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I've read over half the student journals from the first couple of weeks. Some contain just a few sentences that I can hardly make out while others are filled...
Robert M. Haines
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Sep 1, 2004
5:47 pm
7324
I don't think any of us has addressed the following questions: In response to post #7177, I asked: "How does Sinclair's supposedly radical view of coherence...
Robert M. Haines
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Sep 1, 2004
6:11 pm
7325
Hi Diarmuid. Was it three hours, then? Was it really (as little as / as much as) three hours? I didn't notice; time is not an issue. Rather, the issue, for me,...
davidhogg_bcn
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Sep 2, 2004
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take it off the list, fellas ... Luke Meddings London ... From: davidhogg_bcn [mailto:davidhogg_bcn@...] Sent: 02 September 2004 20:01 To:...
Luke Meddings
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7327
... My comments are not about the situations Scott refers to - obvious cos I wasn't present for a start! but they are an attempt to articulate in the...
Sue Murray
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Sep 2, 2004
11:06 pm
7328
I agree with most everything Sue has written. It'd be hard not to since it all seems very flexible and open-ended (in a good way). A couple of things that came...
Robert M. Haines
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Sep 3, 2004
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7329
Sue wrote: "Diarmuid's work on Blackboard is a wonderful example of this type of thing" but she's too modest! The stuff that I posted into the files section...
Diarmuid Fogarty
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Sep 3, 2004
6:02 am
7330
Here is a small sample of "Applying the Comprehension Hypothesis: Some Suggestions" by Stephen Krashen Presented at 13th International Symposium and Book Fair...
Robert M. Haines
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Sep 7, 2004
4:15 am
7331
Dear Dogme list, After the shock'n awe inducing excitement of Briony's request for the bad points of Dogme things have gone a bit quiet. So maybe people have ...
Schofield James
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Sep 7, 2004
9:55 am
7332
Hi James I would make a clear distinction between knowledge neeed for the exam (question formats etc) and knowledge needed for language development. I don't...
Diarmuid Fogarty
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Sep 7, 2004
10:16 am
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Dear Diarmuid, As my granny said 'There's more than one way to suck an egg' so I am always interested to learn new ones. I think you are right that exam...
mrarabin
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Sep 7, 2004
12:22 pm
7334
James: "So, if I wanted to find out something like this from a group of business English students without inducing mass panic, how might I go about it?" I've...
Robert M. Haines
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Sep 7, 2004
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I had a class today with my new upper intermediate group. Yesterday was their first day. Yesterday we talked a little bit about what is language and what it...
Diarmuid Fogarty
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Sep 7, 2004
8:45 pm
7336
Dear Diarmuid, It depends on your student's performance I would say. Even the seemingly simplest task can generate lots of possibilities for feedback which you...
mrarabin
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Sep 8, 2004
9:29 am
7337
Diarmuid asks:"Am I doing something wrong? What does the group think?" Perhaps things are moving along too quickly for one, some or all of the students....
Robert M. Haines
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Sep 8, 2004
3:42 pm
7338
Ah! Diarmuid, Let's not start panicing too soon. I thnk I'll draw your attention to a message you yourself posted a short time ago in rely to Brett. In the...
Adrian Tennant
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Sep 8, 2004
3:51 pm
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Diarmuid, (1) Please tell yourself that it was just one student who made the demand. (2) The day, as you describe it, does sound a touch hectic. (3) I...
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Sep 8, 2004
5:54 pm
7340
... more than one ... France but ... languages of the ... Mmm. I'm not sure. Let me give you an example. I've known quite a few people who've moved to...
Adrian Tennant
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Sep 8, 2004
6:35 pm
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Diarmuiid singled out motivation. Dr. Evil commented: " Mmm. I'm not sure. .. I'd have to say that one factor is necessity." Nnn. Necessity plus motivation...
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dnewson2001
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Sep 8, 2004
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I have recently started using the dogme style of teaching. So far it has had a very positive effect on my teaching (admittedly only one-to-one over the...
Peter M Hanley
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Sep 9, 2004
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Dr E-vil wrote: " I'd have to say that one factor is necessity." Isn't that just another aspect of motivation? For example, it's no longer necessary for me to...
Robert M. Haines
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Sep 9, 2004
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I suggested a set of guidelines for our class. It was agreed that we needed some. Groups of four gathered to brainstorm ideas for 20 minutes, after which we...
Robert M. Haines
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Sep 9, 2004
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I'm sending the following to three lists, because the issue of learner, parental and administrator perception of how foreign languages SHOULD be learned keeps...
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dnewson2001
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Sep 9, 2004
7:09 am
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Very good point, Rob! I don't think homework (or any other form of knowledge enhancement) is a valid form of punishment; surely discovery and self-improvement ...
davidhogg_bcn
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Sep 9, 2004
8:18 am
7347
... just have a chat and correct the mistakes." When I first read that, I though "Sh*t! I don't do much more." but as I agonised over it on the train journey...
Diarmuid Fogarty
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Sep 9, 2004
10:47 am
7348
... finding out as much as ... that there are, ... I couldn't agree more, Dennis, but the problem comes when you try to do this in the style to which they are...
diarmuid_fogarty
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Sep 9, 2004
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Diarmuid writes: "My students are not used to being asked for their opinions and often regard something that doesn't have a concrete answer as frivolous and...
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dnewson2001
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Sep 9, 2004
11:49 am
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Diarmuid quotes Rob as writing: " In your experience, is it inevitable that people focus on punishment and reward systems (punishment only in this case)" I've...
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dnewson2001
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Sep 9, 2004
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Diarmuid wrote: "That said, I have long abandoned classroom contracts as the students I tend to work with usually don't give too much weight to them and, like...
Robert M. Haines
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Sep 9, 2004
3:58 pm
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How gratifying it is to receive correspondence from like-minded people, involved in such a similar quest, from so far afield. I¨d like to thank Diarmuid for...
Peter M Hanley
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