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Rubens Heredia

Rubens Heredia has been a vlogger for Pavilion ELT since December 2019. His vlog posts draw upon his experiences as a teacher and teacher trainer, as well as the ones as a student of Catalan and they provide a huge variety of teaching tips and techniques to use in the classroom, in flipped learning and in live online classes. Rubens is currently working as a freelance CELTA trainer, based in Barcelona, and he is the co-founder of whatiselt.com, a website and social media platform dedicated to helping English teachers and teacher trainers with definitions of common ELT concepts as well as examples and tips on how to use them more effectively in lessons. He began his teaching career in Brazil, where he taught one-to-one lessons and groups of children, teens and adults. Rubens has been involved in teacher training and course design for the last eight years. He's also a frequent speaker at international conferences and you can catch more from him on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter: @whatiselt.
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4 key pronunciation features everyone should teach

Do you want to teach pronunciation but are not sure what to focus on first? In this vlog, Rubens Heredia shares four pronunciation features that he thinks have a huge impact on your students’ communication. Have these tips worked for you? Is there anything you would add to the list? Share your ideas in the comments or on our social media, and let us know how you get on with Rubens’ tips! References Arroub, M. (2015) Connected speech. English Teaching Professional, (97). Gordyshevskaya, P. (2021). Connected speech: helping learners cope with authentic speech. English Teaching Professional, (133). Hancock, M. (2023). Fun with phrasal homophones....

5 tips to teach pronunciation more effectively

Improving their pronunciation is one of the most common objectives of students. However, teachers are often unsure about how to teach and correct pronunciation. Here, Rubens Heredia shares 5 tips to help your students pronounce sounds and words more clearly.

5 tips to create materials for your English lessons

Finding, selecting, and adapting materials to supplement coursebooks and design more engaging lessons can be a really time-consuming task, and the results may not be as good as we expect. Here, Rubens Heredia shares 5 tips to create more effective materials for your English lessons.

5 ways to engage teenagers in your English lessons

Teenagers can sometimes be a tough crowd and may not respond as well as we want to the activities we propose. However, they go all the way when they really engage with lessons. Here, Rubens Heredia shares five suggestions on how to grab and maintain teens’ attention in English lessons.

5 things you should stop doing in your English lessons

Have you made New Year resolutions for 2024? In this vlog, Rubens Heredia shares 5 teaching habits and common practices that he thinks we could resolve to ditch in the new year in order to make lessons more effective and fun.
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