Recently, it was intimated that, since the students I work with have long breaks between classes, I might consider assigning more homework. I'm certainly not...
Have n ot been able to look at this yet, but thought the list would be interested. Dennis On 2 February 2012 02:05, Chia Suan Chong < ... -- -- * *Dennis...
Hi all! Are any dogme sympathizers attending or presenting at the upcoming TESOL convention in Philadelphia? I attended two years ago in Boston and had a...
Hi Kathy, Nope! Attended the one in Boston as well and was really disappointed. Badly organised with sessions at all sorts of times, overlapping so if you went...
I would not consider myself a sympathizer, as what is there to feel sympathetic about. Is dogma really a run away on the fringe? I hope you enjoy the show...
I haven't been to a TESOL conference but have heard similar reports from colleagues who have attended. The Electronic Village events are worth looking at, and...
If you are looking for a job, the job fair is a fairly efficient meat market. If you want to browse a nice selection of books, the book fair is worth visiting....
I love the word choice-I'm going to start referring to all things 'bad' as 'creative' from now on :) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
OK, we've heard from some of the people who are NOT going! If there's anyone out there who DOES plan to go (I do, as my organization is paying my entry and I...
Hey, Mark, I organised that Krashen event along with two colleagues from IATEFL's YLT SIG ( International 'Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign ...
Kathy - Allow me to join this discussion. I share both your enthusiasm for the Boston TESOL convention and scepticism toward many TESOL workshops. As a fellow...
Hi Dennis, I thought that was you but I wasn't absolutely sure since I didn't see you'd said anything about it here. I really enjoyed it a lot and have...
This is a link I would like to share with as many people as possible: 10 great tools for language teachers. Russell's presentation in Luxembourg with...
Hi Eric, I'll look for the panel discussion and appreciate a possible chance to say hello! I have "Compelling Conversations" and use it regularly as stimulus...
Papers and articles are requested for the forthcoming issue of CALL Review, the newsletter of the Learning Technologies Special Interest Group of IATEFL. ...
Kathy - It would be quite nice to meet you. And thanks for using Compelling Conversations with your classes. I'm also surprised when somebody has even heard of...
Thank you for sharing that illuminating three-part discussion/lecture by Krashen. Although sometimes a bit rambling, he clears away so much gibberish and so...
Hi If anyone is near Münster Uni in N Germany in March, I'm giving a demo on e-learning for language. Although computer based there's much that might appeal...
Today I took time out to have a quick five minute chat with my students individually. I gave the rest of the class the option to choose a speaking, vocabulary...
Dear Mat Your contribution seems so obvious in a way, but at the same time I think you are absolutely right to wonder how often others do it. I do think that...
Hi Bruno, You'd think it's obvious but I know some of my colleagues only do once every 12 weeks when they're told to by the school. Roger McGough's poem must...
Hi Rob, The story lesson sounds great. It's still amazing to me how often students only associate listening with a C.D. and a gap fill. My Italian student told...
I am working out ideas on how to present lessons online when there is no teacher involved, and no classroom. Tough one. I have not really reached listening...
I am relatively new to Dogme and I am currently gaining some experience using it with an advanced group of learners. However, I am really struggling with...
Hi Lisa, This is a really good question. Assessment is central to any educational process but, because of the inordinate attention that administrators place on...
Hi Lisa, Mark has shared good ideas. If your students want something less hierarchical or structured, you could provide feedback through journals or other...
What is it actually like to be a dogme teacher in an organization--such as a university with dozens of 'FL' teachers but you are the only dogme teacher? Here...
Charles, to make some sort of comparison between Ancient and Modern, I think over 12 years ago (and further backwards) when I was still teaching at the...
