You must be wondering why I have chosen just five ways if there are so many others. The answer is simple; to start with: the fewer, the better. Once we master them all, we can expand the list ourselves.
After talking to a number of colleagues and friends, they all agreed on the following points listed below:
1. Make expertise the...
The school year has already begun. To what extent are you a different professional in comparison to the one you were last year? Have you thought of how to improve your language competence and methodological approaches? Here there are some questions that might help you do just that. What do your answers mean? 1. With regard to foreign language competence:
a. It has...
Much has been discussed since Dan Goleman published his book Emotional Intelligence in 1996. The author defined the term as the ability of being aware of our own emotions and those of other’s and knowing how to handle them so as to make a positive impact on other people´s life. The term made a huge impact specially since intellectual...
Being professional may mean more than we can imagine. At first sight, we may think that it demands to make the most of our professional skills at work. Not exactly. It means much more. Since it is not taught, but picked up along our careers, the list below may help you redefine this concept. 1. Do you respect your company...
A new year has started and the time has come for resolution lists! Apart from eating more healthily and doing more exercise after the high in calories Christmas season, professionals should also reflect on how 2018 will make a difference in their careers. What about foreign language teachers? There are several areas where we can make resolutions… and fulfil...
There usually comes a time when we ask ourselves: “Is teaching what I want to do the rest of my life?” “Is this all I can do?” Our first answers could be: “Well, I studied to become a teacher,” “I wanted to be a teacher,” “This is what I set off to do because there was no other option,”...
