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November 2011 - Posts
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That’s right! In honour of that special time of year, when morale starts once again to lift in anticipation of the holiday season, teflgeek is preparing it’s very own twelve days of geekmas. teflgeek’s taken one of the most beloved christmas carols and Read More...
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Trying to come up with new and interesting ways of saying the same old thing is a skill that taxes most of us on a daily basis: ”I like your hair.” ”Your hair looks nice.” ”Wow! Have you had your hair done?” ”That new style really suits you!” For language Read More...
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While strolling gently through the internet this morning I caught a glimpse of the possibly chilling future of language schools. And we were defunct. Shabbily dressed individuals hanging around outside railway stations bearing signs reading “Will teach Read More...
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Calling all Business English Teachers – this one’s for you! The IATEFL BESIG, in conjunction with CUP’s Professional English Online website, are running a Lesson plan competition . It’s open to all (as long as you haven’t had materials previously commercially Read More...
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Following on from the success of the recent Radio 4 series “ A History of the World in 100 objects “, linguist and novelist David Crystal attempts to do the same for the English language. An interesting read for any and all language teachers and language Read More...
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At first glance, the free-wheeling Dogme approach to teaching and formal assessment do not sit well together. Rather they would appear to occupy opposite ends of the spectrum, representing as they do either “ winging it elevated to an art form ” or rigid Read More...
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The wiki can be an often overlooked teacher tech tool. The piece below is (as you might be able to tell!) an adapted version of an assignment submitted for the Technology & Language Learning module of my MA . This article provides an overview of the background Read More...
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One of the contributors to the debate on student fees in UK universities raised an interesting point the other week. Roger Moss, in breaking down the fees students pay when compared to what they get, calculated that they paid approximately £92 per seminar. Read More...
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On my browser I have a folder marked “Further Investigation”. In it are contained all the links from various sources, none of which I can remember (but which were probably sourced via twitter and facebook feeds)… For what it’s worth – here’s ten things Read More...
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