When it comes to learning online, teachers and prospective students have their own expectations. However, sometimes appearances are deceiving; there is the misbelief that these kinds of courses are quite simple and they demand much less effort than face-to-face ones, either for instructors or students. There are different kinds of online courses: synchronous and asynchronous. In the former, there...
Some pedagogical practices considered traditional or mistaken tend to keep alive in spite of advances and new knowledge. Many factors could be identified to explain this situation. Among them, we could mention teachers’ conceptions and beliefs regarding the teaching-learning process, conceptions and beliefs that teachers already have, based on their own experiences (Pozo et al., 2006), and that will...
We are not going as far as technophobia, but we should admit that most of us have been afraid of technology at work up to certain extend. What can we do to deal with this fright successfully? How can we feel at ease, or at least, comfortable with it?
Remember when Office burst out in the market? And we...
A new school year is about to start and, before pupils arrive in their classrooms, teachers need to have completed quite a lot of work; for example, subjects need to be planned in advance for the entire year. This seems to be a logical step to ensure a sense of direction in our teaching. Although reality shows a quite...
Nowadays people contend that it is essential to be able to handle certain difficult situations at work. These situations usually are related to the ability of managing your emotions in a social context.
What does this have to do with teaching English? We think that our job is safe if we have a good level of English,...
As a new year starts, many English teachers begin to make decisions regarding their careers. This is the best time to analyse their strengths and weaknesses. They evaluate the labour market and may start looking for new jobs. Which aspects of their careers, as seen on their CVs, should they improve in order to stand out from the crowd?
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