Free the world from coursebook English Not all English teachers are native speakers, says Luke Meddings - so by encouraging conversation-driven teaching, we...
Yes, you're right about the topic being language itself. In fact this is the more-or-less explicit topic of any language class, so that there is normally (if...
The new thing in German universities is "modularisation." Basically it means getting away from the idea of just sitting through courses until the end of your...
I prefer the "old" system, which seems much more flexible and grown up. What's going on in the German universities is more about money and prestige than...
Hi all, (please forgive me for cross-posting) In my dialectology course, it was mentioned that a survey was conducted in the U.S. where a set of employers...
iam prof.v.sankaranarayanan and iam teaching english to students of the engineering programme.i wish to start a GRAMMAR CLINIC in the department .can anyone ...
What are your experiences/opinions of the TEFL-L list? I find it extremely hard to carry on any kind of dialogue there because the posts are constantly...
... less" more ... originated so ... elephant ... the ... Rob, several interesting things came up when we recycled these items. We used dictionaries to find...
FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS IATEFL TTEd / VHS conference in Cologne, Germany, 18-20 June 2004: 'Teacher Education: Cultures and contexts' invites you to send in a...
Hello everyone, I am currently writing my DELTA experimental assignment on the Dogme method - and loving it. I've taught for the past 3 days (not long I know,...
Hi again I was at a very thought-provoking talk by Scott the other day (so this is by way of feedback, Scott) about how to get 'grammar for free' from the most...
Hi Julia Glad to hear that the Dogme thing is working out! I agree that it really does work! I use it with our Secondary aged children, and they seem to...
Hi Julia Glad to hear that the Dogme thing is working out! I agree that it really does work! I use it with our Secondary aged children, and they seem to...
Steve, Your account of your Scott-induced 'free' lesson reminds me of a book I came across a few years ago: Sylvia Chalker English Grammar Word by Word Nelson...
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Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the dogme group. File : /Dogme Foilo.doc ...
The dogme site is 4 years old today! To celebrate I've posted a recent article, shortly to be published in FOLIO, the journal of the MATSDA group (Materials...
... I don't know quite why, but seeing this article makes me feel dirty. You (Scott) sound a little sad when you say that publishers are "on the whole pretty...
Tom, you wrote: "If you end up publishing Dogway, Scott, I'm certain you'll make the big $$, at least on a level with the Cutting Edge guy." Don't forget...
Hi Julia Glad your doing the dogme on the DELTA. I can't remember but do you have to hand in a lesson plan for this section of the DELTA. If so, this could be...
Outcome unsurprising. Demand characteristics, of course. Best regards always, D. ... conducted in the U.S. where a set of employers listened to the recordings...
Dear Shaun, You're absolutely right, I do need to submit a lesson plan - but it's been done in the past and there is a way round it. Just trying to find that...
Julia, I 'did' Dogme for my Experimental Prac. a couple of years ago. (I got some good input from the list which you can find via the archives). Re: The lesson...
Pete, thanks so much for your message. Yes, I'm going to go with predictions but with many possible outcomes. I have my classes for a year so know them pretty...
makes me feeling like? Hello?? Really should learn to proof read. ... Julia, I 'did' Dogme for my Experimental Prac. a couple of years ago. (I got some good...
Hi Julia (et al!), Good luck with the experimental assignment. Being that your lesson is "experimental", remember that you not only have to focus on your...
Hi Everybody! Somebody has to say this, so it might as well be me, I suppose. Firstly, I'm not a celebrator of birthdays (my own or almost anyone else's). So,...