I realise quantity isn't the same as quality, nevertheless, are we all spent, disallusioned, jaundiced, examining, over-worked, list-tired??? Last message...
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guiripoet <guiripo...
guiripoet
Feb 3, 2003 11:15 am
got lots to say, Dennis, but no computer to say it on! - after an invasion of Harry Potter computer games my six-year-old borrowed from his friend who has an...
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Sue Murray
suemurrayit
Feb 3, 2003 11:23 pm
re Steve's excellent points about listening, and as he asked, ... ...here's my bit! I used to use the 'dreaded tapes' regularly - largely in the belief that...
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Julian Bamford
julian12jp
Feb 4, 2003 1:04 am
Steve said: (Subject: quantity and quality): I'd be really interested to see what other people on the list do/think about listenings." And Sue responded with...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Feb 4, 2003 5:50 am
The recent postings on working (or not working) with taped recordings have given me pause for thought. Several TEFL lists provide useful tips and sources of...
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Jay Schwartz
jschwartz63
Feb 4, 2003 8:43 am
Re: Fun with listening in exam classes Working with-in a DOGME context but using an exam type question adapted from the TOEFL with relevance to a Michigan ECPE...
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mathewbrigham <mat...
mathewbrigham
Feb 4, 2003 4:21 pm
Hi there, could anyone help by telling me what no. posting Steve's original listening was, as I can't find it! thanks mat...
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Tom Maguire
tommaguire2001
Feb 4, 2003 6:33 pm
Hello All, Dennis, do you mean 'thanks for having us constantly reassess our daily work without pointing a way forward?' Personally I'd prefer less...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Feb 4, 2003 6:50 pm
Tom, You asked me: "......... do you mean 'thanks for having us constantly reassess our daily work without pointing a way forward?' " What I actually meant...
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Tom Maguire
tommaguire2001
Feb 4, 2003 7:09 pm
... Hello Dennis and All, Thanks for the quick feedback. Yes, I understood what you said, but I wondered if 'not using something' brought us any nearer helping...
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Jay Schwartz
jschwartz63
Feb 4, 2003 7:18 pm
Tom wrote: "Personally I'd prefer less pontificating and more positive suggestions as to using tapes - and anything else - in class." Suggestion #1....
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jmaguire@...
tommaguire2001
Feb 4, 2003 8:44 pm
Hello Jay and All, Nice point about the CDs. I find the Speak Up films which come with subtitles are helpful in giving learners listening practice with meaning...
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Sue Murray
suemurrayit
Feb 4, 2003 10:40 pm
Re Tom M's comments, I thought Steve's and Jay's earlier posts, for instance, were full of useful practical stuff, and alternatives (and Jay, have you ever...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Feb 5, 2003 6:25 am
I've been wondering how much of a reply should be to Tom off-line and whether there was anything for me to add of potential interest to everyone. Tom was...
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Jay Schwartz
jschwartz63
Feb 8, 2003 6:13 am
Hi all. Sue asked me awhile back "Jay, have you ever recorded the role-plays? Both for the same class and for other classes to compare the scenes and...
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Tom Maguire
tommaguire2001
Feb 9, 2003 5:37 pm
Hello All, There is a possibility of setting up a Teacher to Teacher file-sharing service whereby teachers would be able to exchange lesson plans over the net....
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Tom Maguire
tommaguire2001
Feb 9, 2003 7:04 pm
The adress to drum up support is: mailto:brigitte.parry@... Regards, Tom ... -- Carpe Diem. -Visit Nlp in Education http://www.xtec.es/~jmaguire -Join...
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Luke Meddings
luke@...
Feb 9, 2003 8:10 pm
1 Lessons shouldn't be planned, they should be experienced with the learners in the light (or even the dark) of one's experience and theirs. 2 Napster worked...
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Tom Maguire
tommaguire2001
Feb 9, 2003 8:54 pm
Hello Luke and All, Thanks for the feedback. I understand that Luke is not at all interested in anyone else's lessons, not even his own (paragraph 4). It may...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Feb 9, 2003 9:10 pm
Luke's posting: "1 Lessons shouldn't be planned, they should be experienced with the learners in the light (or even the dark) of one's experience and theirs." ...
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Jay Schwartz
jschwartz63
Feb 9, 2003 9:59 pm
Tom M. wrote: "It may be true that just as you cannot not communicate in life, in a classroom, you cannot not teach. Everyone is teaching everyone else, but...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Feb 10, 2003 7:07 am
Jay writes: "I think the same can be said of "canned" lesson plans. They are certainly useful in terms of providing insight and ideas, but if followed...
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Pete <peterhart200...
peterhart2000
Feb 10, 2003 11:47 am
I'm with Luke. When this Dogme thing kicked off, it was punky and exciting; the EFL equivalent of watching Steve Jones call Bill Grundy `a f***ing rotter' on...
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Adrian Tennant
adriantennant
Feb 10, 2003 12:26 pm
Ah! And what about all those teachers with no access to tape machines let alone CD players???? Dr Evil...
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scott_thornbury <s...
scott_thornbury
Feb 10, 2003 3:03 pm
... require communication? If so, communication in what form? We can learn from observation and participation - but do we necessarily need to be "taught"...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Feb 10, 2003 3:44 pm
For my own teaching I'd go for the piece of chalk or marker pen, and follow the primates and Aka pygmies indulging in trial and error play in the company of...
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Tom Maguire
tommaguire2001
Feb 10, 2003 6:20 pm
Hello All, ... I can't disagree with that belief, but I don't like the metaphor. ... Yes. This is good starting point, but what conlusions does it lead to? ......
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Jay Schwartz
jschwartz63
Feb 11, 2003 7:20 am
Hi everyone, regarding Tom M.'s questions on my comments: My comments: Is it possible that there is someone who exists who can't communicate anything to...
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scott_thornbury <s...
scott_thornbury
Feb 11, 2003 6:26 pm
As a postscript to the discussion on planning vs spontaneity, I've just read an interesting article on the subject (in a collection of papers called "Language...
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Tom Maguire
tommaguire2001
Feb 11, 2003 6:47 pm
Hello All, A couple of comments. En/Na Jay Schwartz ha escrit: ... The problem with this hypothesis is that you will never know the final results. It doesn't...
