... I gave Advanced Writing juniors a homework exercise. Go to the campus park, sit with their eyes closed for 5 minutes and write about what you feel. (The...
nevin@...
Jan 1, 2007 5:33 pm
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Wasn't this part of someone's methodology: perhaps Gaetano's Silent Way? Mert [ Moderator's note: Gattengo's Silent Way *...
Hi All, Roger has put a wiki online for teachers of English as a second or foreign language: http://wikigogy.org A wiki is a website where you can not just...
TEFLChina@yahoogroups...
Jan 1, 2007 9:33 pm
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These were excellent links. I liked the one from the Google search, http://www.saudicaves.com/silentway/gattegno.htm, where John Pint finishes with: "If I may...
... Who could resist the opportunity to say you're both wrong. He was Caleb Gattegno. I haven't used the rods for ages but my cuisinaire rods are there, packed...
Cheating is always a problem and the attempts to cheat are becoming increasingly sophisticated. While it is good for us to always be informed as to the methods...
Those interested in Mario Rivolucri's approach can check out his online magazine, "Humanising Language Teaching." <http://www.hltmag.co.uk/> I think there's...
...well, OK, it's not really Jack Welch talking about English teaching but it is adapting a couple of his ideas. A couple of Jack Welch's ideas that he...
... Yeah Dave....nice to chat about but you can't (at least where I have taught) "make a point of identifying exactly who the bottom performers are." No..plans...
... Dave's saying we can't fire our bottom 5% but we need to identify them and help them. This actually helps them to pass exams and so turns failures into...
Don and perhaps others are confused about what I am doing. In every class there are students who are doing well and students who are doing poorly and many in...
... Understand David, I am not arguing with you or Mr. Welch or the good scholars you have promoted to come on these good lists in the last several, several...
... was the Ministry of Education requirement that the same test be given to all the students in a given course at the high school level. No one could figure ...
nevin@...
Jan 7, 2007 2:49 pm
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Don't get me wrong. I have said nothing about who to pass. I'm only talking about accurately identifying who is doing well and who is doing poorly. I am not...
... I can adapt and teach outside the box ... Good, certified, trained, professional EFL teachers do regularly think outside the box. Training is not a set of...
I feel the same way and try to collect the same information, but I still feel that I need a secretary or a volunteer to gather much of the data or at least put...
... Yes Dave, I too was referring to the realities of teaching (in China) and by now it should be obvious we all (as teachers) have had to adapt to those ...
"There are always some students who get more of the teacher's attention, either through their excellent participation in the class or their bad behavior. But...
"I feel the same way and try to collect the same information, but I still feel that I need a secretary or a volunteer to gather much of the data or at least...
It is not easy to quickly scan the classroom and know every students' name and know if that particular student is doing well or not in your class. We usually...
The following are a few excerpts from an interesting article on English learning in Korea. Some of the things discussed give insights to problems that exist in...
Well, from my experience teaching in Korea (indeed, I trained the first group of Korean teachers of elementary school level English), things ain't as bad as...
... I remark: (you both are probably correct to one extent or another and Dave is simply pointing out an article of interest) Even tho this is a China based...
... I am really surprised that American immigration law allows this. Following recent media exposure of high numbers of "baby tourists" being born in NZ the...
Thanks Dave! I have also been using name cards recently with large classes, but your additional information idea is definitely something I will be trying out...
It is not an "Immigration" law. It is the law of the United States that ANY person born on United States land OR TERRITORIES is automatically a Citizen of our...
leonard wolfe
lenwolfe02459@...
Jan 16, 2007 7:14 am
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Funny thing the internet. I can webmail to NZ easily tonight but I can't get this pdf from Hong Kong... It might be interesting. [PDF] Language education in...
nevin@...
Jan 16, 2007 5:55 pm
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I'm looking at helping to start an ESL kindergarten here in Taiwan and I'm wondering what books/teaching resources people can recommend. I'm already using a...
Go to http://www.eduplace.com/marketing/prek/ They have a wonderful animal alphabet program as well as total Pre-K and Kindergarten curriculum. Since you...
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