Took me just 2 weeks to get my accredited Masters in this course. Already in line for an interview on monday to hopefully get a better position within the ...
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erika-haven253@...
Mar 30, 2007 6:53 am
grab all the latest software here http://www.micsoftwarestore.info/jcaq...
Dear all: Our list has been quiet for quite some times now but I would like to believe that the winter hibernation is over. We still have snow in New England,...
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Ingrid Gürtler
ingrid.guertler@...
Apr 9, 2007 6:28 pm
Dear Elka, Since you are talking about cross-discipline and cross-domain connections, only thing I would like to add at the moment is that I am using some of...
Ingrid: You are right. Observing how others do some of the things we do really gives us a different perspective on our practices. Also, "metanoia"; (a shift of...
Ingrid: You are right. Observing how others do some of the things we do really gives us a different perspective on our practices. Also, "metanoia"; (a shift of...
41st IATEFL Annual Conference and Exhibition Aberdeen 18th - 22nd April, 2007 IATEFL / British Council Aberdeen Online For this year’s IATEFL Annual...
Hi all, I'd like to bring to your attention a new Classroom Practice series of books being planned by TESOL Inc. My main motivation for doing so is to solicit...
***2nd CALL FOR PAPERS*** * Deadline extended to 6th May, 2007 * New and Emerging Technologies in ELT Loyola College, Chennai (Madras), India, August 3 – 5...
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josalyne-overfelt620@...
May 2, 2007 1:35 pm
I am now to be referred to as Dr. Jenkins haha ;) Took me about a month to get fully accredited, but after ringing these ppl 1-770 621 2634 they got me setup ...
Here's information about an exciting new IATEFL Scholarship IATEFL Classroom Exploration Scholarship In 2006 Jane Willis and Corony Edwards won a British...
Values in ELT: fielded discussion IATEFL TD and GI SIG are going to run a fielded discussion on this list from 14th to 19th May on the theme of values in ELT....
Dear Colin and Graham: Thank you for your prompt posting of a summary (and more) of the pre- conference TDSIG event you organized. We participants totally...
hello my name is Nour I am from Palestine in fact I am student in TEFL course and I need such participation to be active in my course as i am eager to change...
hello Diarmuid I had training in Palestinian schools and I saw some weaknesses in teaching as I said before I am student in TEFl course and when I compare...
Hi, Nour: Welcome aboard. Since we are the TDSIG (as opposed to the teacher training and education SIG), it will be interesting to hear about some of the most...
Hi Nour Have just come in at this stage . it might be useful to have a description of your context and which part you are concerned with eg Mainstream...
Hi Wendy Very happy because of your interest of my e-mails To tell you the truth, I think English classes suffer as all the courses in Palestine Palestine is...
Dear All Welcome to the Global Issues/ Teacher Development SIGs’ fielded discussion on values in ELT. We already posted some initial thoughts a week ago,...
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Esther Lucas
lucas@...
May 13, 2007 8:45 pm
Can I start by raising the question of cheating. Antipathy to cheating is a value of sorts. It's connected to honesty, which is a subject of controversy in...
I agree with Esther. In some countries cheating and copying is accepted as the norm. I have experience of teaching in Thailand and Thai culture dictates that...
Steve: I believe there are a number of elements in your message below that need to be further deconstructed and clarified in order for us to have a more ...
Elka, I am more than happy to clarify what I said in the previous posting. Many students in Thailand see cheating as a way of sharing information. Being part...
Hi Steve I work in Hong Kong and what you have described is classic CHC (Confucian heritage culture) traditions . very hard to change values/beliefs .. We have...
Steve Thanks for your excellent example of where you and your students have completely different beliefs about cheating / sharing information. I find it a...
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Esther Lucas
lucas@...
May 14, 2007 9:02 am
In reply to Elka, I think we should distinguish between group exams where students are specifically urged to cooperate in giving answers and exams where the...
Hi all Jenny wrote: 'but are there universal ethical values which we as human beings need to subscribe to in order to live together successfully?' I've got a...
Dear All So why is helping each other find the answers on exams cheating? Are Cambridge ESOL, British Council, ETS and IDP being fair and just when proffering...
