How many times have we heard that every challenge is an opportunity? When you see some of your students struggling with decoding the information and getting the right answers to questions about what they have read, you realize that declaration may be easier said than done.
Let’s see what strategies we can employ to help our students develop their reading...
In a one to one teaching situation the teacher can notice what their student knows, what is lacking, what is needed. But in a classroom with a group of students, especially when a class is numerous, it is more difficult for the instructor to be completely aware of these factors in order to adjust their teaching.
In a group of...
Something that hinders the work of teachers and students learning, particularly in the areas of science and foreign languages, is the diversity in the level of knowledge in the students of a group or classroom. Constructivism teaches us to base new content on the knowledge that students already have. But if the bases of their knowledge differ substantially, affirming...
Aunque vivimos tiempos complicados para nuestro país, las fechas presentes constituyen un buen momento para considerar, regocijándonos por ello, por cierto, más allá de la pericia para insertar un balón en el espacio entre tres palos, los verdaderos tesoros de nuestra patria.
Una de ellas, a la que muchas veces no prestamos gran atención, es nuestra riqueza lingüística. Si bien...
Current Issues
March 2022: Can we go Back to Class With The Same Teaching Techniques?
María de la Lama - 1 Without a doubt, for all subjects, including English, going back to school will not be easy after two years of the pandemic. In order to make this return to classes more bearable and achieve effective teaching, we need to consider some important points that will contribute to making the return to the English course motivating and achieve effective learning.
Before...
We all know that planning an online class most of the times demands a careful selection of resources and materials. Now that we have started or are about to start the school year, we are very aware of the usual increasing demands of this busy period. There are many reasons to get uptight: new students, new groups, or even...
Centro de Idiomas de la Universidad del Pacifico is pleased to present our Research Group, which was created with the objective of being a place for reflection and debate on the pedagogical task in the field of language teaching. Within our initial activities, today we share with you the creation of the blog that we have nominated Language Teaching Bloggers.