Feb 12th, 2010
by Barbara.
This year, my kindergarten class liked each other a lot, in song and craft.
Feb 3rd, 2010
by TatianaSobral.
Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know 10 Tips from a Brazilian Bilingual Teacher I’ve been teaching at the primary section of The British School of Rio de Janeiro since 2002. About 80% of our students are Brazilian Portuguese native speakers, and the other 20% come from many continents across the globe, mainly [...]
Feb 1st, 2010
by Barbara.
Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know As an educator for over 15 years at the intermediate level, I have experimented with a variety of methods to engage my students in their learning. My latest endeavor involves introducing different kinds of technology to enhance the teaching of Medieval World History. Through a [...]
Dec 17th, 2009
by Barbara.
All parents have to make a very difficult decision when they have to decide which school they are going to send their children to. In my case I decided to send my 4 year old daughter to a regular school in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The school was not bilingual but had English as a compulsory [...]
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 [...]
Nov 25th, 2009
by Barbara.
Part of the series: Stories from the Front Lines of EFL My teaching History Hello. My name is Tomoe Wakui. Please call me Tomo. I am a high school English teacher in Niigata, Japan. I am very happy to have this opportunity to introduce myself here in Teaching Village. Let me explain my teaching history [...]
Nov 15th, 2009
by Barbara.
(Note: If this is the first post you’ve read in this series, and you’re mystified by the PLN acronym, start with What’s a PLN, anyway?) The seven guest authors for the “Front Lines of EFL” series have been the members of my personal learning network I’ve shared with most intensively in the past few weeks, [...]
Nov 3rd, 2009
by RobinThailand.
Part of the series: Stories from the Front Lines of EFL I teach in an International School in Bangkok. The “internationality” of the school is an interesting term, as there really are two languages spoken here — English and Thai — and not necessarily in that order. There used to be signs posted around the [...]
Part of the series: Stories from the Front Lines of EFL Imagine a persistent traveller who suddenly sees an ominous mountain in front of her obstructing her way. Determined to arrive to her destination, she climbs up the steep slope, ignoring the surrounding thorns and other invisible dangers. What is her eventual reward? She has [...]
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