Hi Oli, I'm breaking my own rules to post on here: it could lead to a lot of posting... Anyway, at IH Costa Rica I did a couple of workshops on Dogme a few...
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ozog.chris
Nov 2, 2011 2:06 pm
The bizarre thing is that I posted that about a fortnight ago. I did wonder what had happened to it. Well, in true Dogme style, it just creeps up on you and...
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mcjsa@...
mcjsa
Nov 2, 2011 6:29 pm
Rob, What fascinating post. You said, "...some things are good in practice and rather bad in theory. Dogme might be one of those things." I've been exploring...
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Robert Haines
romiha1
Nov 2, 2011 6:33 pm
Sorry everyone, but I don't know why these posts, which I read on the list - or so I'd thought - are re-appearing now. Is it a Halloween prank? :-) Scott,...
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Charles Jannuzi
elt_in_japan
Nov 3, 2011 3:43 am
A recent job search at my university yielded no applicants. When someone asked me why, I replied, "It's because your search committee managed to create someone...
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mcjsa@...
mcjsa
Nov 3, 2011 12:44 pm
Hi Chris, I wanted to thank you for posting the link to your blog here. I had not understood how blogs provide such an important channel of communications. In...
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ozog.chris
Nov 3, 2011 2:45 pm
Hi Mark, No problem at all and glad it was useful for you. There's lots of blogs out there, many far more in-depth and extended than my own, with lots of...
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John
jddevans77
Nov 3, 2011 6:28 pm
Dear all, I was wondering if the group could help with a question I recently received from an ex-student. She asked my advice on apps for learning English and...
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Oli Beddall
olibeddall
Nov 3, 2011 11:13 pm
Thanks for your links Chris. I'd just like to echo what Mark says. There's such a great variety of stuff out there and it's been such a pleasure perusing the...
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mcjsa@...
mcjsa
Nov 4, 2011 6:11 am
Hi Oli, You said that "the literature is frequently too dense for more newly qualified teachers." I'm not sure what you mean by "the literature" but I'd like...
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Bruno Leys
leysbruno
Nov 4, 2011 9:00 am
Would it be an idea to have a kind of Dogme portal site that links to the various Dogme-related blogs? I think it could help people see the wood for the trees...
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Robert Haines
romiha1
Nov 4, 2011 2:13 pm
Hi John, This is a great resource to start with, I think: http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/ Good luck! Rob ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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paul
cavepaul
Nov 4, 2011 2:19 pm
Hi I'm not a smartphone owner, so I don't know much either, but a colleague showed me an app or apps by Red River, and they looked quite good. Worth checking...
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bamarcia1
Nov 5, 2011 6:08 pm
Hi John, Cambridge University Press has some great apps. Check their page: http://www.cambridgemobileapps.com/ <http://www.cambridgemobileapps.com/> FCE...
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bamarcia1
Nov 5, 2011 6:08 pm
Hi John, Cambridge University Press has some great apps. Check their page: http://www.cambridgemobileapps.com/ <http://www.cambridgemobileapps.com/> FCE...
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John
jddevans77
Nov 5, 2011 7:50 pm
Dear Marcia, Rob and Paul Thanks for the suggestions. I'll pass them on. I didn't think to try Teachertraining videos. I couldn't find anything on apps for...
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Graham Stanley
bcgstanley
Nov 6, 2011 12:42 pm
Hi John, I recommend the British Council's mobile apps http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/mobile-learning One which I think deserves particular interest...
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Jane Arnold
j.thaleia
Nov 6, 2011 7:12 pm
For ways to use Apps in teaching, in the spring Helbling languages will have out a book called Mind the Apps dealing precisely with this. You could check out...
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Anthony Gaughan
anthonygaugh...
Nov 7, 2011 8:24 pm
Hi, Just to remind you all that there is a link to the Unplugged Public Library over at http://teachertrainingunplugged.wordpress.com/unplugged-public-library/...
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Gavin Dudeney
gavindudeney
Nov 8, 2011 5:22 am
Folks, For what it's worth, the apps currently designed specifically for the ELT market are not interesting, and make little or no use of any of the creative...
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mcjsa
Nov 8, 2011 6:34 am
Hi Gavin, Thanks for bring this up. A phone is made for two-way communication, as were the telegraph, talking drums and smoke signals before it. Leave it to...
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AndoDoug
ando_doug
Nov 8, 2011 6:43 am
Gavin, I couldn't agree more. Maybe the language industry is just so well nigh full of people willing to use and reuse the same sort of tedious materials that...
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Anna Whitcher
anna_sf...
Nov 8, 2011 7:25 am
Hi Gavin, Good to get your perspective and suggestions. We can do better! I've been thinking a lot about this lately. Nice to know that there are others out...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Nov 8, 2011 9:51 am
I'm an absolute newcomer to the world of apps - so a newbie, naive, ignorant, techie question: Are apps cross-platform? Can you use iPhone apps on Samsung,...
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Terry J. Benzie
terryjbenzie
Nov 8, 2011 9:52 am
Last year I taught in a programme in which students were notorious for having "no time" to practice outside of class or do homework. However, most course...
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AndoDoug
ando_doug
Nov 8, 2011 10:30 am
Smart phones are fantastic tools that allow students to access authentic materials. However, most ESL apps (and many podcasts) do not appear to realize that...
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Terry J. Benzie
terryjbenzie
Nov 8, 2011 11:23 am
No and most apps which really stand out are either on one platform, usually iOS, or the other. Podcasts are able to be downloaded on Android but I find iTunes...
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Terry J. Benzie
terryjbenzie
Nov 8, 2011 11:53 am
I HOPE that's the case because, if so, perhaps they will come around in the future. The alternative is that they are clueless, which may be the case in some...
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mcjsa@...
mcjsa
Nov 8, 2011 12:07 pm
Dennis, Web based applications should be cross platform since they'll run in a web browser, but the kinds of things you associate with propriety platforms:...
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Robert Haines
romiha1
Nov 8, 2011 4:10 pm
Thanks, Gavin. I would add to TED Talks (with or without subtitles) this: http://www.dolectures.com/ Rob ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
