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...
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Robert M. Haines
romiha1
Sep 1, 2004 6:11 pm
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...
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davidhogg_bcn
Sep 2, 2004 6:54 pm
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,...
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Luke Meddings
luke@...
Sep 2, 2004 8:52 pm
take it off the list, fellas ... Luke Meddings London ... From: davidhogg_bcn [mailto:davidhogg_bcn@...] Sent: 02 September 2004 20:01 To:...
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Sue Murray
suemurrayit
Sep 2, 2004 11:06 pm
... 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...
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Robert M. Haines
romiha1
Sep 3, 2004 1:14 am
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...
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Diarmuid Fogarty
Diarmuid_Fog...
Sep 3, 2004 6:02 am
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...
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Robert M. Haines
romiha1
Sep 7, 2004 4:15 am
Here is a small sample of "Applying the Comprehension Hypothesis: Some Suggestions" by Stephen Krashen Presented at 13th International Symposium and Book Fair...
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Schofield James
mrarabin
Sep 7, 2004 9:55 am
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 ...
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Diarmuid Fogarty
Diarmuid_Fog...
Sep 7, 2004 10:16 am
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...
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mrarabin
Sep 7, 2004 12:22 pm
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...
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Robert M. Haines
romiha1
Sep 7, 2004 2:41 pm
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...
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Diarmuid Fogarty
Diarmuid_Fog...
Sep 7, 2004 8:45 pm
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...
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mrarabin
Sep 8, 2004 9:29 am
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...
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Robert M. Haines
romiha1
Sep 8, 2004 3:42 pm
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....
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Adrian Tennant
adriantennant
Sep 8, 2004 3:51 pm
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...
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djn@...
dnewson2001
Sep 8, 2004 5:54 pm
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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Adrian Tennant
adriantennant
Sep 8, 2004 6:35 pm
... 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...
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djn@...
dnewson2001
Sep 8, 2004 8:08 pm
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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Peter M Hanley
peterhnly
Sep 9, 2004 12:54 am
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...
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Robert M. Haines
romiha1
Sep 9, 2004 4:51 am
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...
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Robert M. Haines
romiha1
Sep 9, 2004 5:08 am
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...
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djn@...
dnewson2001
Sep 9, 2004 7:09 am
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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davidhogg_bcn
Sep 9, 2004 8:18 am
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 ...
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Diarmuid Fogarty
Diarmuid_Fog...
Sep 9, 2004 10:47 am
... 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...
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diarmuid_fogarty
Diarmuid_Fog...
Sep 9, 2004 10:54 am
... 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...
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djn@...
dnewson2001
Sep 9, 2004 11:49 am
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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djn@...
dnewson2001
Sep 9, 2004 11:49 am
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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Robert M. Haines
romiha1
Sep 9, 2004 3:58 pm
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...
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Peter M Hanley
peterhnly
Sep 10, 2004 1:00 am
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...
