Items tagged: "elt"
Sunday 19 July 2009
ELT in Images – the jungle
When I was talking to teachers as part of my research for the book Dealing with Difficulties this image came up again and again, especially at secondary level. “It’s a jungle in there,” people told me. It reminds me of the warnings new teachers get from the older, more cynical members of staff about difficult [...]
Read more »Thursday 16 July 2009
ELT in Images – the performance artist
Are teachers really wannabe perfromance artists? Is this what it boils down to? According to Harmer (1995) many teachers he interviewed described themselves as ‘actors’. Do you see yourself as a different person in the class as out of it, and if so does that make you an actor? How many language teachers are frustrated [...]
Read more »Monday 13 July 2009
ELT in Images – the scaffolding
There are two things this image brings to mind immediately for me. One is a traditional metaphor I hear from newly qualified teachers when they are explaining an aspect of language. The other is a way more experienced teachers talk about an aspect of classroom management or communication management. Can you guess what, specifically, these [...]
Read more »Monday 6 July 2009
ELT in Images – the guru
The definition I found for guru reads like this: “a person who other people respect and go to for advice about a particular subject”. In the particular subject of English Language Teaching, where would we be without our gurus? The term is certainly used a lot. And not only in ELT, either. Other frequent “gurus” [...]
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