Hi everyone. Sorry to bash on about this, but it did seem somewhat important (to say the least) at the time that Scott mentioned it. Are Tom, Diarmuid and I...
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Pete.
peterhart2000
Apr 1, 2004 12:08 pm
Hi, Personally, the reason I haven't replied, (apart from it going against the grain of a lurker par excellence...), is that I couldn't quite believe it was...
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Jay Schwartz
jschwartz63
Apr 1, 2004 2:12 pm
Comment 1: I'm looking forward to the Easter break to fully digest Scott's original article. But in brief, I personally don't know if what Scott and/or some of...
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Rita Baker
lydbury85
Apr 1, 2004 2:13 pm
At 01:07 PM 4/1/04, you wrote: Hi, A book, on the other hand, is another matter. A 'proper' book, detailing the genesis of dogme, coupled with selected...
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Robert M. Haines
romiha1
Apr 1, 2004 6:06 pm
Dogme doesn't seem to be a method. And, I think, Dogme is more a reflection of methodologies than a methodology itself. From what I've learned, methodology is...
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sthornbury@...
scott_thornbury
Apr 1, 2004 7:08 pm
At this point it's not too late to say that Dogway was an April Fools joke. [Cue for mirthless laughter all round] Well, it wasn't, but it should be obvious...
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fiotf
Apr 1, 2004 10:08 pm
He's right, that man, isn't he? Is dogme a bra-burning "chuck the books out the window, comrades" movement, or, like feminism, is it something a wee bitty...
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Jenny
jennydlynd
Apr 2, 2004 12:56 am
... Scott - I DREAM of classes of 25 teenagers in Hong Kong. Here in hong Kong, 38 is small - most classes are 40 plus. I am very aware of the way I as a...
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Rex Alexander
iamrex2000
Apr 2, 2004 2:18 am
Fri 2 April 04 Hello, I am an ESL teacher working in China. I have been following the posts here with interest. I seem to recall reading a message...
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taiwan teacher
taiwanteache...
Apr 2, 2004 5:10 am
Hello from Taiwan, I an Aristotle the acting chairman of the Secret Society of English Teachers in Taiwan. I have a question for ESL teachers around the world....
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taiwan teacher
taiwanteache...
Apr 2, 2004 5:22 am
Work and Travel Advisory Warning for Taiwan and Outlying Islands This is an official work and travel advisory for Taiwan and the outlying islands currently...
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Omar Johnstone
omarjohns
Apr 4, 2004 5:36 pm
... Well, what a surprise! No unions allowed in Free China. Is there anyone actually here from the backpack belt? Omar...
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Robert.Buckmaster@...
rbuckmasteree
Apr 5, 2004 7:29 am
I also think coursebooks are dire but the mindset of teachers is the key. I was at a seminar with a group of teachers from the Ukraine, Poland, Estonia, ...
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zosia grudzinska
zosienka46
Apr 6, 2004 6:41 am
good thinking, that! The Dogway book could exist in the constantly changing, moving, flowing format - meaning probably the only viable option is the electronic...
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Rita Baker
lydbury85
Apr 6, 2004 2:25 pm
Hear, hear, Robert! I absolutely agree with your views. I also enjoyed reading your book on English Tenses which Mathew Brigham drew my attention to on your...
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Ricardo Cruz
rcruzpt
Apr 7, 2004 12:22 am
We have been reading your comments about teaching methodology and we would like to have your opinion about our project, related to English teaching. Being a...
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Omar Johnstone
omarjohns
Apr 7, 2004 2:32 am
... I'm doing a "distance learning" reading course with Palestinian students. We have a weekly tutorial, me and thirty students. The idea is that they read...
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Diarmuid Fogarty
Diarmuid_Fog...
Apr 7, 2004 6:23 am
Well, I checked it out and am impressed by the amount of work that you have put into developing your website and the range of technology that you have used....
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Halima
freespiritwo...
Apr 7, 2004 7:40 am
This is great! Good work. The idea of making a website in part with ideas and work coming from the students is a great idea, and a way to extend your classroom...
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Rita Baker
lydbury85
Apr 8, 2004 9:20 am
Spot on Omar! I think that once we close ourselves off to learning, we should stop teaching! And for me, teaching is not the imparting of our knowledge, but...
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djn@...
dnewson2001
Apr 8, 2004 3:00 pm
It is interesting to compare notes. Omar writes; "I do not remember ever, at any level, not speaking English in a foreign language class, nor did any foreign...
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Adrian Tennant
adriantennant
Apr 8, 2004 3:27 pm
I think both Omar and Dennis have valid points. Omar wrote: "The taboo on L1 in the EFL classroom really looks to me like the knee jerk reaction of language...
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Omar Johnstone
omarjohns
Apr 8, 2004 7:27 pm
... Most of what happens in traditional classrooms should not happen at all anyway. I think that's largely what this list is about. My students come to me...
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djn@...
dnewson2001
Apr 8, 2004 8:25 pm
I've grown used to saying something like: "As a paid-up member of the dogme philosophy I believe firmly in the learner-centred classroom." So I was somewhat...
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Diarmuid Fogarty
Diarmuid_Fog...
Apr 8, 2004 9:44 pm
I don't think Holliday is much closer to the mark with his focus on learnING-centred classrooms. What happens in the classroom is about what goes on between...
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Robert M. Haines
romiha1
Apr 8, 2004 10:54 pm
Could one argue that Holliday's term is simply another way to describe teacher-centeredness, whereby he seems to shift focus from *learners* (people in the...
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Omar Johnstone
omarjohns
Apr 9, 2004 3:01 am
... I learned to speak French well in France. However, I was able to speak French with family friends at 16, after about a year of an intensive course in high...
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Adrian Tennant
adriantennant
Apr 9, 2004 9:53 am
Ummm! ... anyway. Firstly, who mentioned traditional classrooms? Secondly, 'traditional' in which country, cultural arena (etc), language/subject ... etc. ...
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djn@...
dnewson2001
Apr 9, 2004 10:06 am
Omar writes: OK, I'll try it, so long as L1 is not a taboo. I'll start with this on the board in red: "I don't understand." "Can you repeat that please." "What...
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djn@...
dnewson2001
Apr 9, 2004 11:12 am
Rob writes: "Could one argue that Holliday's term is simply another way to describe teacher-centeredness, whereby he seems to shift focus from *learners* ...
