Dear ccolleagues, Hi ! Thank you all for sharing your views and experiments with me and I am very sorry for my email box hasn’t been working properly these...
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Pauline Johnson
paunjohnson
Feb 1, 2009 9:25 pm
Dear Colin, I only recently tried to post my views for the first time on the discussion list, as you suggest, but they were completely ignored, so I could only...
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Esther Lucas
lucas@...
Feb 2, 2009 8:58 am
Please remove me from the list of TDSIG Thank you Esther Lucas...
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duncanfoord
Feb 2, 2009 4:01 pm
Hi Pauline Please don't be discouraged. You will find a lot of posts are not answered. Mine are usually ignored and I am the co-ordinator! The idea of the...
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Juliet du Mont
julietdumont@...
Feb 3, 2009 8:03 am
Hi Pauline, Don't worry about a response - it's just like a group conversation - people put in a comment when they feel like it. I don't think anyone has ever...
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Juliet du Mont
julietdumont@...
Feb 3, 2009 8:42 am
Hello there, I do agree with Duncan about there being an improvisation continuum. It is a feature of the multi-dimensional balance which is always operational...
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Bill Templer
bill_templer
Feb 4, 2009 8:57 am
Adrian quotes Viola Spolin on spontaneity and Spolin’s brilliant work on theater games and improvisational theater is pretty relevant to transforming styles...
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Bill Templer
bill_templer
Feb 5, 2009 12:54 am
Here two surveys being conducted by TESOL Inc. that you can participate in, on ELT teachers' needs and employment conditions wherever you are. There is some...
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chvenables
Feb 12, 2009 11:31 am
Hi Juliet, I love your idea of doing a physical warm-up at the start of the class. I do this every class with my young learners and don't know why I don't...
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chvenables
Feb 12, 2009 12:03 pm
Thanks for posting the article from Adrian. It was a good read. This week, I'm going to try the 'homework' tasks that Colin suggested and post again. Duncan,...
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duncanfoord
Feb 12, 2009 4:00 pm
Hi Claire I suppose it depends on your audience. On a closed course people feel they know each other and can open up more than on a forum like this. Its...
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duncanfoord
Feb 12, 2009 4:03 pm
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duncanfoord
Feb 12, 2009 4:05 pm
Herei sthe info on the clowning course for anyone who is interested Learning from the clown within- Spontaneity training Facilitated by Carol Thompson Valuable...
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Juliet du Mont
julietdumont@...
Feb 15, 2009 4:29 pm
Hi Claire, I'd love to know the outcome of your experiment! I'm currently conducting workshops with a group of teachers on the topic of movement in ELT from...
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duncanfoord
Feb 16, 2009 12:46 pm
I asked some participants on our current Trinity Diploma (distance) course to respond to the article and here, with their permission are some of their...
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duncanfoord
Feb 16, 2009 12:48 pm
Another comment from a Diploma course member "I find being disorganised rhymes with spontaneity. In a teaching situation, going with the flow has many...
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duncanfoord
Feb 18, 2009 4:19 pm
posted by Jat Teaching is also about learning - spontaneity keeps us in the now. That doesn't mean we have to dispense with what we have learnt, merely adapt...
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Charles Hadfield
chadfield@...
Feb 18, 2009 7:51 pm
Jat - wonderful comment, I agree entirely. Thajnks for crystallizing what I ws trying to think how to write! Charlie Hadfield (NZ) From: TDSIG@yahoogroups.com...
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duncanfoord
Feb 20, 2009 4:34 pm
Philip Kerr did some informal research on what inspired peole to become teachers. Here is a the link if you are interested ...
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Bill Templer
bill_templer
Feb 22, 2009 3:16 am
  Phil Kerr's comments are interesting, but based on very informal talk with teachers, the 'inspirations' what we can expect. Here an article that is more...
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Colin Mackenzie
tontojeddu
Mar 13, 2009 11:36 am
Join us for IATEFL Cardiff Online - 'one of the biggest global teacher development events ever' The Cardiff Online website is now live at: ...
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darrenrelliott
Mar 20, 2009 2:31 am
I am currently working at a university in Japan, and I`m looking to start a small internet based teacher development group of about four or five people, with...
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archana jha
archanajha123
Mar 22, 2009 10:26 am
 Hi All  I look forward to a great interaction. It would be lovely to participate in stimulating fielded discussions and find out what teacher across...
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duncanfoord
Mar 23, 2009 10:44 am
Hello Archana and welcome to the group. please feel free to suggest a topic for discussion or tell us something about your situation and challenges you face. ...
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Pauline Johnson
paunjohnson
Mar 26, 2009 9:20 am
In my opinion, students don't teach themselves grammar because no single grammar book contains everything they need to know. They need a teacher to assemble...
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duncanfoord
Apr 15, 2009 4:45 pm
I posted six things for developing teachers on Lindsay Clandfield's blog. The link is below. i'd be interested in your opinions. or better still you could add...
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duncanfoord
Apr 17, 2009 5:34 pm
Here is Adrian Underhill's second article of three, reproduced here for those of you who didn't see it in the newsletter. As you can see he has incorporated...
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williamezimmerman
williamezimm...
Apr 17, 2009 5:36 pm
Dear TESOL colleague, For those of you who could not attend my workshop on Creating Comic Strips Online to Encourage Writing, Reading and Storytelling at the...
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williamezimmerman
williamezimm...
Apr 22, 2009 3:31 pm
MakeBeliefsComix Offers Earth Day Printable For Students to Write and Draw About the Environment If you're looking for a good activity today to help students...
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Pauline Johnson
paunjohnson
Apr 22, 2009 8:37 pm
Dear Duncan, I've just read what you had to say about your "Six things." I did my DELTA in 1987. (It was then called the RSA Diploma in TEFLA). I then...
