Hi Just following on from Rob's message about the Global Issues SIG - absolutely, I think if Zosia's question were raised there, it'd generate quite a lot of...
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Robert M. Haines
romiha1
Mar 1, 2005 6:25 pm
Yesterday, six students were absent because they'd agreed to help out with a presentation at one of the local universities. So I asked the fourteen students in...
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Rob
koolbanyanas
Mar 2, 2005 7:55 am
Hi, I'm an EFL teacher of 3 years and am about to run an internal short (hour and a half) workshop on 'teaching unplugged'at my school in New Zealand. If...
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djn@...
dnewson2001
Mar 2, 2005 1:53 pm
One of the many articles that are appearing on the status of English in the world. (Reference from a member of YLSIG English list) ...
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Shaun Dowling
profshaun36
Mar 3, 2005 1:12 am
Dear Rob First having done some similar workshops I have found one problem is that it is difficult to show the language that is produced out of discussions and...
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getchan
Mar 3, 2005 3:24 am
Can you speak a second language? Focus the workshop on that - especially if some of the teachers are beginners in that language. Even if you can't speak a...
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Rob
koolbanyanas
Mar 3, 2005 7:23 am
... is that it is difficult to show the language that is produced out of discussions and collaborative work in class... Dear Shaun, Thanks for the input. I was...
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Rob
koolbanyanas
Mar 3, 2005 7:24 am
... especially if some of the teachers are beginners in that language. Even if you can't speak a seconnd language - do it anyway - and choose a language...
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Rob
koolbanyanas
Mar 3, 2005 7:24 am
I've only just started delving into articles, theories and arguments on this 'teaching-unplugged' approach and find it all rather fascinating. However, I do...
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Luke Meddings
luke@...
Mar 3, 2005 2:09 pm
I don't think I'm the only contributor to have done most of their teaching in multinational classes, and to have had success with the unplugged approach in...
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Diarmuid Fogarty
diarmuid_fog...
Mar 3, 2005 4:06 pm
I find dogme works exceptionally well in multinational classes and less well in monolingual classes, especially if all of the students are from a country that...
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Robert M. Haines
romiha1
Mar 3, 2005 6:09 pm
Rob (nice name), It seems that there are two main conversation going on in your classroom: The first is the overt dialog that involves you presenting topics,...
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Shaun Dowling
profshaun36
Mar 3, 2005 6:48 pm
I agree discussing subjects that all students can relate too or have in common, like normal routine things, help to get people going. They are also the sorts...
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Miriam Faine
miriamfaine
Mar 4, 2005 12:43 am
The best classroom discussion ever in a class of mine [across cultures] was on the subject of mothers-in-law. EVERYONE has, is, or knows a mother-in-law. ...
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kedi7uk2000
Mar 4, 2005 12:25 pm
I am a 3rd year uni student writing a dissertation on learner motivation for learning and culture in generic EFL coursebooks. I was wondering if any of you...
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Robert M. Haines
romiha1
Mar 5, 2005 10:03 pm
It's possible, with computer access, to use corpus data (bodies of text) dogmetically, isn't it? When students have questions about language use, we can give...
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Marianne Dorléac
marianne_dor...
Mar 6, 2005 7:14 am
... I agree with Luke. The first step is to make sure nobody feels threatened nor challenged, to create a trustful atmosphere with a non-judgemental attitude....
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Russell Kent
russkent321
Mar 6, 2005 11:54 am
Hallo Everyone, I think corpus linguistics is an excellent way of showing students how English is used in different situations and provide them with a model ...
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Jay Schwartz
jschwartz63
Mar 7, 2005 3:34 pm
re: the whole DOGME / corpus linguistics "shebang" I find consulting corpora useful in the sense that they drive home the point that some living languages are...
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Jay Schwartz
jschwartz63
Mar 7, 2005 3:40 pm
Sorry, scratch that line that started: "In this context, relying on any particular corpus to suggest a common and acceptable way of communicating in ...
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Robert M. Haines
romiha1
Mar 7, 2005 4:49 pm
Jay, I think the CL folks would argue that corpora do not promote the notion of rules but rather frequency, and that it is because each corpus can be specific...
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Jay Schwartz
jschwartz63
Mar 8, 2005 12:26 am
Rob wrote: "Jay, I think the CL folks would argue that corpora do not promote the notion of rules but rather frequency".... (Not focused at you Rob but..)...
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Robert M. Haines
romiha1
Mar 8, 2005 4:38 pm
I'm forwarding this from a dicussion on Dogme and corpora on the condition that any replies be forwarded back to the source of this message. I didn't write...
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fiotf
Mar 9, 2005 10:20 pm
Hi, will anyone be at TESOL-Spain in Seville this weekend? If so, maybe drop me a line off-list if a coffee or beer sounds like a good idea. Fiona...
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Mihaela Dascalu
midas_ro
Mar 10, 2005 7:36 am
Hello everybody Anyone at TESOL Greece next weekend? It'd be nice to meet some list members attending this conference and have a chat. Could we make...
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Daniel Tourt
somethingfor...
Mar 10, 2005 8:14 am
I've been using a vague dogme-ish framework for a lot of my lessons for a while now without realising it had a fancy name (I started under the misconception...
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Robert M. Haines
romiha1
Mar 10, 2005 3:17 pm
"SO - I have a beginners course, just started, of 8 students, and I wanna give them some dogme lurve, without resorting to using their L1 (it's a monolingual...
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Suemurray
suemurrayit
Mar 13, 2005 7:21 pm
Hi Dan! When you say 'without resorting to using their L1', do you mean without you the teacher speaking in their L1, or also that the teacher pretends not to...
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djn@...
dnewson2001
Mar 13, 2005 9:21 pm
Hi, Dan. As far as the use of L1 is concerned (I have a strong point of view, but it is not necessarily relevant to your situation) it might help to state the...
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Robert M. Haines
romiha1
Mar 14, 2005 7:52 pm
Thank you, Sue, for the interesting notes from your classroom experiences! Dennis is right about options. I happen to have a monolingual group of Spanish...
