Putting your principles into practice: Lexical teaching in the age of eclecticism
24/07/2017
Eclectic or just confused?
As teachers, we’re often told that we’re now living in a post-method world and that we should all aspire to be principled eclectics, picking and choosing activities and techniques as we go about teaching the language. On one level, an awareness…
Brad Meltzer, novelist, once said: “Sharing education, sharing a book… that’s what changes the world.” Working in Education has made me more open to sharing ideas, but after working for 17 years in ELT, I soon began to question myself: “What does sharing…
Last week, in the BT SIG Symposium, one of the teachers participating in my talk approached me and kindly asked what suggestion I had to help act in the context he worked. He claimed he wanted and needed to be observed, but his superiors considered that unimportant; he…
For quite a long time, I have watched recordings, seen photos and read accounts by the biggest names in the area of ELT getting together at conferences and all kinds of professional development events around the country and abroad. Although I have never doubted the…
GIVE ME FIVE!
“BATE AQUI NA MÃO!”
Give me five, man!
Bate aqui (na mão), cara!
Informalmente, quando se quer comemorar algo ou fechar um acordo, costuma-se bater a palma da mão aberta contra a mão aberta de outra pessoa. Para convidar alguém a fazer isso, diz-se…
Effective classroom management is an essential skill for Young Learner (YL) teachers. This post provides some of my top tips for developing positive classroom management strategies that you can incorporate into your routine.
Every teacher knows that without…
The teaching of English as a second or foreign language industry has not only grown in numbers all over the world over the past three or four decades, but has developed in different directions, catering for different needs and teaching situations.
Looking specifically at the…
