Beliefs, Principles & Practices: A Collection of ELT Articles

By Vicky Saumell

This collection of ELT articles is meant as a starting point for discussion and reflection about the author’s favourite ELT topics organised in 3 blocks: Being a teacher, Teaching and Learning, and Integrating Technology. Some ideas appear over and over in different articles, because they reflect the author’s teaching and learning beliefs, principles and practices.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Vicky Saumell
• Release date: Feb 9, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386130864

Vicky Saumell

Vicky Saumell holds a degree in English-Spanish Literary and Technical Translation and a Diploma in the Theory and Methodology of TESOL. She also has a degree in Educational Technology. She has been a teacher for over 35 years. She has authored and tutored New Learning Environments for the Master’s in ELT at Universidad de La Sabana, Colombia. She teaches at primary and secondary level at two schools in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she lives. She is also a freelance materials writer, teacher trainer and a presenter at professional development conferences, especially on the integration of ICT for language learning, project based learning and creativity.She has written for Pearson (Teacher Development Interactive: Preparation for the Teaching Knowledge Test and Meeting Point 3 and 4 for the Storyline coursebook series) and she is also series consultant for English in Common coursebook series. She has also written digital materials for CUP, including teacher training courses and projects for the Eyes Open/ Uncover series. And she has done freelance work for Pearson, CUP, Macmillan, Santillana and Richmond. She has a professional website at www.vickysaumell.com.