In a recent posting Sue said: "I hasten to add that any classroom 'happenings' I write about are never intended to be anything but examples of how I see dogme...
I am just posting a message to introduce myself. My name is Peter and I teach in Ankara. My desire to become part of this group is due to my interest in a move...
Peter (and welcome to the list!) wrote ... The "GETTA! (getta lesson out of them!)" book of photocopiable resource materials could be a catchy title for a...
... Diarmuid, as always, I appreciate your input. However, I wasn't so much asking how to be dogmetic as much as how to do it without getting "caught" while...
... Why do you have to 'avoid getting caught?'. I uncloaked myself right at the start in my workplace - just before a key inspection. There was lots of - "Oh!...
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Guy Monk
guy.monk@...
Feb 4, 2002 10:05 am
I agree. It just puts more pressure on the swineherd! ... From: scott_thornbury [mailto:sthornbury@...] Sent: 28 January 2002 15:51 To:...
I've hesitated before mailing again on the subject of grammar, but there isn't another forum that I know of where such a fundamental issue as the role of...
Dear Dennis, 1. On the subject of making general statements based upon our own personal experience. I agree, this is occasionally risky and can, indeed, lead...
Is Dogme necessarily anti-grammar? I don't think so. It recognises that grammar isn't the be-all and end-all, nor is it something that can be taught in...
Some rather random thoughts on grammar, triggered by (though not exactly responding to) Dennis's thought-provoking (and provocative) posting. 1. Process vs...
Sometimes I get the impression that when someone on the list refers to grammar in learning, Dennis elaborates a nightmare scenario of entire lessons and entire...
As a coda to my last posting, what Sue describes seems very much an "instructional conversation" approach - what has been called "parallel track" teaching....
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Luke Meddings
luke@...
Feb 6, 2002 9:01 am
It's not what you teach, it's who you teach. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Luke writes: It's not what you teach, it's who you teach. Surely - it's not what or who you teach, it's what your students learn. Dennis Dennis Newson ...
Dennis says: Surely - it's not what or who you teach, it's what your students learn. Maybe it's not what or who you teach or what you students learn, but HOW...
Scott wrote: Maybe it's not what or who you teach or what your students learn, but HOW they learn. And maybe how they learn is an integral part of who they are...
Scott wrote: Maybe it's not what or who you teach or what your students learn, but HOW they learn. I agree - but it's sure also not only what or how they ...
Tom writes: "It's sure also not only what or how they learn, but also whether or not they enjoy it." And, in this series of mini-postings, I'd add: It's also...
I teach two classes of 30 nine year olds in a large school (6000 students). I am with them for 24 hours a week, over a period of ten months. The school places...
This arrived in my in-tray this morning. A good example of the way technology (and techno-babble) is attempting to commandeer the "how" ("it's not what they...
Peter writes: "I teach two classes of 30 nine year olds in a large school (6000 students). I am with them for 24 hours a week, over a period of ten months....
... Nice one indeed. There was another discussion on another list the other day which I also thought was a perfect illustration of the tail wagging the dog. ...
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Luke Meddings
luke@...
Feb 7, 2002 5:01 pm
I honestly read part of this as 'learning resource suppositories.' Now that would be course delivery. Luke *********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********...
Peter, I have little experience of teaching large Young Learner groups (25 is the most I've ver taught and they were older than 9). However, my school has just...
Hi. Not sure I can really help, not having much relevant experience, Peter. You mentioned what I said earlier about "whether or not they enjoy it", and then...
I would like to offer many thanks for your advice and thoughts. You have reassured me that we are part of the most caring of professions. I was also pleased...
A colleague has just pointed out to me that the new edition of Headway pre-Intermediate includes a full page spread, Hello Magazine style, called "Celebrity...
Hello everybody, I've been reading messages here for the past couple of months so I just thought I'd introduce myself. I've been teaching adults in private...
