Wednesday 25 November 2009
Ideas for linking words to use in your summaries
There’s useful information about using linking words in English at these websites:
- http://www.vivquarry.com/wkshts/linkwd.html
- this about the grammar of linking words/
- And if you want to practice using linking words, there are some good exercises on http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/writing/linking/index.htm
an interesting lecture on pronunciation
Adrian Underhills creates an amusing lecture about pronunciation through gestures and funny comments about the way of people producing the English sounds. On the one hand, I think it´s useful for teachers because pronunciation it´s often seen as a boring task, on the other hand it can motivate both teachers and students to deal with pronunciation.
Ken Robinson on education and creativity
Working with adults, we've noticed they're very often scared of being wrong. That's why they tend to keep quiet rather than risk a mistake. This man can help them turn their fear of failure into thinking they might be creative.
He gets to deliver his talk in an engaging way, where he comes up with all sorts of funny anecdotes and situations. Thus making us reflect on our role as teachers and our approach towards education in the classroom. Furthermore, he challenges us to revise all traditional education conventions and move on to remodel our system for the future
Adrian Underhill
This Underhill guy seems to be very knowledgeable on the topic of pronunciation. However, the presentation seems to be a bit tedious due to the need to mimmick English sounds and the successful realization of them. As teachers, we already know this information, but, nevertheless, for earlier stages, it may prove useful.
David Crystal on Global English
Why has English become a global language?
Expert David Crystal tells us how English turned out to be a global language taking us through the past four hundred years and mentioning all the different stages. In the end, he says, it was just a matter of English being in the right place at the right time! Can you belive it?
Just listen to it and see- it's a very informative 2-minute social history lesson.
Expert David Crystal tells us how English turned out to be a global language taking us through the past four hundred years and mentioning all the different stages. In the end, he says, it was just a matter of English being in the right place at the right time! Can you belive it?
Just listen to it and see- it's a very informative 2-minute social history lesson.
Tuesday 24 November 2009
Present a video or other media (e.g. podcast or presentation) that provides an insight on some aspect of English language teaching/ learning.
Have a look at this wiki that has a list of links to sites that relate to teacher training and development.
Visit one or two of the sites, or do a google search, and select a video, podcast or presentation that you think provides an interesting insight on some aspect of language teaching or learning.
Create a post on this blog and insert the media you found in it or make a link to it (don't forget to give your post a title).
Include in your post a summary of what you thought was interesting in the video, podcast or presentation that you found.
Visit one or two of the sites, or do a google search, and select a video, podcast or presentation that you think provides an interesting insight on some aspect of language teaching or learning.
Create a post on this blog and insert the media you found in it or make a link to it (don't forget to give your post a title).
Include in your post a summary of what you thought was interesting in the video, podcast or presentation that you found.
Wednesday 11 November 2009
Welcome
Hello, everybody.
This is just to say I now belong to this common blog, which I hope we'll find useful.
This is just to say I now belong to this common blog, which I hope we'll find useful.
Hello,everyone!
Once more I try to set up a blog and once more I need Ann's help.I hope to learn how to upload pictures this year. I want to use it in class.Good luck to all!
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