Posts under ‘reflection’

“Special” tricks Part 2 — repetition (by David Deubelbeiss)

Jul 15th, 2010

Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know If you missed the first part of this article, start here Previously, I outlined how much I’d been changed as a teacher by the realization that language students would benefit from a lot of the instructional practices of “special” needs teachers. Accommodations and modifications of [...]

An “old dog” and “special tricks” (by David Deubelbeis)

Jul 13th, 2010

by ddeubel.

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Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know Over the length of my teaching career, I’ve changed in many ways. I think my journey mimics that of a lot of other ELT teachers. 1. I have slowed down my delivery and instruction considerably. I used to just screech and scream through content. Now, [...]

Long Ago Lessons in a Japanese High School

Jun 16th, 2010

by Barbara.

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Part of the series: Lessons Learned from Students Back with the ink was barely dry on my MATESOL, I had a group of students from whom I learned many, many lessons. This post is about three of those lessons… The setting: A once-a-week English class at a high school in Japan, in the mid 1980s. [...]

Intersection on an E-Ferry (a poem by Hamdi Erestreams)

May 20th, 2010

by Barbara.

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Hamdi is a teacher I recently met on Facebook. He has taught EFL for 12 years in Tunisia and has recently begun to explore Facebook and Twitter as places to connect with other teachers around the world. Hamdi doesn’t have a computer at home, so he accesses the Internet at cybercafes and at school. In [...]

Never under-estimate what your students can teach you! (by Berni Wall)

May 18th, 2010

by Barbara.

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Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know 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 along the way. However, for me, I think the lesson that [...]

Why Recognition Matters

May 14th, 2010

by Barbara.

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Teaching Village has been nominated for another award! This time, it’s as one of the Lexiophiles’ Top 100 Language Teaching Blogs. This is the post where I would normally thank them for the award and give credit to my guest authors, who are largely responsible for any recognition Teaching Village receives. However, I just did [...]

It’s Worth Taking a Look at This Blog

May 11th, 2010

by Barbara.

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I love initiatives like this one, that give us a chance to introduce great people to other great people. “Vale a pena ficar do olho nesse blog” means “It’s worth keeping an eye on this blog”. I’m honored to be have been tagged by five teachers I admire whose blogs I really enjoy: Janet Biachini [...]

30 teachers from 16 countries (and counting!)

Apr 19th, 2010

by Barbara.

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Earlier this month, I awoke to a lovely message telling me that Teaching Village was the TEFL Site of the Month. While always thrilled to get an award of any kind, I’m a bit embarrassed to admit that I wasn’t sure what this award was for (I’m still sort of new to this blogging business). [...]

Teachers or Trainers? (by Marisa Pavan)

Apr 15th, 2010

by MarisaPavan.

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Part of the series: Lessons Learned from Students I have two nieces and I love taking them to the cinema as I really enjoy watching children’s movies, which are highly inspiring for me as sources of values I can apply in my daily life and in my teaching career. One of the latest I have [...]

Children are Always Cute (by Esra Girgin Akiskali)

Apr 3rd, 2010

by EsraGirginAkiskali.

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Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know “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 I was important in the life of a child.” Forest E. [...]