Is it worth it to be an autonomous learner? I bet you have posed the same question to yourself, particularly when some students appear to shirk their responsibility for their own learning and consistently seek reminders or last-minute extra assignments for a bonus right before the final exam. This can be disheartening for you, given the effort and time...
There are two ways to learn a new language: one is by studying the language for its own sake and the other is to assimilate it in the clothing that envelops new knowledge; that is to say, to acquire new notions and understandings in some field, at the same time that the new language is learned. And this happens...
Rene Descartes, un filósofo francés, elaboró un tratado que llamó Discurso del Método para dirigir bien la razón y buscar la verdad en las ciencias, que, en cierta manera, revolucionaba los métodos de aprendizaje.
Hoy en pleno siglo XXI, una de las cosas más importantes en la carrera de un docente de lenguas es fortalecer continuamente el criterio metodológico. ¿Pero,...
Our series introductory post outlined the basic elements of the communicative approach, and the need for students to be at the centre of the learning process principle among them. Nowadays, we are all necessarily immersed in online learning, which begs the question: are our online lessons truly student-centred? Sadly, the answer seems to be no.
Two factors could be identified...
Es innegable que todo desarrollo conlleva una fuerte demanda de cambios estructurales. Como se menciona en el artículo introductorio, es imperioso contar con docentes cuyas cualidades vayan acordes con las nuevas tendencias, así como aquellas que les permitan enfrentar los nuevos retos tales como los que la tecnología y la era digital nos presenta.
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If you are teaching adults you may probably find yourself in the situation in which despite all the effort you put into preparing a lesson, your methodology does not seem to match your students’ expectations. What’s going on? Why is it that teaching adults may not be that easy after all?
When teaching an adult group of students the...
