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.

5 ways to use films and TV series to teach English

Films and TV series are some of the most engaging pieces of authentic materials and have been used in English lessons for a long time. Watch to discover five ways to use films and TV series to make lessons more engaging and promote learning even outside the classroom.

5 ways to use phonemic transcription to teach English

Phonemic transcription and phonemic symbols are very helpful tools to the English teacher. However, using them in lessons can be daunting to both teachers and students. Watch to learn about Ruben’s five tips to use phonemic transcription in lessons more effectively and confidently.

5 ways to use projects to teach English

Projects can be a great way to make lessons more fun and relevant to students, helping them go beyond the English language and develop life skills. In this video, Rubens Heredia shares 5 tips to use projects more effectively in your English lessons.

5 ways to use songs to teach English

In this video, Rubens Heredia shares 5 ways you can use songs in your lessons.

5 ways to use games in English lessons

Games are a staple of English teaching and can help motivate and engage students. But how can we ensure variety and effectiveness? From old-school games to AI-mediated, watch to discover five ways to incorporate games into lessons.