WHY ADOPTING WHEN ADAPTING IS MUCH MORE USEFUL?

It is vital for the process of teaching — learning that teachers adapt the materials they use in their classes. When using materials that are already created teachers must study the context where they are going to apply it, so it really helps the…

Importance of lesson planning

Why is lesson planning important?

My personal reflection about learning Slam Poetry

There is a competitive spoken performance which we called Slam Poetry. I learned it form Dr. Mora, which tends to be very powerful expressions of ideas, feelings and emotions through the medium of writing and performance, also we can make it more interesting with our…

English as a lingua franca in our classrooms, in our lives!

The importance of teachers’ reflections and pedagogical intentions beyond class assignments.

SLAM POETRY, Another path to self-care in turbulent times

Thoughts about sociolinguistics.

When we think about someone who has started a language learning process, we mostly think about the…

The advantages of using social media in the classroom

Doctor Berry and the “do not be a juggler on Nutibara Avenue” strange advice

by Carolina Rivera Echavarría

Do you remember that teacher who was cool and everybody liked him in the classroom because he let you do what you wanted to? Or maybe you…

Teacher Mentality

What kind of teacher do you want to be? One of the questions Dr. Berry asked on the first day of the course and the one that…