Andreia Zakime
- 27 de Set de 2017
What are Collocations?
Collocations are words that are commonly used together. Collocations are usually categorised according to the words that form them: adjective + noun, adverb + adjective, verb+ adverb, etc. The teaching and learning of collocations became more prominent with the advent of approaches that favour lexis and lexicalised grammar, such as the Lexical Approach and Communicative Language Teaching. In this post, we are going to talk about some characteristics of collocations and how to
Rubens Heredia
- 22 de Set de 2017
What is While-Listening or While-Reading?
While-listening or While-reading is a stage, or group of stages frequently found in lessons that aim at helping students develop receptive skills, such as listening or reading. This is the moment where students are actually exposed to the recorded or written text. More than simply listening or reading the text, however, it is important that students are given a clear task (or tasks) before tackling the text. The aim of this stage is to help learners become more effective read
Andreia Zakime
- 15 de Set de 2017
What is TTT (Teacher Talking Time)?
Teacher Talking Time, also known as TTT, is a term used to describe how much a teacher talks during a lesson. Methodologies and approaches that favour student participation and communication during a lesson (such as the Communicative Approach and Task-based Learning) usually regard TTT as something which should be reduced. This comes from a belief that Student Talking Time, or STT, should always be maximised. However, depending on its use, TTT can also be advantageous in the
Andreia Zakime
- 15 de Set de 2017
What is Padlet?
Padlet is a website that provides users with a digital canvas. The user can post text, videos and images from a mobile device or a desktop. One of the great appeals of Padlet for classroom use is the fact that many people can post to the same board at the same time, making it very suitable for collaborative work and the creation of projects. For example, the picture below shows a board where students were asked to post images that they associated with consumerism. In order to
Andreia Zakime
- 15 de Set de 2017
What is Reading?
Reading is a cognitive process in which we decode symbols in order to extract meaning from them. Reading – along with listening – is a receptive skill. That means that we do not need to produce information when we read, but else receive it and comprehend it. In order to help learners develop their reading skills, we need to help them develop strategies and go through processes that can aid their comprehension. If learners are proficient readers in the first language, we can h
Rubens Heredia
- 15 de Set de 2017
What is Sentence Stress?
In this post, we'll talk about sentence stress (or prominence) and how it can be taught. We even include an activity for you to try out!
Rubens Heredia
- 15 de Set de 2017
What is the CELTA?
Would you like to know more about the objectives and structure of the CELTA?
Rubens Heredia
- 15 de Set de 2017
What is Pre-Reading or Pre-Listening?
In this post, we describe what a pre-reading or pre-listeninig is, as well as provide an example and tips on how to use them in the classroo