Teaching grammar topics: guiding students from ignorance to active use (Talk)

Grammar is taught in a variety of ways and approaches. Regardless of which path teachers choose to follow, the goal should be just one: to make our students capable of converting those grammar rules into a practical ability to use the language. This presentation aims to provide a step-by-step for presenting grammar in a way that achieves said objective.

Reinventing dictations: 3 out-of-the-ordinary activities to bring fun into your classes. (Workshop) 

When we see the word "dictation,” we immediately think about teacher-centered, boring classes that no longer have a place in education. This workshop, however, aims to present three new ways of using these activities, done in a way that has students use language actively -- and have fun while doing so.

Antônio Carlos de Souza Moraes Filho, English teacher in Goiânia since the age of 17, currently teaching at Centro Cultural Brasil-Estados Unidos (CCBEU). Languages student at Universidade Federal de Goiás.