Melinda Morvay - English as a Foreign Language

“career - opportunities, advancement, embark, promising, chances, sabbatical …”

another thought-provoking and engaging session created by my dear colleague Steven for my dear clients in accounting

happy to have Steven on board!

I'm not a huge fan of testing; however, there's a time and place for everything.

It’s been a while.

Another good year — teaching and learning—behind us, and I am already looking forward to the next one.

The handful of young learners I've also been working with, have grown into young men and women and will shortly be taking their well-earned breaks.

Summer or not, there’s no break for us when it comes to in-company teaching. And that’s okay.

About 12 months ago, I brought on board a couple of brilliant colleagues who played a big part in making this year a success.

WE are extremely grateful for the positive feedback we’ve been receiving as we approach the end of this teaching period. And when the occasional critique comes our way, we face it with an open mind.

Here we go again!

As an avid follower of Unplugged, also known as Dogme-style teaching, I am excited to once again pick the brain of my role model and endless source of inspiration, Scott Thornbury, to stay at the top of my game.

I’m not just teaching; I am also learning.

Footnote:
“𝘋𝘰𝘨𝘮𝘦” 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘦𝘵. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯-𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴.

From time to time, I would talk to the learners about
why we are doing what we are doing.

that's how I work

We make sure that our learners can relate to the material they encounter in the lesson.

In line with:
“what’s personal, it’s memorable”.

It’s that time of the year again.

In July of every year, I ask each and every one of our clients - currently 35 - how happy they were with working with us, in what aspect they have improved, what they would like to change, and if they want to continue taking lessons from me and my colleagues.

Then, I sit down with management and agree on the way forward - set the goal and adjust our modus operandi.

Some people take holidays at the sea. I busy myself with pondering future strategies from the quiet of my home.

End of Teaching Period Assessment is one of my favourite parts of running a teaching business.

I tend to let novice learners write down their thoughts before they speak.

that’s how I work

We expect our learners to take
r e s p o n s i b i l i t y for their progress, or lack of it.

that's how we work

It's not enough to just give learners a chance to speak; it's crucial to also motivate them and give them a reason
to w a n t to speak.