Dear TD SIG, Your board seems rather quiet so here is an idea from KOTESOL. We are reading a book together on Teacher development and posting our comments on...
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Diarmuid
diarmuid_fog...
Jan 13, 2003 8:58 pm
Sounds like a good idea to me. Is anybody else interested? Just to calrify for people who aren't clear: The proposal is that people read the first chapter of...
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Colin Mackenzie
colinfrance
Jan 13, 2003 9:18 pm
Sounds good to me too Colin ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Peter Beech
PeterBeech
Jan 14, 2003 4:30 pm
Hi, I'm interested in participating in this activity. As a new member of the list, can I also take this opportunity to introduce myself. I'm a teacher and...
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Diarmuid
diarmuid_fog...
Jan 14, 2003 7:43 pm
Welcome Peter. That's at least three of us interested, so shall I start reading the first chapter on my train journey to work? Post as and when you see fit! ...
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JLHall3@...
Jan 15, 2003 10:00 am
People in the group may be interested in this forthcoming conference <A HREF="http://www.seda.ac.uk/confs/bristol03/bristol03.htm">Click here: The Scholarship...
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Kevin Laurence Landry...
lklandry2002
Jan 19, 2003 4:16 am
I thought this might be beneficial, even for those who haven't started the book yet. This is Task four from chapter one. The task asks you state to what extent...
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halima
lagartocat
Jan 19, 2003 10:30 am
Hello, I am also interested in this debate. My name is Halima Brewer and I am in Spain. I am freelance and teach mostly adults, but sometimes young people, or...
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Masterson, Richard
rmasterson@...
Jan 19, 2003 11:58 am
Very sensible ands convincing points overall from Halima although I disagree with some of them. Some blocked inserted comments below. All these issues are,...
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Masterson, Richard
rmasterson@...
Jan 19, 2003 12:09 pm
Silly me, I forgot to put in my inserted comments before sending. January! Interested in ongoing debate. Richard Masterson. ... From: Masterson, Richard ...
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Kevin Laurence Landry...
lklandry2002
Jan 19, 2003 12:18 pm
From: Kevin Parent <ksparent@...> Date: Fri Jan 10, 2003 8:40 am Subject: Task 4 My responses. And to set the context, I'm currently teaching a the...
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Jan Kelly
jan_iatefl
Jan 21, 2003 10:23 am
This is fantastic. I'm delighted to see some activity on the list and am following your discussion with interest. Will try to add my comments as well. Many...
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Peter Beech
PeterBeech
Jan 21, 2003 4:11 pm
Hi, all, I've just got back from a few days in England. I see there's been quite a lot of activity over the past few days, so I look forward to reading all the...
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Diarmuid
diarmuid_fog...
Jan 23, 2003 7:47 am
* I always correct learners' errors. If this were true, I'd get very little else done! I occasioally correct things that are easily corrected or which seem to...
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Diarmuid
diarmuid_fog...
Jan 23, 2003 7:56 am
I was interested to read on page 5 the idea that most of the elements of language teaching are resistant to systemisation and therefore cannot be proscribed. I...
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Kevin Laurence Landry...
lklandry2002
Jan 24, 2003 7:04 am
The qualities of a good Foreign Language teacher Costas N.Kalaitzidis E.F.L. Adviser (Ret.) http://www.thrace-net.gr/bridges ? Background Knowledge is aware of...
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Kevin Laurence Landry...
lklandry2002
Jan 26, 2003 4:12 am
http://www.eta.org.tw/eng_news/pac4_web2/p01-bac.htm#1 The idea of having a Pan-Asian conference for the area of English Language Teaching was first generated...
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Kevin Laurence Landry...
lklandry2002
Jan 26, 2003 11:35 am
Far Eastern National University, Vladivostok, Russia The Fifth Pan-Asian Conference on Language Teaching at FEELTA 2004 PAC5 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Deadline:...
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Peter Beech
PeterBeech
Jan 28, 2003 3:19 pm
Hi, I won't attempt to cover all the elements in this task, as Kevin, Richard, Halima and Diarmuid have already done so. I'd like to build on Kevin's point...
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Kevin Laurence Landry...
lklandry2002
Jan 30, 2003 7:05 am
My copy of Inside Teaching has just arrived in the mail and since Chapter 2 is only ten pages I have finished reading it and would like to share my comments on...
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Peter Beech
PeterBeech
Jan 30, 2003 12:02 pm
Kevin Laurence Landry wrote on Thursday, January 30, 2003 9:06 AM: induce/deduce, and fluent/accuracy are given as examples that cause confusion or...
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Glynnis McCourt
gmccourt@...
Feb 3, 2003 1:36 pm
Black isn't a colour. White isn't a colour. Therefore black is white. ? Glynn ... I was interested to read on page 5 the idea that most of the elements of ...
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Sandra Piai
smp6@...
Feb 9, 2003 12:26 pm
Dear Colin Anything for the Reviews section of the NL? If so, can I have it by 14th Feb? Ta. Love Sandra -- Sandra Piai University of St Andrews ELT ...
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Thaisa Andrade
thaisadeandrade
Feb 9, 2003 1:50 pm
Dear Colleagues, My name is Thaisa. I teach English in Brazil.I would like to study more about teacher development and professional learning. Any help would be...
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Angela Schinas
angelaschinas
Feb 9, 2003 3:31 pm
Hello Thaisa: Angela Schinas here from Toronto, Canada. I just read your email addressed to KoTesol asking for help with professional development (PD). The...
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Kevin Laurence Landry...
lklandry2002
Feb 10, 2003 5:51 am
I would hope that by now, all who had planned to participate in this reading project have obtained their books... Even if not, there is something everyone can...
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Kevin Laurence Landry...
lklandry2002
Feb 10, 2003 5:55 am
Chapter three was about observations amd research in your class. Some early questions to ask your self included: 1. Am I satisfied with the way I am teaching? ...
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Peter Beech
PeterBeech
Feb 13, 2003 8:24 pm
It seems that Kevin forgot to add in his answers to the task he posted on Monday. My answers follow the list of statements. (1) I regard all mistakes in...
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Kevin Laurence Landry...
lklandry2002
Feb 17, 2003 1:50 am
(1) I *donĄŻt* regard all mistakes in language learning as a bad thing. (2) My main task is to ensure that my learners feel being here is worthwhile. (3) I...
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TDSIG@yahoogroups.com
Feb 23, 2003 6:24 pm
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the TDSIG group: Do you agree with Bruce's ideas? brucev@... <teis-l@...> initial...
