Once again it is "Becoming a Webhead" time. This annual offer of free 6-week online sessions on using the the new Web 2.0 technology to teach EFL is unparalled...
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Dafne
dygonza
Jan 3, 2008 9:31 pm
Dear Dennis, Thanks a lot for your kind words about the Becoming a Webhead (BaW) workshop, and the EVO sessions. You have been a very appreciated member of our...
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Robert Haines
romiha1
Jan 4, 2008 4:05 pm
Thank you, Dennis, for what looks to be a very interesting group of sessions. I'd like to participate. The MacSnob in me claims that: a) much of the technology...
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christian castillo
christian2966
Jan 4, 2008 6:10 pm
Thanks a lot Dennis. ... ˇCapacidad ilimitada de almacenamiento en tu correo! No te preocupes más por el espacio de tu cuenta con Correo Yahoo!: ...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Jan 4, 2008 8:38 pm
Rob, I think the Windows bias is simply because that is the system most of the potential customers use. Greetings, Dennis [Non-text portions of this message...
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Robert Haines
romiha1
Jan 4, 2008 9:39 pm
Dennis, Of course it is, but we Dogmetists are supposed to think outside the Window. :-) Salutations, Rob ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Jan 5, 2008 6:52 am
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Robert Haines
romiha1
Jan 5, 2008 2:08 pm
I'm going to take the high road, Dennis, and end this silly debate by saying, "Nah-nah Nah-nah Nah-nah-nah, I know I am, but what are you?" (my tongue is stuck...
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Diarmuid Fogarty
diarmuid_fog...
Jan 5, 2008 3:00 pm
It's good to see that Rob's postgraduate education is standing him in good stead. I might well quote his insightful comments in my next piece of work...if I...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Jan 5, 2008 5:41 pm
Rob, You got it wrong, though, it wasn't the old one - which is better - it was why do the EVO people prefer Windows? Answer: Because so many people use ...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Jan 7, 2008 7:36 am
I spotted this on the gisig and forwarded. Dennis ... From: Su <su_nikko@...> Date: Jan 6, 2008 3:39 PM Subject: [gisig] about dogme To:...
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Linda Martin
eslindasd
Jan 7, 2008 10:41 am
Hi Diarmuid Given that I did Second Language Acquisition last year with Rod Ellis, I was wondering what you mean? Just curious is all. :) cheers, Linda :) ...
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diarmuid_fogarty
diarmuid_fog...
Jan 10, 2008 7:12 am
Hi Linda I haven't got time to choose my words carefully, so if I tread on any toes, believe me, I do so inadvertently... By my previous message, I meant that...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Jan 10, 2008 8:59 am
Diarmuid, I could have written your message myself. Never underestimate the need of the academic research community to perpetuate itself. In a fielded...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Jan 10, 2008 9:13 am
I got the title of the book wrong, it is actually - Learning Second Language through Interaction - but the name of the author and the reviewer are correct: ...
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areej alawad
awad63
Jan 10, 2008 7:13 pm
Hi everyone, This is interesting, teaching grammar is not effective? Hmm, I wonder, if that is a teacher or a student's point of view. Are there statistics...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Jan 10, 2008 8:36 pm
Areej, There is a lot of research, but it is not as conclusive as many teachers would like. Forgive me if I am wrong, but you appear to equate mastery of the...
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haines@...
romiha1
Jan 10, 2008 9:30 pm
My friend Dennis would usually say that we must define 'grammar' and 'teaching' before we can make a decision about the effectiveness of teaching grammar. If...
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haines@...
romiha1
Jan 10, 2008 10:52 pm
Dennis, A well-written review! Doesn't Ellis' main claim support dogmetic pedagogy? "Most of the experiments carried out, as interpreted by Ellis, demonstrated...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Jan 11, 2008 4:47 am
Absolutely, Rob. When I re-read the review I was struck by the passages you quote. Ellis does seem to justify the dogme approach. Perhaps you could quote that...
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Halima Brewer
halibrewer
Jan 11, 2008 6:09 am
following this thread with interest, - I haven't posted in a while. However I would like to give 2 observations from experiencee. One student of mine from...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Jan 11, 2008 7:41 am
Halima, A jolly interesting posting, if I may say so. It seems to me that both you and your student use(d) 'grammar' in a backup functiion, and not as a ...
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Robert Haines
romiha1
Jan 11, 2008 6:25 pm
Argh! I sent that message from work and thought it was going to the list! I'll do that now. Rob ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Robert Haines
romiha1
Jan 11, 2008 6:25 pm
Dennis, ... i.e. the ... when ... simply ... but a ... discourse ... their ... planned ... the ... the ... rules. What ... activities to ... grammar ... ...
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Fiona M
fiotf
Jan 11, 2008 6:52 pm
Hi, I'm replying without having read the thread properly (lack of time, sorry) so I apologise if I'm way off the mark, but it occurs to me that SLA and 'does...
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Fiona M
fiotf
Jan 11, 2008 6:56 pm
Oh my goodness! Two posts in a day!! Slightly different track, Just out of curiosity, I've been reading Comenius and Pestalozzi (who looks rather like the...
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dogme@yahoogroups.com
Jan 11, 2008 6:58 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the dogme group. File : /Categories of...
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Jane Arnold
blancuchi2002
Jan 11, 2008 8:12 pm
Good to see some friends (Fiona, Halima) jumping in again. One of the major debates this is, indeed. Just 2 quick comments (I too have to drag out the lack...
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Fiona
fiotf
Jan 11, 2008 9:16 pm
I don't know Mr Schumann (apart from the musical one), but I think Rousseau also argued against the System which at that time aimed to fill students with...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Jan 11, 2008 10:51 pm
Fiona, Hear, hear! Dennis [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
