This article has implications for Dogme: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/11/opinion/sunday/quality-homework-a-smart-idea.html What are they? Rob [Non-text...
Hi I'm a freelance EFL teacher in Medellín, Colombia. I just took on a new class. The last teacher persuaded them to invest a sizable sum in a textbook (North...
*Hi George, Thanks for posting your query here. I was just commenting on Scott's A- Z blog how this discussion list encourages a certain sense of community...
Hi George, If I were a student I would expect that a new teacher does some things differently, but if a "sizable sum" has been invested in these books, I would...
In a slight modification to this thread, I also have a conundrum. I'm writing less as a teacher and more as a manager. Our institution has an EFL course that...
Hi George, I think Natasha is right to suggest ways in which you can retain the coursebook whilst exploring, and familiarising the learners with, more...
Welcome to the club, George! You wrote "several of them have been on the textbook thing for so long that sometimes they actually speak in that artificial...
r.e. The EU GLOSSA project is offering free online courses for Greek. This message is available in Greek below. The European language education project GLOSSA...
Thanks for this link Scott - there's also a link from Nick's excellent blog to a very good piece by Dave Dodgson Luke ... [Non-text portions of this message...
I've subscribed, Oli. So far, my favourite part is the boardwork that reads, "I'm not wild about Scotland." It sounds like the slogan of an evil English...
Hi George It was interesting to read your post. Coincidentally I just wrote a piece last night on a lesson I did recently where the aim was to exploit the...
I agree with Diarmuid. I think there's as much, if not more mileage in activities that deal with, as you say, the 'frustration and failure and difficulty'. At...
I agree with Luke and am in a situation somewhat similar to George's. Due to curriculum changes at Spanish Universities, I am having to teach a new language...
Dear Jane I really value your phrase about the French teacher ".. but she had tremendous enthusiasm and after a couple of days I found myself really enjoying...
On the subject of knowing coursebooks well I heard this from a student when he told the teacher that they used the same book at uni as they had for 2 years at...
Bruno I loved your poem, feel free to replay the link for those who may have missed it! Your comments on enthusiasm remind me of something someone said after a...
Dear everybody, I am thrilled by the idea of unplugged teaching. I teach German as a foreign language in Belgium and wonder whether there are already (German)...
In answer to Luke's suggestion for a a replay of the link to my poem about teachers: http://blog.associatie.kuleuven.be/brunoleys/a-years-almost-over/ Just for...
Hi Frank, I, for one, am really interested. I remember a question that was asked by Dale Coulter (I think...) on twitter or on his blog recently about whether...
Hi Frank, modern language teachers (MFL) teachers in the UK have always responded positively to unplugged ideas in workshops I've run. This inevitably sounds...
Hi Luke, Thanks for your quick reply. I bought "Teaching unplugged" last week and have started readiung through Part A and Part B 1. The book gives me lots of...
Hi Mike, Thanks for your reply. I have started reading "Teaching unplugged" and have readi through Part A and Part B 1. The book gives me lots of intersting...
Hi Frank - ok, I didn't need to mention the book! I'm glad you're finding it interesting. I think the social opportunities (nice phrase) and resulting real...
... * I taught for years in a similar context to the one you've described here. ... *Yep, we did the same. ... * This is different from what we used to do, but...
Frank, if I might add an anecdote, as I think Luke has offered plenty of helpful suggestions: On the DELTA I did years ago, our tutor, in order to demonstrate...
Diarmuid, you mentioned the shadow in education. The man who wrote this blog post has worked with Ivan Illich and other courageous pioneers of the human...
