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...
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...
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,...
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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... 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...
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...
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...
Here is a small sample of "Applying the Comprehension Hypothesis: Some Suggestions" by Stephen Krashen Presented at 13th International Symposium and Book Fair...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
... 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
... 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...
... 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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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