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February 11, 2008 in classroom dynamics | No comments
‘Cooperative learning is group learning activity organised in such a way that learning is dependent on the socially structured exchange of information between learners in groups. Each leaner is held accountable for his or her own learning, and is motivated to increase the learning of others.’
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October 28, 2008 in phonetics
This series of posts explore some of the features of connected speech with the following aims.
To revisit and consolidate old knowledge by
creating a list of common features of connected speech in English.
To provide a reasonably accessible resource for others to use so that it may be used to
give weight to the argument that phonetics is [...]
October 23, 2008 in dictation
Ian White a highly respected member of Izmir University of Economics’ Teacher Training Team (Turkey), facilitated an excellent session on dictation in which a wide variety of views were expressed on dictation. Sorry for any additions or omissions, Ian.
September 25, 2008 in methodology
Sometimes the presentation phase of a lesson can take up most of a lesson. What percentage of an overall lesson do you spend in presenting particular language point and what percentage do the learners get to actually use the language? Half of the lesson, or just five percent of the lesson time?
Do the learners [...]
September 25, 2008 in methodology
Communicative language teaching (CLT) is a label that is often used to describe courses and it seems to be a label that has become so over-used and easily used that it has perhaps begun to lose its meaning. When asked in a recent seminar what the characteristics of community language were, there did seem to [...]
September 23, 2008 in Activities
Introduction: Setting the Scene
I know that I am generalising, but so often workbooks are relegated to the ‘also ran’ or ‘lemon’ status of materials. Lacking vivid magazine-like colour and language (read grammar) input, workbook exercises are often given as a homework after thought…
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