Digital teacher

So far in my teaching practice I have avoided using projects as to me it seems a tedious job to invent and carry out a project in a form that it should take. I have some experience with working with elements of this approach or some variations which are called mini projects by  authors of coursebooks. These were usually posters about typical Polsh or British festivals or recording mini videos to present a particular set of vocabulary. In the  state school where I work unfortunately this approach is teased at and diminished. I think that most teachers lack knowledge and experience to use this approach to the benefit of the students. However, after the classes I decided not to give up because the examples presented  prove it is possible to implement really good, close to life projects. I have an account on the  e - twinning platform and I have already done a few projects. With the knowledge and support I got in the didactics class I believe I am doomed to success. I think the fusion of m

In my context teaching language through culture as well as teaching culture of the target language is based on lessons included in the coursebook I am using. This is New Voices 3 and 4 published by Macmillan where each unit contains a section called CULTURE TODAY.  I also prepare special cultural  lessons before several important festivals such as Christmas, Easter and sometimes Halloween . Since I started using technologies to teach English I have also started to employ them to introduce culture. For example, I prepare Edpuzzle videos and post them on platforms such as Google Classroom for my students to do.  For the future I think it would be  a good idea to include such lessons on more regular basis.  I recommend the following site on which you can find an interesting article about culture as the fifth language skill: fifth skill

I have very little experience in the area of using literature in teaching English, but I think it might be an engaging and effective way to teach this language. I will consider doing it in the future and I think thanks to the didactics class I will be able to prepare a lesson based on a piece of literature. I have already searched for some lesson ideas and below  are links to interesting lesson plans. I also have an idea to prepare an e-twinning project about fairy tales in the next school year and I think it is another way of introducing students in the world of books. LINK 1 LINK 2 LINK 3

TBLT IS approach which uses the concept of task to both introduce and practise language forms. TBLT SHOULD NOT BE SEEN AS A TOTAL ALTERNATIVE TO PPP BUT IT SHOULD BE  IMPLEMENTED AS IT OFFERS STUDENTS A VERY DIFFERENT LEARNING EXPERIENCE,  THE KINDS OF INTERACTION IN TBL WHICH ARE NEEDED TO PROVIDE THE LEARNERS  WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF USING AND LEARNING LG THAT MATCHES MORE CLOSELY   WITH WHAT THEY WILL HAVE TO DO IT IN REAL LIFE This is what Ken Robinson believes as one of the main proponents of this approach.  I think one couldn’t agree more. In everyday teaching practice there are a lot of opportunities  to introduce a TBLT  approach and luckily it does no involve a total revolution in the way of teaching.  What is  more, this is what  most of us do ona regular basis not even realizing this is called TBL.  I think that what teachers should do is to implement TBLT more consciously,  with their methodological eyes open to cater for students’ needs and to ach

I believe that most teachers would agree with the statement that teaching English through content can bring a lot benefits. It changes classroom dynamics by making the learners more involved in the processes of knowledge construction instead of 'putting information in the heads of learners'. However there are still doubts about how it should be implemented on a daily basis. I think this might be a challenge for the teachers, the students and the school administration. On the other hand, it should be one of modern schools' priority to aim at introducing bilingual classes when the number of students attending schools is decreasing due to the demographics. A few years ago I had an experience of preparing a chemistry lesson in English in my school and I must admit that it involved a  lot of preparation both on my side and my colleague - the chemistry teacher. First, I needed to  become an expert in the material covered by the lesson and then I had to design every minute of the

I believe teaching grammar in a creative and engaging way should be a duty for both novice and experienced teachers. I have been teaching English for almost twenty years and I have already seen different reactions of students to grammar lessons. When I taught grammar beginning with presenting the rule first just to move on to do drills and other boring exercises I could see them yawning and I must say this is the worst sight that any teacher can be exposed to. Using methods such as storytelling, dictogloss or even preparing grammar lessons based on songs can really make  a difference. Once I also used jokes and I think using humour has the power to energize students and bring positive outcomes that is basically correct use of particular grammar structures. When teaching grammar teachers should bear in mind that students have different learning styles and use different learning strategies. That is why the mode of teaching grammar should be changed to cater for different learning needs