Alright, you’ve got your Brazilian student visa and you’re enjoying life in Brazil. Depending on the program that you’ve signed up for, it’s now 6-12 months later and you need to extend your visa if you want to stay longer in Brazil. The visa extension for a student visa, or prorrogação, doesn’t have to be a painful […]
Four Roles English Teachers Need to Play in the Classroom
Of the many definitions for English teacher, they all have one common thread – teaching English to an adult or child whose first language is not English. While that description describes what is done at a basic level, it leaves a lot out of the job description. The truth of the matter is that English […]
6 Filler Exercises You Can Use During English Classes
I looked out into the classroom and seventeen pairs of eyes stared back at me expectantly. As the lesson wound down the students were waiting for me to start the activity that would wrap up the final minutes of class. Seconds turned into hours as I ran through the halls of my memory. I was looking for the room where […]
How to Prepare A Quick Lesson Plan for Your English Classes
There I was, standing at the front of a classroom in Bangkok with 30 eyes all on me. My co-teacher was rattling off in rapid fire Thai, presumably speaking about me. I stood there uncomfortably, switching between looking at the teacher and the classroom, trying not to show any fear to my new class. Aside from the odd […]
A Brief Guide to Living in Florianópolis
Let’s be honest here. Not too long ago the only Brazilian cities you knew about were São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. If you were really on top of things you knew that the capital is Brasília. While Brazilians often get frustrated by foreigners’ lack of knowledge about their cities, we can’t really be blamed for our […]