A member of this list (lurker) sent this to me: http://ken-carroll.com/ The latest post is entitled Edupunks. It might interest some of you. Rob...
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rickyjeffrey
Jun 3, 2008 8:18 pm
sorry, you must get this question a load of times. is there a handy list of dogme lesson plans, either on this board or elsewhere online? i found a few...
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Robert Haines
romiha1
Jun 3, 2008 8:38 pm
Rick, You might want to look at this for a sort of overview. http://eisforenglish.com/essays/Mooing%20Unplugged.htm Rob ... [Non-text portions of this message...
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Robert Haines
romiha1
Jun 3, 2008 9:01 pm
Btw, Rick, if you want something more unplugged and less of a plug for MOOs, you might try: A dogme lesson idea at http://www.hltmag.co.uk/nov03/less1.htm What...
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John Warner
johncrwarner
Jun 3, 2008 9:07 pm
Dear Ricky, Welcome to the group. I am afraid you won't find lesson plans on here generally - as the credo is to listen to the students and use them as the...
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Scott Thornbury
scott_thornbury
Jun 3, 2008 10:17 pm
FYI, I've retrieved the original Teaching Unplugged website and it's now linked to my own website (www.thornburyscott.com), but it's looking VERY tired. With...
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Fiona
fiotf
Jun 3, 2008 11:01 pm
Have you seen this? <<http://www.oxfam.org.uk/shop/Results.aspx? catalog=Unwrapped&category=UWSchoolScene>>...
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Robert Haines
romiha1
Jun 4, 2008 12:34 am
And then there's this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzGhw8NOcrI...
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rickyjeffrey
Jun 4, 2008 12:45 am
thanks all, very helpful. the teaching unplugged website is one i've seen linked countless times, but usually leading nowhere; nice to finally see it. at the...
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Diarmuid Fogarty
diarmuid_fog...
Jun 4, 2008 6:07 am
Two textbooks, eight quid, eh? We could have a drive and open up the Scott Thornbury wing if we put our mind to it! On a more serious note, it would be a good...
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joel_josephson
Jun 5, 2008 9:21 am
"Languages from the Cradle" is a European Union funded project to collect the lullabies of Europe. It is compiling beautiful Lullabies in seven European...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Jun 6, 2008 8:38 am
... ***** For some addressees this mail will be ' for your information only'. If you find it irrelevant, use DELETE at once - and I'm sorry for having wasted ...
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alastairlambert@...
alastair532000
Jun 9, 2008 4:55 pm
... Many thanks for these links and for the others you posted. I found howjsay com very useful. Unfortunately, I deleted your e-mail. I wonder if you could let...
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migriff99
Jun 9, 2008 11:47 pm
Dear Alastair, I am in complete agreement with you. The links from Dennis were very useful. It will take some time to get through all of them. About deleting...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Jun 10, 2008 5:14 am
Mike and Alastair, As my granddaughter taught me: "Sharing is caring!" (It's a saying drilled into her in her kindergarten in Johannesburg). I cannot put my...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Jun 12, 2008 6:14 am
Apologies for cross-posting. I've just finished reading a modern novel that has made a deep if depressing impact on me, and I'd like to share it with you. It...
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alastairlambert@...
alastair532000
Jun 12, 2008 10:03 am
... Thanks for this. It is rare such a strong recommendation. The dogme group has got me reading all kinds of things lately. I read the attached review and...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Jun 12, 2008 11:52 am
Alistair, Thanks for writing. I'll cross my fingers that you find the book interesting. Dennis [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Robert Haines
romiha1
Jun 16, 2008 9:33 pm
The idea of grammar as a ‘liberating force’ comes from a paper by Henry Widdowson (1990) in which grammar is depicted as a resource which liberates the ...
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Robert Haines
romiha1
Jun 16, 2008 9:40 pm
In the same issue of ELT J is this article (here's the abstract): Critical pedagogy (CP) in ELT is an attitude to language teaching which relates the classroom...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Jun 17, 2008 4:00 am
Looks an important article, Rob. I shall see if the University library subscribe to ELT. They probably do. Thanks for drawing this to our attention. Dennis ...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Jun 17, 2008 4:14 am
Girding my armour to read that one. I can pay 23 dollars to Oxford Journals to access it for one day or, again, try the university library. Dennis [Non-text...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Jun 17, 2008 7:25 am
The article: Transforming lives: introducing critical pedagogy into ELT classrooms*Ramin Akbari *ELT Journal 2008 62(3):276-283; doi:10.1093/elt/ccn025 * which...
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alastairlambert@...
alastair532000
Jun 17, 2008 8:02 am
... Dennis, It would have been nice to access the whole article but I don't have time or immediate access to a university or for that matter the amount of ...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Jun 17, 2008 8:20 am
Alastair, You are right about access to the article. A good fairy sent me a copy, but I did not/do not feel free to pass it on to the list. Not for the first...
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Jeff Bragg
chalkfacehero
Jun 17, 2008 10:48 am
Aah, now I see. So, if I plan to consider transforming my students' lives and attempt to shoehorn an element of critical pedagogy into their classroom...
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diarmuid_fogarty
diarmuid_fog...
Jun 17, 2008 1:04 pm
... lives and attempt to shoehorn an element of critical pedagogy into their classroom experience, it will cost me 23 bucks, eh? ... That depends. Would you be...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Jun 17, 2008 1:18 pm
Diarmuid, Help to make me less stupid, because I sincerely do not understand. How can there be any element of critical pedagogy in the teaching/learning of ...
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diarmuid_fogarty
diarmuid_fog...
Jun 17, 2008 2:05 pm
... That's a tall order, Dennis ;-) ... of ... The longest journey starts with a simple step. It depends, I would suggest, on who you are teaching and where...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Jun 17, 2008 2:09 pm
Diarmuid, Thanks so much. I feel suddenly immensely less stupid. Seriously, I see what you mean. Dennis [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
