Dear Colleagues, The British Council and IATEFL are pleased to announce the official launch of the Exeter Online website in the run up to the IATEFL Annual ...
... so much. I am very interested in all the activities during the conference .But considering my present means,I wish I could get the book about the summary...
Dear All Attending conferences is not the problem of poor economies but it is the problem of poor community of teachers in every country. There are already a...
Hello My name is Duncan Foord. I am the new co-ordinator for this discussion group. I have put a photo in, well, photos. I have been a teacher and teacher...
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Nik Peachey
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Apr 24, 2008 9:06 am
Hi All It seems like quite a time since my last one of these and it certainly has been a busy month. Anyway here are links to new articles, tips and tutorials...
Thanks Nick Some very useful stuff here. I liked the You tube clips for teenagers in particular Duncan ... has been a busy month. ... thatfocuses...
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Nik Peachey
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Apr 24, 2008 10:00 am
Thanks Duncan Glad you liked the videos. It's an insight into a fascinating world, but also amazing examples of how narrative can be developed using very...
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Julie Tamblin
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Apr 24, 2008 10:18 pm
Hello Duncan, Thank you for inviting ideas about teacher development. In view of the present global crisis, I am interested in the role of teachers as global...
Nik mentions something on teen life worlds, psychological problems. I think teachers who work mainly with teens need to incorporate such materials in the...
Thanks for this Julie I think this would be a good question to open up for discussion. The final plenary IATEFL was on the theme of English peace studies which...
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Adrian Tennant
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Apr 25, 2008 10:41 am
Hi Duncan, A good starting point might be to get people to watch Radmila Popovic's plenary from IATEFL on the Exeter Online website. Adrian ... From:...
I thought it could be a good idea to have a weekly discussion topic. Lets try. Here is the topic for the first week, suggested by Julie Tamblin from Cornwall,...
Sorry I meant April 25th of course ... topic. ... post ... at ... for...
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Julie Tamblin
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Apr 26, 2008 12:03 pm
Hello again Duncan, I was privileged to hear Radmila Popovic speak at Exeter. She really reached the parts..... Now I am wondering what the silence in relation...
Perhaps it makes a difference whether you are a teacher of asults or young learners. With adults there can be a consensus about what topics are covered and how...
Radmilla Popovic I mean Sorry. Is there no edit function on this. I'm beginning to sound like Boris Johnson ... or ... teachers ... Julie ... If ... weekend) ...
Hi Julie Don’t take it personally. This forum seems to have been very quiet for some time now. Your contribution is greatly appreciated and it is a very ...
Hi Adrian Do you fancy posting something on the discussion to help get it going, would be greatly appreciated Duncan _____ De: TDSIG@yahoogroups.com...
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Julie Tamblin
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Apr 28, 2008 9:28 am
Thanks Duncan. I get curious ........and I know that we are all busy++. Julie ... From: Duncan Foord To: TDSIG@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008...
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Adrian Tennant
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Apr 28, 2008 7:10 pm
Julie wrote: - I think that as teachers of the English language we are in a particular role of responsibility and we are uniquely situated to raise awareness...
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Julie Tamblin
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Apr 29, 2008 9:41 am
Adrian and others, I am interested to know what your moral stance would be about informing students about this petition and inviting them to sign and pass on? ...
Hello, Julie. When these things come in from Avaaz or other petitions, I often sign them myself, but do not show them to students unless I know they are...
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kfchoong@...
Apr 30, 2008 4:05 am
I could not agree more with Adrian. Our role as teachers is to facilitate or assist in developing the capacity to think about or to reason out real life...
Avaaz is a campaigning organisation which I support. BUT it is at the level of campaign where really you must already have at least some awareness. I do not...
I agree with you. I worked in both Spain, a modern, Western country with lively political debate everywhere, and China, where political debate was expressly...
Simon, if I were in Olomouc, for starters I might try to include the problem of the Roma population in my classes, and encourage students to get involved in...
