From Consumers to Creators: Empowering learners to produce English, not just consume it

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Friday, April 10, 2026

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04:00 PM America/Sao Paulo

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In an era where English is omnipresent, many young adult learners remain passive consumers of the language—scrolling, watching, and listening without ever moving into active production. This session challenges the traditional assumption that a lack of speaking or writing is merely a matter of "confidence" or "level". Instead, drawing on research from Norton (2013), we explore how language production is deeply tied to identity, legitimacy, and audience.

Eduardo de Freitas

Eduardo de Freitas is a teacher educator and educational designer based in Santos. He holds certifications such as the Cambridge C1 Advanced, C2 Proficiency, TKT, CELTA, ICELT, and Train the Trainer, and is currently preparing for the DELTA. His main areas of interest are design, teacher development, and materials writing, and how these areas combined can enhance the student learning experience. Eduardo is also the brains behind Orbita, a content marketing and graphic design agency specialized in the ELT market.

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