"Until they become more experienced it's convenient for teachers to assume that, if the students in their classes are interacting with one another in lively...
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Robert M. Haines
romiha1
Jun 9, 2006 10:42 pm
"Until they become more experienced it's convenient for teachers to assume that, if the students in their classes are interacting with one another in lively...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Jun 10, 2006 8:48 am
A one-setence comment. I can't prove it, but I'm personally convinced that there is far more likely to be learning if there is enjoyment than if it is absent....
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Jane Arnold
blancuchi2002
Jun 10, 2006 9:36 am
Anyone minimizing the importance of fun in learning is forgetting Horace's famous maxim about edifying and delighting being joined in the best learning. No one...
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Marianne Dorléac
marianne_dor...
Jun 10, 2006 9:48 am
I think that the article gave an original point of view : I read many articles and books about "the importance of fun" and indeed I was a bit fed up with the...
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Jane Arnold
blancuchi2002
Jun 10, 2006 10:09 am
Indeed, I agree with Marianne and was by "fun" really meaning whatever produces a sense of enjoying what is going on in the classroom. However, I may tend...
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Diarmuid Fogarty
diarmuid_fog...
Jun 12, 2006 6:57 am
The reason I put the quotation up for discussion is because I think that it is not quite right. I would modify it by writing: "It is fair to assume that, if...
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Robert M. Haines
romiha1
Jun 14, 2006 9:24 pm
Diarmuid asks: "Isn't it [learning?] much more to do with how agreeable an experience learners have in the classroom and much less about methodologies and/or...
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Robert M. Haines
romiha1
Jun 17, 2006 12:15 am
Taken the Vow of Chastity? Ever adhere to the TESOL Code of Ethics? http://www.tesol-law.com/codeofethics.php Please raise your right hand and repeat after...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Jun 17, 2006 5:49 am
Rob, That's all a lot of pompous, old-fashioned twaddle - and it questions the wrong people. In 2006 what are needed are codes of ethics for governments and...
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Adrian Tennant
adriantennant
Jun 17, 2006 8:09 am
Hi Rob, What a load of cobblers. You only need to look at their definition of an ESL/EFL Teacher as 'a native speaker of English' to see that the 'authors' of...
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susan_blaser
Jun 17, 2006 6:44 pm
I've got a question for all of you experts. My husband has learned English in, what I think is, a dogmatic way. When he was 13, he went to Australia for 5...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Jun 18, 2006 5:29 am
Lisa Harschbarger has just written to the CETEFL list about the status of the so-called TESOL code of ethics. Dennis ... From: Lisa Harshbarger...
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MCJ
omarjohns
Jun 18, 2006 7:49 am
... This advertising side banner makes reply almost impossible. Susan, This problem is probably more common than you suspect and I'm certain that everyone here...
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halibrewer
Jun 18, 2006 8:53 am
... For a start, I don't agree that the First Certificate Exam focuses primarily on writing and grammer. There are 5 parts to it, writing is one part. The Use...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Jun 18, 2006 9:25 am
Omar's message reminds me that some of the best-known writing courses on the internet are ones run by Ruth Vilmi. I know the courses begin periodically and...
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Rory Braddell
ruairi_in_du...
Jun 19, 2006 2:58 am
FAKE TESOL CODE OF ETHICS!! Is this an American code of ethics? I don't like the way they write "Across the Globe" over pictures of Capitol Hill. On another...
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Rory Braddell
ruairi_in_du...
Jun 19, 2006 2:58 am
TESOL!! Is this an American code of ethics? I don't like the way they write "Across the Globe" over pictures of Capitol Hill. On another page they have a large...
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Julian Bamford
julian12jp
Jun 19, 2006 8:27 am
Dear List, I hope Susan has had all the good advice she needs for her question about her husband preparing for the First Certificate. Aside from that, one...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Jun 19, 2006 8:52 am
Julian, My wife and I use each other as speaking dictionaries (German/English English/German) without coming to blows, but she won't let me teach her how to...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Jun 19, 2006 1:26 pm
I mentioned Ruth's writing courses, and she kindly sent me details. ... Dennis I'll take this chance to explain a little about my International Writing ...
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mojavejen
Jun 19, 2006 8:30 pm
What's become of the teaching-unplugged.com website? I tried to visit and got a rude surprise! Is there a new URL?...
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Robert M. Haines
romiha1
Jun 19, 2006 9:05 pm
As far as I remember, the teaching-unplugged web site is up for renewal. If anyone has suggestions for an update, Scott would probably appreciate your input. ...
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Scott Thornbury
scott_thornbury
Jun 20, 2006 5:57 am
... If anyone has suggestions for an update, Scott would probably appreciate your input. ... Yes it is. The Teaching-unplugged website needs a new location and...
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Diarmuid Fogarty
diarmuid_fog...
Jun 20, 2006 7:27 am
Website skills are amongst many of the skills that I lack. But if there is anybody out there who is willing and able to do something, how about we update it by...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Jun 20, 2006 7:38 am
Lots of ideas there, Diarmuid. I agree that a a sort of 40 years on statement by our founders would make interesting reading, but that depends on their having...
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Russ Taylor
russssch
Jun 20, 2006 8:39 am
... Hello Scott, that is a great idea, please do so. As I'm relatively new both to this dogme site but also to different theories on ESL and EFL teaching and ...
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Andreas Büsing
bgf831
Jun 20, 2006 8:40 am
Hello ... Yes it is. The Teaching-unplugged website needs a new location and a new name (the present one, apart from being a bit of a misnomer, has lapsed). It...
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Scott Thornbury
scott_thornbury
Jun 21, 2006 7:58 pm
Thanks for all the feedback and suggestions (both on and off list) regarding maintaining/upgrading/re-inventing the website. I'll mull over the options, but...
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MCJ
omarjohns
Jun 22, 2006 11:06 pm
An interesting find some of you who are into pedagogy might enjoy reading. http://www.freinet.org/icem/history.htm Omar...
