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Why Recognition Matters

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

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 [...]

The Foolproof Lesson

Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know Most teachers have a short list of foolproof activities they can build a lesson around in a pinch–and this is one of mine. It’s foolproof because it works for all levels, all ages, and with or without prepared materials. It’s deceptively simple, so beginning students [...]

How to create video activities on a teacher’s blog (by Christina Markoulaki)

Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know The focal point of my previous post on this blog were the potential ways teachers can help their students to organize and practice their knowledge by setting up a blog especially for them. Since video activities on a teacher’s blog seem to be the most [...]

New Friends (by Hadley Ferguson)

Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know “That is so cool!” “How did you do that?” “What are all the red dots about? They are awesome. Look there’s one in Japan.” “And one on New Zealand!”

It’s the small things that count (by David Deubelbeiss)

Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know The small things count Everyone seems to know what teaching is. We organize, we write on the board, we give out handouts and homework, we ask questions, we mark and get ready for the next day. Is it so simple?

When Did I Become a Teacher? (by Conchi Martínez de Tejada)

Part of the series: Stories from the Front Lines of EFL It’s difficult to pinpoint the precise moment when you become a professional in your area. Some will say it’s when you start your degree, others when you finish it still others will say it’s when you start working. Even more people feel that they need years [...]

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