Month: January 2021

By allowing your students to go through the GSE Teacher Tools to create their goals, you ensure that your classes are aligned to their goals and focused on the skills they want to learn. It provides a step-by-step guide to using the toolkit to help your students set SMART language learning goals. By setting SMART goals, you help your students become masters of their learning process and feel motivated to struggle. Otherwise, it’s an opportunity for individual planning to support individual learning goals and set appropriate deadlines for your students. Setting goals is an important step in the language learning process and has proven to help learners build on their efforts and achieve better results. A goal should have personal meaning for the learner, so it is important that learners can choose their own goals for their own reasons. The next question you should ask your student is, “Can this goal be measured? In other words, how does your student know that he or she has passed? In the example above, a test would be a good way to measure progress to see if your student has reached a level after a long period of study. This is where teachers and students on the Global English Teacher Scale can really help. Here’s your role as a teacher, guiding students through the process of creating SMART goals for yourself. It’s hard to set goals in the language classroom if students don’t speak the language they’re trying to set them in. And if some goals are not part of your curriculum, you can include them if they are a goal for most students. Learn more about SMART goals for language learners. And this is an easy way for students to see what SMART goals are for English. Now you can collect all the goals students want to achieve by writing down the most popular ones. Sarah shared her “top ten” use of the ESE Toolkit for Language Teachers in a series of ten blog articles. Sarah Davila is an expert in language learning and teaching. She has experience teaching, researching, writing, and teaching other teachers.

To learn more about the Christmas tree, we spoke with Coach Candice and Coach Jennifer, both native French speakers. While many of us would love to enjoy a Christmas tree in France, we are sharing a traditional French Christmas tree recipe so you can enjoy this French tradition all over the world. La Búche de Noël is a traditional cake that is very popular during the holidays and, as the name implies, is served as a chest. One of those Christmas traditions is to try a Christmas tree or English tribe. One bakery I know made a Christmas tree out of brownies, peanuts and popcorn! Nowadays, many people also enjoy a frozen Christmas cube made out of ice. This classic Christmas cake is now appreciated all over the world, but it is mostly found in Belgium, France, Switzerland, Canada, Lebanon, Syria, the UK, Portugal and Spain. Although the situation this year is not the same as in previous years, there are many traditions that help make the Christmas season a little more lively. The original Christmas tribe was a tribe that was burned each year as a Christmas tradition in regions of Europe. “It’s a classic way to wish someone a happy new year in the French way. The holidays are an opportunity to enjoy different traditions that have been passed down over the years. This year I am spending my first vacation in France. This French tree cake comes in many flavors. Micronutrition during the holidays reduces the culturally rich recipes traditionally made for the holidays, so you can still enjoy the holidays at home. This French superstition goes back to the Last Supper, when Judas, one of the thirteen diners, was a traitor. Use another iron to hold it in place, flip it over, and roll it up with a tea towel.

Harry Waters, one of the living classroom teachers, says in his article about the course, “With so many indoor locations around the world, it was a great way for students to connect with each other in a dynamic, multicultural classroom, all from the comfort of their own homes.” Our winning project, Pearson and the BBC’s Living Classrooms Project, brings together high school teachers and students from around the world. They learn, respond, and participate in a global community of language learners and can communicate with the teacher and other students through dialogue and other online tools such as surveys, Mentimetro, and Padlet. This approach builds on the principles of face-to-face learning, but takes into account the digital tools required for distance learning and the various forms of interaction available online. With two billion people learning English in 2020, it’s a challenging year, big and small. When schools around the world closed their doors and millions of teachers first learned online, we looked for ways to help them. This year, we also updated and expanded the portal and our digital toolkit to make learning and distance learning easier. Not only did we have three nominations in different categories, but our team was proud to have ELTon win the Innovation in Learning Resources category with the Pearson Project and BBC live performances. Jane Forrest is director of global marketing for Pearson English Language Learning. Applicants are organizations, teams, and individuals working to transform English language teaching and learning. At the end of the year, we would like to thank all the students and teachers around the world who are committed to change and working hard to make education a priority. Teachers enroll their students in classes with as many as 450 students from around the world. This podcast is part of our new Pearson English Experiences project, which provides a new perspective on learning. From acquiring new skills to applying new teaching and learning methods, teachers around the world are challenged. Each classroom combines a safe online space and authentic resources with a culturally enriching learning experience. In many ways, he was ahead of his time, promoting live online education before it was imposed on the general public.