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July 2011 - Posts
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One day teacher of English A said to teacher of English B, “Each class-period is different. Each and every one of them should be one step forward for your students. Each class is worth making good use of the time, worth thinking of one goal. Or two for Read More...
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Today I wanted to pay homage to England and the ancient English people. The following text is from Beowulf , the first great literary classic in Old English, in its original version. I dedicate this post to E.O.M. I know he’ll like this post. The first Read More...
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One day teacher of English B said to teacher of English A, “You know, it depends on the way a teacher is, but if it’s helpful to you, I’d tell you to be serious and kind in the class with your students, polite and firm, nice and concerned about each student. Read More...
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One day teacher of English A said to teacher of English B, “On post # 655 I told you about the values you can help your students gain, all right. I mean virtues too: repetition of good actions that enable to achieve a good habit. Both value and virtue Read More...
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One day teacher of English A said to teacher of English B, “Once a student of one of my classes told me she was reading a novel, in the original version in English, on her own. She also told me that she plunged into the interesting plot so much that she Read More...
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One day teacher of English B said to teacher of English A, “Using newspapers in the class of English may be very useful, believe me. This activity is for advanced level students, because they have to face with authentic and genuine language. Realia bring Read More...
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One day teacher of English A said to teacher of English B, “I’d tell you that your corrections and reprimandings to a student should be something educative, not merely a dry impelling to fulfill rules. You could wait for later or for the next day, when Read More...
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One day teacher of English B said to teacher of English A, “Do you think in English – you’re not a native speaker of this language – when using your diary-organizer, when you write something necessary about your everyday conducting, for example, when Read More...
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One day teacher of English A said to teacher of English B, “On post # 660 I told you about the difference between the learning of rather old students (from some fifty to seventy-something) and the learning (even I’d say, acquiring) English by a kid of Read More...
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One day teacher of English B said to teacher of English A, “How can we achieve, or assist, our students to become ‘professionals’ of study and learning? It’s something I can try to tell you about, from what I think. The class should be a work team: both Read More...
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One day teacher of English A said to teacher of English B, “Beauty is a value that educates. When I lead an excursion out of the school, for example to Sierra Nevada – there’s still snow, in mid-July-, from time to time, I stop the trekking with my team Read More...
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One day teacher of English B said to teacher of English A, “Hints to be able to recall your new students’ names? Maybe when one student says his or her name because you asked them so, you can repeat his or her name, in a low voice, as a singular person Read More...
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One day teacher of English A said to teacher of English B, “I knew about this, obviously, but I’ve experienced this phenomenon more clearly lately. Adult learners of fifty-something and older tend to learn English by translating into Spanish, their native Read More...
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One day teacher of English B said to teacher of English A, “I could tell you many things I’ve read in H. D. Brown, a brilliant expert in teaching/learning languages, an Emeritus Professor in the State University of San Francisco. I don’t know anything Read More...
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One day teacher of English A said to teacher of English B, “Everyone of us teachers need to have discernment. It’s a key word. Look. Each of us gain discernment together with maturity and experience. Even veteran teachers continue to gain discernment Read More...
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One day teacher of English A said to teacher of English B, “From what you told me this morning let me tell you something. Kids that age naturally are playful and frisky. You told me you’re teaching a short summer camp of English, during their summer vacations. Read More...
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One day teacher of English B said to teacher of English A, “Something that helps me manage the class and keep discipline is that at the beginning of the class I gaze at each student, randomly, in their faces, sometimes recalling their names. Each student Read More...
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One day teacher of English A said to teacher of English B, “I’ve been thinking that the school should teach values. Many, many schools do. Firstly these values are or should be fostered within the family. Think of solidarity, environmental friendship, Read More...
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One day teacher of English B said to teacher of English A, “Although you should assess what the students have learned and acquired, when the academic year is approaching, I’d advise you to set a final written exam. Most teachers do; it was rather silly Read More...
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One day teacher of English A said to teacher of English B, “Once I had to teach English to a class-group, a small one, about ten students, in a short English summer course. The ages were from 10 to 12 years. The course was an extra-school activity, where Read More...
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