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ASOCOPI Blog
Ideas, guidance and resources for English teachers in Colombia
Practical articles on professional development, classroom practice, academic writing and research for the Colombian ELT community.
How to write an abstract that gets accepted at an ELT conference
A practical guide to writing conference abstracts for English teachers in Colombia — structure, length, common mistakes and what reviewers are actually looking for.
Academic publishingPublishing your first article in a Colombian ELT journal
From classroom experience to published manuscript — how peer review works, what editors expect, and how to prepare a first submission to a Colombian ELT journal.
Classroom practiceTranslanguaging in the Colombian EFL classroom, without the guilt
What translanguaging means in practice, why the English-only rule is weaker than it looks, and five ways to start using students' full linguistic repertoire tomorrow.
TechnologyUsing AI in the English classroom without outsourcing your judgement
Practical, honest uses of AI for English teachers in Colombia — where it saves real time, where it quietly damages learning, and how to talk to students about it.
Rural educationTeaching English in rural Colombia — what the classroom actually needs
Multigrade groups, no connectivity, one teacher for everything. What works in rural English classrooms in Colombia, and what urban advice gets wrong.
Professional developmentA professional development roadmap for English teachers in Colombia
What to do in your first, fifth and tenth year of teaching English in Colombia — a realistic path through webinars, conferences, SIGs, publishing and postgraduate study.
ConferencesPresenting at a national conference for the first time
A survival guide for first-time presenters at an ELT conference — how to plan 40 minutes, what to do when nobody asks questions, and what nobody tells you beforehand.
Academic publishingWhere to publish — a map of open-access ELT journals in Colombia
A guide to Colombian journals in English language teaching and applied linguistics: what each one publishes, when they close cohorts, and how to choose the right fit.
Classroom practiceAssessment that actually tells you something
How to design English assessment that produces information you can teach with — rubrics, oral checks, and why a grade is not feedback.
Escritura académicaDel aula al artículo — cómo convertir tu experiencia pedagógica en una publicación
Guía práctica para docentes de inglés en Colombia que quieren publicar lo que ya hacen en clase: qué evidencia guardar, cómo estructurar el texto y a dónde enviarlo.
InvestigaciónCómo armar un semillero de investigación en lenguas extranjeras
Guía para docentes universitarios y de colegio que quieren crear un semillero de investigación en lenguas: cómo empezar, cómo sostenerlo y los errores que lo matan.
RecursosRecursos gratuitos y de acceso abierto para profesores de inglés en Colombia
Dónde encontrar material, formación y lectura académica sin pagar: revistas de acceso abierto, webinars, repositorios y bancos de recursos verificados.
CongresosQué es un congreso académico y por qué te conviene ir aunque no presentes
Para docentes de inglés que nunca han ido a un congreso: cómo funciona, qué pasa en cada tipo de sesión, cómo aprovecharlo y cómo justificar la inversión.
Classroom practiceKeeping forty students engaged in an English class
What actually works for motivation and participation in large English classes in Colombia — routines, grouping, and the quiet students nobody reaches.
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