How much time do language teachers devote to reflect on their teaching? congresses, workshops, seminars and colloquiums are certainly the perfect setting for language teachers to discuss relevant pedagogical issues.
For the last 10 years, Universidad del Pacífico Language Centre has provided language educators with an opportunity to debate selected topics in foreign tongue teaching methodology. We are truly satisfied...
A widespread practice among teachers of English is to spend their working hours dealing with learners of different ages: teaching kindergarten and primary school, or teaching secondary school and adult learners, etc. Unfortunately, this practice has a detrimental impact on the quality of teaching and teachers. In our country, teaching at an elementary or secondary school generally does not have...
Por Elis Regina Teles
La capacidad de comunicarse es inherente al ser humano y pieza fundamental de la convivencia. El hombre se comunica por el lenguaje hablado, escrito o hasta por la expresión corporal. En el mundo actual globalizado el ser capaz de comunicarse de diversas maneras siempre trae resultados positivos en un mercado que es cada vez más competitivo....
En nuestro contexto educativo, es común que los docentes de inglés como lengua extranjera experimenten un grado de impotencia ante los desafíos que presenta esta actividad. Constantemente están buscando solución a estos problemas, tratando de encontrar un método, una técnica o una actividad lúdica que los resuelva. Sin embargo, las soluciones suelen ser “parches” ante una realidad inconmensurablementemás compleja....
Mobile phones are part of everyday life, and teachers can take advantage of their many features to help students improve their speaking skills, whether in or out of the classroom.
Mobiles can provide an effective resource in accuracy-based speaking activities. For instance, they can be used to practice different pronunciation features by having students record themselves shadowing an audio recording....
One of the things I’ve really enjoyed through my teaching career is that our classes provide indeed the best opportunity to find out about how people learn foreign languages. As reflective teachers, every day we have a chance to see how new generations incorporate new techniques to their learning style while keeping, at the same time, those techniques that...
