Hello- Wish you all a fruitful 2004-2005 academic year. I am interested in this issue in language teacher training as I am looking into postgraduate study...
... teacher-trainers who are to introduce the new curriculum in primary schools (that's to age 12) starting with oral English in grade 3. Hi, Have you had any...
David Lawrie
dalchina@...
Sep 1, 2004 9:11 am
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We are all going back to school, starting our classes again, starting some new classes. As Stephen Covey liked to say, Begin with the End in mind. It's a great...
Hi All, ... Thank You for being helpful, *friendly* and thank you for being here! list rules ... 1. *Friendliness first* - this is a public list, avoid...
TEFLChina@yahoogroups...
Sep 1, 2004 6:01 pm
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Looks like Japan is going to move away from more traditional exam focused orientation towards more meaningful communicative training approaches. This will be a...
... Why not do an MA(TEFL)? An Applied linguistics MA will cover a lot of the same ground but a TEFL MA is directly relevant to what you want to do. Nearly all...
... In my training course the teacher does a two-week English lesson with the teacher students, as a model. The students then have the opportunity to apply the...
Nelson Bank
natlunla@...
Sep 2, 2004 2:11 am
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dk <davkees@...> wrote: At this very moment, while writing this message, I have my 40 students writing an IELTS style 250-word essay in...
This article concerning dyslexia and differences in language learning in the brain between Chinese and English. An interesting side note is that Chinese are...
... Masters degree in education w/TESOL MAed/ TESOL You will still have a few linguistic courses to take; I do feel they are worth taking. (Most are designed...
... To add another dimension to this discussion, which may or may not be relevant, an MA in Linguistics (or an TEFL MA) will get you a job at a university in...
Sheila Cornelius
sheilacornuk@...
Sep 2, 2004 9:48 am
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... In answer to Simon's question about alternatives to a degree in applied linguistic for EFL teachers, may I suggest looking into a M.A. in TESOL. He...
I myself am working right now on a MS Ed. TESOL degree. My research indicated that most jobs (ESL or EFL) requiring a master's would accept a degree either in...
(excerpts) China's schools give Canadian English top marks Fear of U.S. cultural invasion leads to texts from Canada in second-language classes BEIJING -- It...
... Hi Frank, Would it be possible for you to post the story in its entirety? I'm really curious to read it, but of course can't access the BBC Web site, and...
Thanks for all the advice on further education. I guess my choice of degree program ultimately depends on what kind of help I want to give to my EFL students....
... of our > writing course. I will collect these and keep them until the end of the > course. I will then have them do the same essay again. The difference...
... Reply:....Sorry, I didn't write that but do agree. Seems like you just left the U.S. a couple of days ago. They didn't waste any time putting you & Mr. W....
ear Colleagues, The Student List Project is still up and running and looking for participants for the new term. Essentially, the SL Project provides a way for...
"Can you imagine a scenario like this? A Chinese with an undergraduate degree in history from America and a master degree in sociology from UK came back to...
Hi Simon--where are you teaching? It sounds like fun. Leslie Leslie Sirag/R.L."Seth" Watkins 7337 Greendale Court SW, Olympia, WA 98512 siragwatkins@......
... Can a "liberal" education be taught with *extended* discussions about what must be an entirely novel subject to the Chinese - distance education - or...
... My two cents on this: get formal education in your overt goals (language teaching, linguistics, etc.). That will make you both more competent and more ...
Simon In your request for information/advice about alternatives to applied linguistics for EFL teachers you did not say whether you are asking about MA options...
Linell Davis
linelldavis@...
Sep 3, 2004 11:19 pm
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dk <davkees@...> wrote: <<<<<If you want to be able to offer your students something of real meaning then why don't you go off to the...
Good morning all! I have a new job - and some of my classes will be teaching drama to grades (primary) 1,2,3 - the level of English at this school is quite...
Traci Arkinstall
traciarkinstall@...
Sep 4, 2004 4:10 am
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As an aside to all that has been said on this, I seem to recall that quite a few years ago IBM had a recruitment policy for new graduates, setting aside a...
I am not faulting Simon. I'm sure he's a great guy, especially after your commendation. Your assessment of his situation is where lies the problem: "However in...
MODERATOR NOTE: This thread has really gotten off topic for teach, and should move over to JOB. After this post, I plan to ask any other posters who send...
"…… teaching drama to grades (primary) 1,2,3 - the level of English at this school is quite high - does anyone know of any good websites with plays etc?? "...
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