Learning strategies or study skills determine the approach for achieving the learning objectives. The strategies are usually tied to students needs and interests to enhance learning and are based on many types of learning styles. However, not all of our students develop strategies to deal with their studies spontaneausly. Sometimes teachers need to make students learn how to learn. Here are some strategies that can help your students be successful in their studies. Read more…
Textbook are designed to englobe different units based on different topics. Because of the constraints of time or fear of being boring we follow the order of the units of the textbook. We rarely go back to previous units to recycle the linguistic elements studied before. This, of course, may have terrible consequences on the learning process as what we teach is retained in our students memory only for a short period. I suggest in this post that we deal with language textbooks differently: using them in a circular way, with the possibilty of revisiting previuosly taught linguistic elements, instead of a linear one, which refers to the teaching of the language following the order of the textbook. Read more…
The new school year has indeed started! Starting the New Year can be both exciting and daunting , with new 
students, friends and challenges. So to redress any feelings of back to school fear, I thought of 10 simple tips to help make school great this year and to get your year off to a good start. Be ready, the bell is about to ring! Read more…
Learning strategies or study skills determine the approach for achieving the learning objectives. The strategies are usually tied to students needs and interests to enhance learning and are based on many types of learning styles. However, not all of our students develop strategies to deal with their studies spontaneausly. Sometimes teachers need to make students learn how to learn. Here are some strategies that can help your students be successful in their studies. Read more…
