I don't use a bilingual approach with complete beginners, in fact I don't use any English at all, but it's difficult to give ready-made beginners' lessons...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Aug 2, 2010 3:54 am
Dear people of the Dogme list, The dialogue about how to learn English with my Romanian student continues and today we start meeting again regularly, once a...
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Robert Haines
romiha1
Aug 2, 2010 4:09 am
I'm not sure that AJ Hoge, the chappy in the video, is using "real English". And if he's a "real American", then I don't want to be one. The/A Real English...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Aug 2, 2010 4:12 am
Rob, I agree, of course! See you in Mr. H's solicitor's office, though, for naming names? :-) Dennis [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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literacyacrosscultures
literacyacro...
Aug 2, 2010 5:20 am
The shock of real English in an anglophone country has been used before as a marketing ploy, but this one gives the hope that it can be delivered over the...
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literacyacrosscultures
literacyacro...
Aug 2, 2010 5:28 am
This by the way came up on TEFLChina courtesy of that list's owner. It's about using the web and interconnectivity to study a FL, using a site called 'mocha'...
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susaneburg
Aug 2, 2010 10:39 am
Hello Bruno and group, Just catching up on this thread ...I must confirm Bruno's experience. I live in Italy and my three chilren are all bilingual in...
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literacyacrosscultures
literacyacro...
Aug 3, 2010 2:38 am
... One thing to remember is that human-made models of 'grammar', whether for pedagogical purposes or for elaborate formal discussions of grammar (a la...
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Robert Haines
romiha1
Aug 4, 2010 4:49 pm
This article relates to Dogme as it points out how cramming our minds, our students' minds, with things, eg grammar McNuggets, ignores the person, the learner,...
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Gary Harwell
gharwell1
Aug 9, 2010 4:49 am
What’s wrong with EBP (English by Photocopy)  I work at a University in Oman and we have many teachers who believe the more photocopies they can give their...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Aug 9, 2010 5:47 am
An update on Mihai, as I have just agreed on Scott's blog to call my Romanian student. We meet daily in Skype now to work together systematically on his...
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Thomas Topham
thomas.topham
Aug 9, 2010 8:28 am
A student who knows what they want is a pleasant thing, even if what they want might go against our preconceived notions. It's nice to hear this denouement, as...
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pannazosia@...
zosienka46
Aug 9, 2010 8:59 am
I used to talk to myself in English in times of inner turbulance. as a young girl. when I was still in the learning stages and English was "strange", the ...
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alanmtait
Aug 10, 2010 11:28 am
Another 2 votes for talking to yourself: I and one of my best friends (who is EXTRAORDINARILY good at learning languages) both do it. To me it feels like...
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literacyacrosscultures
literacyacro...
Aug 13, 2010 4:30 am
I really hate to hand out too many prints. What I noticed with students in EFL classes in Japan includes the following: 1) I hand out the print and students...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Aug 13, 2010 6:24 am
The Mihai method of learning English. Graciously permitted by Mihai to be allowed to suggest something he should read to me during our early morning Skype...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Aug 13, 2010 10:36 am
Charles and John, I agree with whoever it was in this thread who said that many people like to take away handouts as a souvenir of a conference or workshop...
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Robert Haines
romiha1
Aug 16, 2010 3:39 pm
For anyone interested in knowing, I'm heading back into the classroom after two terms of not teaching. I'm a bit nervous but it's more the usual butterflies...
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Celso Camargo
celsocamargors
Aug 17, 2010 3:55 pm
Please, do share ! From: Robert Haines Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 12:39 PM To: dogme Subject: [dogme] Rob's first day of teaching in months For anyone...
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Robert Haines
romiha1
Aug 17, 2010 4:43 pm
Careful what you wish for, Celso... :-) The first day went well, I feel. After the program coordinator introduced me as a teacher with over ten years...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Aug 18, 2010 7:02 am
You may well classify this as a doting grandfather anecdote, but I am still fascinated by this untutored, instinctive reaction to "incorrect" language. My...
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Anthony Gaughan
anthonygaugh...
Aug 18, 2010 9:03 am
That's sweet, Dennis, and it may highlight again children's need/want/ instinct for rules and order, as well as providing a great short example of...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Aug 18, 2010 9:14 am
Anthony, You ask: "The question is: would she have found it useful and welcome if the tables were turned?" She didn't. When I suggested, when we were playing a...
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Anthony Gaughan
anthonygaugh...
Aug 18, 2010 9:38 am
Thought so (I pause to smile...) Note however, that in the recorder example, you were merely making suggestions, not demanding that she adhere to a rule!...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Aug 18, 2010 10:21 am
Next answer. I found her corrections fascinating as an example of a young child's spontaneous reaction to a foreign adult's interlanguage :-) but, frankly, I...
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Anthony Gaughan
anthonygaugh...
Aug 18, 2010 10:31 am
Ah, that brings a smile to my face because it is so close to my own experience, except in my case, it's my wife doing the caring but fruitless correction! ...
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pannazosia@...
zosienka46
Aug 18, 2010 12:33 pm
having recently visited a friend in Germany I may share my own experience: not unlike earlier while speaking English in the presence of a NS, I found out that:...
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Luke Meddings
lukemeddings
Aug 18, 2010 5:00 pm
Hi Rob Really enjoyed reading this. Perhaps a lateral response but on some level it made me think of the harvest - something rooted in shared practice,...
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Luke Meddings
lukemeddings
Aug 18, 2010 5:01 pm
Just a brief contribution to an enjoyable thread - and a cautionary note on the perils of correction. This is a transcript of an exchange between self and 4...
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Robert Haines
romiha1
Aug 18, 2010 6:04 pm
Thanks, Luke. Day 2 was much different, and I hope I find time to post about it. Ning is cool, but they're going to start charging for use of the service. At...
