Dear Rith and All, I wonder if something could come out of this. Country groups may start their own initiatives, I guess, and propose to RELC for the research...
Dear Emma and All, Yes, I think that's the way it will have to work. RELC cannot do anything until they've received a proposal. Probably one person would have...
Dear Gloria May I be provided the list of VFLT members from the Philippines? Maybe, someone can be tapped/encouraged to get the ball rolling from our end here...
Hi Emma, I think you can just ask Filipinos who are interested to respond through this group. The list of VFLT members changes fairly frequently. I do ...
Hi Gloria, Thanks for your advice. I shall then mobilize people to help get things going though I can't guarantee success. You see, I'm retired now and it's...
Dear Emma, I hope so. It's a very interesting topic. But I especially like the idea of making it multinational and comparative. Take care, Gloria Gloria...
Dear ALL, Just noticed today is ASEAN's 40th b'day, and it has been press-released the efforts of ASEAN to go into some sort of "European Union", i.e. "ASEAN...
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Dear Gloria and all, What is the discussion topic for September and October? It seems that the forum has benn idle for a couple of weeks. Huy Liem Saigon,...
Dear Liem and others, The topic for September is Teacher's COmpetence (Accuracy and Fluency). Anyway, don't forget about the project of scaffolding in language...
Dear Huy Liem and all, The topic for September (starting tomorrow) is "Teachers' competence - proficiency and teaching" The topic for October will be...
Dear Narith and All, I'm glad that you are still interested in the scaffolding issue. However, I don't see progress along this line. Maybe more from your...
Dear Emma, I am so interested in the Scaffolding project, but at the moment i am in charge of one of the editors for first CamTESOL publication. I am reviewing...
Dear Narith, I shall be glad to be of assistance. Let's hope that something good will come out of this. This is certainly one for achieving unity in SEAMEO,...
Dear all.... I am Mohd Effendee Ibrahim from Malaysia. I am an English Teacher and Master Trainer for the Federal State of Kuala Lumpur. I am now doing my 3rd...
Dear Effendee, This may be a bit late as I was on leave last week packing. (I've sold my flat and am buying a bigger one.) The linguistic studies in the...
Dear Virtual Forum members, It is now more than half-way through October - sorry to be so "blurr" as they say in Singapore - Our topic for the month is...
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... <CUT> TEGUH: Hi, Ms. Cindy Ong, A great hello from Indonesia. Regarding the Oct. topic Ms. Gloria stated, i.e. "Appropriate Methods for ESP Courses for ...
Dear Teguh and All, Your ideas on ICT remind me of a project I have been dreaming about, something corollary to what I have started, the use of handheld...
Dear Teguh, Emma, and all, It has been so long since my last participation. Every body has kept going and I sure have missed the discussions. The idea of using...
Dear Anas and All, Yes, there is no question about making sure first that the target learner is identified and thereafhe VFLT ter appropriate materials,...
Dear Emma and all, For Indonesian context, English is a foreign language and ... ESP, I guess, is the right choice for us. Setting the purpose of teaching and...
Dear Anas and All Thanks for your ideas. I am now into drafting prototype English lessons which make use of wireless handheld devices within a ubiquitous...
Hi all, Thanks for the warm welcome. Have been busy with work and can't really write a proper response. Nonetheless, have been thinking about the various...
Dear Cindy and All Web 2 technology allows/encourages the use of handheld devices, which is supposed to promote oral practice, social experience, etc., cf....
... TEGUH: Well, adults are usually hectic with their own business, and it is worthwhile if they spare some minutes listening to correct pronunciation in the...
Dear Cindy, Emma, Teguh, and all, "Web-based" doesn't have to be mindless pre-programmed exercises. A creative teacher can use a framework like Blackboard, or...
Hi Everyone, This topic caught my attention as I regularly use this approach in ELT. For context, I teach in a rural secondary school where the students...