An incredibly handy resource, whether you are running conversation classes or working on writing with your students.
Methodology
David Bradshaw on getting them speaking | Hancock McDonald ELT
Here’ a report on my talk, ‘Getting Them Speaking’, by Mark Hancock:
TESOL: Getting Them Speaking!
http://hancockmcdonald.com/blog/david-bradshaw-getting-them-speaking
Observe and Be Observed – PD in Focus 4 | Vicky Loras’s Blog
A vey interesting topic, presented here. I always stress the importance of peer observation in the departments I work in. Unfortunately, too often it is used as a tool by the management to ‘assess’ teachers, without a clear focus on professional development, and this makes many colleagues wary of being observed, even by other teachers. Thank you Vicky for focusing on this topic. http://vickyloras.wordpress.com/2013/03/07/observe-and-be-observed-pd-in-focus-4/?blogsub=confirming#subscribe-blog
This corpora-bashing parrot has ceased to be | EFL Notes
An interesting article, and an interesting debate.
http://eflnotes.wordpress.com/2013/02/03/this-corpora-bashing-parrot-has-ceased-to-be/
10 Teacher Resources For Motivating Students – Edudemic
English: Students working with a teacher at Albany Senior High School, New Zealand. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
This week’s Featured Learnist Top 10 selection is about motivating students. Sometimes motivating students can be challenging, and we often have to remember to check in with their basic needs and take time to develop those key relationships. Motivation is the key to establishing a lifelong love of learning–the type of learning on which Edudemic and Learnist were both designed to inspire. – See more at:
http://edudemic.com/2013/02/resources-for-motivating-students/#sthash.lBCxcdiL.dpuf
35 Digital Tools That Work With Bloom’s Taxonomy – Edudemic
Beyond the Book Report: Ten Alternatives | Edutopia
In this article you can find ten excellent alternatives to the traditional book report.
‘Beyond the book report‘ (Elena Aguilar)
Gerunds and Infinitives: Helpful Teaching Tips | ESL Library Blog
Conference Preview: Getting them speaking! by David Bradshaw | TESOL Greece Blog
Here’s a link to my guest post on the TESOL Greece blog, about one of my talks in their national conference on 30th – 31st March in Athens. I’m very much looking forward to attending the conference.
http://tesolgreeceblog.org/2013/02/27/conference-preview-getting-them-speaking-by-david-bradshaw/
Splendid Speaking podcast – ‘Reaching agreement’
Here is a recording from www.splendidspeaking.com which illustrates how to reach agreement in collaborative tasks:
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