Episode 22: Vinicius Nobre
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In episode 22, Leo pulls up a chair with Vinicius Nobre. Vinicius, a Brazilian native, has been teaching English since 1995, has worked as an instructor, trainer, coordinator, writer, and is currently the head of Troika, an ELT consultancy based out of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Vinicius has also written two methodology books “Getting into Teacher Education: a handbook” and “Teaching English Today: Contexts and Objectives.” He served as the president of the biggest association of English Language Teachers in South America, BRAZ-TESOL, where he still works as a member of the Advisory Board.
In this episode, Vinicius talks about:
learner motivation, and the role teachers play - or don’t play - in it
the deficiencies in teacher training courses
textbooks, the intention behind how they are written, and why they shouldn’t be used as recipes
the ELT context in Brazil, including the hurdles to reaching proficiency, and why the English language rarely has any tangible benefits to Brazilians
the challenges to professionalizing ELT in Brazil
Contact Vinicius or Troika:
@vinnienobre; @troika.br
Website: Troika
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