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Starting with working memory and jumping on to something else
I am contributing to the discussion this month, but really as a way to go on to another topic that I consider more important. But first,...
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Jul 22, 20213 min read
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I WATCH THEREFORE I LEARN
Why should we press the “play button” more frequently? Back in the eighties, and until 1990, in Greece, there were only two publicly run...
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Jul 8, 20217 min read
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Just what is working memory anyway? And what does it mean for language teachers?
Watching Peter Doolittle’s TED talk (an excellent introduction to working memory), two questions came instantly to mind, one based on...
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Jun 24, 20215 min read
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Telling stories to young learners
When we discuss about young learners it seems we need to refresh our ideas all the time, it is never enough. We always need to think...
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Jun 17, 20215 min read
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Be the Best Teacher You Can Be
As a teacher educator, I often ask teachers what they need to be the best they can be. The number one answer I’ve been getting in these...
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Jun 9, 20213 min read
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WHAT DOES BEING A TRANSLATOR HAVE TO DO WITH LANGUAGE TEACHING?
Well, everything! Being equally passionate about teaching English and working as a translator, I decided very early to pursue both...
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Jun 3, 20213 min read
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How to Scale Your ESL Teaching Business
In the previous three articles of this series, we have looked at how to choose your teaching niche, how to attract your ideal client into...
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May 26, 20215 min read
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How to Sell Your ESL Services
In the first two articles of this series, I explained how to choose your ESL niche and how to attract your ideal client. If you follow...
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May 20, 20215 min read
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The what, why and how of CLIL for language teachers
Introduction Over twenty-five years from coining the term CLIL (1994; Coyle et al. 2010), it is time to make it more language...
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May 13, 202112 min read
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Embrace the Differences
It is a given that different learners perceive, process, store and recall information in different ways. Many begin with sensory-based...
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May 5, 20215 min read
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A story a day: To move forward, this world needs emotions and emotional individuals.
I’ve been a strong believer in that concept for the greatest part of my life. In my early years mostly out of instinct, it was somehow...
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Apr 29, 20213 min read
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How to Attract Your Target Student?
So, you've decided on your ESL teaching niche. You've got your ideal client in mind. You've even written a niche positioning statement...
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Apr 22, 20215 min read
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Teachers Tackle Smartphone Addiction and Sleep-Related Issues
My smartphone is everything to me. It is my newspaper, my social network, my alarm clock, and the keeper of all the things important to...
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Apr 15, 20215 min read
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How to Choose an ESL Teaching Niche
How much per hour are you getting as an ESL teacher? What if I told you that you could be making 99 Euros per hour? No joke. That's what...
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Apr 8, 20214 min read
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THE IMPORTANCE OF FOCUS AND ATTENTION INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
(Part 1) Based on the book FOCUS- The Hidden Driver for Excellence by Goleman, Daniel When I first read the book in 2016, the first...
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Apr 1, 20213 min read
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The Girl in High Heels Walking Towards the Door – Curtis Kelly (EdD)
I teach English in Japan. I have been a full-time university teacher for over forty years, and for most of that time, in schools full of...
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Mar 25, 20214 min read
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Principles of Material Writing
Initially, when I first started writing the materials that would become part of my MA dissertation, my decision was not informed by any...
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Mar 18, 20219 min read
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PSYCHOLOGY AND MOTIVATION
Why Psychology?: Look at the objects you use every day. They are designed with humans in mind. The glass is the right size so you can...
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Mar 11, 20214 min read
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When does 39 = 11? And what does this have to do with learning?
Over the last few months, I have been swimming a lot and when I am swimming many things go churning through my mind. It is my declutter...
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Mar 4, 20213 min read
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