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 | 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 Losonci | learner autonomy, lesson planning
Anytime when I hear an amazing story about #learnerautonomy, I perk up. Yesterday was no exception either, reading about a teacher’s student, who would regularly sneak into her office and did all the work the night before class. When caught, he explained...
by Fatime Losonci | learner autonomy, lesson planning
Do you ever share your LESSON PLANS with your IELTS learners? …and have you considered sharing them IN ADVANCE?! I’ve heard from some teachers who do, because as they say, “I like my students to have the opportunity to prepare for the lessons so that...
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 | IELTS writing sub-skills, learner autonomy
I went on a webinar thing yesterday where I got to talk about ‘all things IELTS’ again (especially Reading), and the topic of LEARNER AUTONOMY came up as well. I’m all for training (and indeed REQUIRING) that our IELTS students be autonomous and...
by Fatime Losonci | learner autonomy
I’m often asked this too: “What should I do if my IELTS student isn’t doing any homework?” To which my go to answer is this: Have a conversation with them about the PSYCHOLOGICAL impacts of not doing homework. This is because I find that...
