by Fatime Losonci | bespoke, Cambridge Delta, CPD, feedback, general, item writing, learner autonomy, lesson planning
And these have been some of my most popular CPD blog entries, mostly on #lessonplanning, #CambridgeDeltaModule2, general #CPD, #feedback, #bespoke, #learnerautonomy, and #itemwriting. Enjoy! Experiment! (…Report back! ;)) — — Hi. I’m Fatime....
by Fatime Losonci | feedback, general
THANK YOU if you signed up to be a reviewer of one of my IELTS teacher training courses, • How to Teach IELTS Listening • How to Teach IELTS Reading • How to Teach IELTS Writing • How to Teach IELTS Speaking and sent me your reflections...
by Fatime Losonci | bespoke, feedback, learner autonomy
Students new to a challenge, including IELTS might automatically take it for granted that if they do a ‘PREP COURSE’, it’s a ‘guarantee’ that they’ll do well on the exam too. In reality we know it’s often not the case....
by Fatime | feedback, IELTS speaking sub-skills, IELTS writing sub-skills
A while back I asked on LinkedIn if you had any fun stories about IELTS learners struggling with issues of INAPPROPRIACY in the PRODUCTIVE skills (i.e. speaking and writing). And I got some hilarious responses, including • “I got an ‘In sympathy’...
by Fatime Losonci | feedback, learner autonomy
What do your IELTS learners do with the FEEDBACK they receive from you on their WRITING? Do they really ‘squeeze’ enough learning out of it? If you suspect they might not, try this hack to increase their LEARNER AUTONOMY! — — Hi. I’m...
by Fatime Losonci | CPD, feedback
Check out what this recent Bootcamp graduate had to say about the course: 1) Why did you sign up for the course? What did you need help with? I signed up for the course, as I wanted to learn about a new take on teaching IELTS. After having taught it for many years,...
by Fatime Losonci | feedback
If a learner’s ‘affective filter is lowered’, they’re more ready to learn in general, including becoming more receptive to feedback. What do YOU do to build rapport to ‘plow the soil’ first, for your constructive comments?...
by Fatime Losonci | feedback
To my question, “What’s your top tip when giving feedback?” I got a lovely response on LinkedIn saying that “[…] feedback is something that should be ‘offered’, not ‘given’ and should also be nourishing and...
