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Educational technology, or EdTech, is a trend that is increasingly gaining strength in the field of language teaching. It is associated with capitalising on the advantages of digital tools to improve both the learning process and student experience. But how to introduce EdTech in language classrooms? What benefits does it have for teachers and students? What challenges and difficulties does it entail? Here we offer some practical tips to help you incorporate EdTech into your classes effectively and easily.     What is EdTech and why is it important in language classrooms? The term EdTech comes from the combination of [...]

Language training e-learning solutions have come a very long way since the early days of rote language learning. More and more professionals are seeking to invest their time in learning a new language, and many of them are discovering just how much easier it is to do so now that there are so many digital and interactive language e-learning solutions on offer. In addition, in the context in which we currently find ourselves, e-learning stands as the best solution to comply with social distance and continue our language training.     In fact, the only difficulty many would-be learners come [...]

There is a saying that states the more the merrier. And in terms of technology in the classroom, the saying is true: the increase in technological tools in the educational field leads to a more enriching experience. We increasingly have more tools at our disposal to make language classes more interactive, inclusive and practical experiences. Mastering these tools becomes an essential requirement to offer authentically attractive and competitive classes. ICT in the classroom is gaining great relevance thanks to educational platforms, digital whiteboards, virtual classrooms or new teaching materials and supports. Therefore, it is essential to keep up to date [...]

La dislexia es una dificultad de aprendizaje de origen neurobiológico que afecta a la lectura y escritura. Las personas con dislexia tienen dificultades en el reconocimiento preciso y/o fluente de las palabras escritas y déficit en la decodificación lectora y la escritura. Aunque la dislexia no está relacionada con la inteligencia a menudo afecta al rendimiento escolar de los estudiantes.  A continuación veremos cómo podemos mejorar la legibilidad de los textos para favorecer la comprensión lectora de las personas con dislexia.  El impacto de la presentación de los textos en la comprensión lectora.  Diversos estudios indican que la presentación de [...]

El profesorado de inglés con frecuencia nos preocupamos sobre qué hacer para mejorar nuestras clases de forma efectiva y esta entrada pretende proporcionar ideas fácilmente aplicables en el aula. Sobre ti como docente Como docente yo entiendo que hay tres cualidades importantes que siempre debemos trabajar: Un buen nivel de inglés. El nivel de inglés es una cualidad esencial pues debemos trabajar y mantenernos actualizados siendo como somos el primer modelo de nuestro alumnado. Una buena formación didáctica que nos permita realizar actividades variadas y apartarnos (si se nos permite) de las actividades a veces repetitivas propuestas por los libros [...]