worth it (May 2012)
Starting over, part 2: lesson planning (Blog da Disal, May 2012)
Last month I wrote a rather… different post here. It talked basically about how I’d been a bit demotivated with the whole teaching thing, and how important it was for me to turn things around and find that spark again, that curiosity again, that fun again. I asked you people to help out, to send in … Continue reading Starting over, part 2: lesson planning (Blog da Disal, May 2012)
Starting over (Blog da Disal, April 2012)
This was originally posted on April 20, 2012 at https://higorcavalcante.wordpress.com/2012/04/20/starting-over-blog-da-disal-april-column/ This will be a slightly odd post, so bear with me. First of all, it’s great to be back. I’ve always been a big fan of Disal’s and writing for the blog has always been an honor. I’m back, and back to stay! That being … Continue reading Starting over (Blog da Disal, April 2012)
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