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David Lynch’s Interview Project

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

There are a few constant questions I get from many people. One in particular is “So, what is the best place you’ve lived?” I’m always a bit puzzled by it and have to reply truthfully, “Anywhere there are good people”.
You see, teaching and also travel, is all about “people”. At least that’s what I’ve come [...]

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English Central – Bringing “voice” and output to learning English.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

English Central is a new video site bringing “Voice” to learners. I’ve long written and promoted the use of both speech recognition and text to speech for language learners. English Central is at the forefront of this movement harnessing the power of new technology to facilitate language acquisition. It takes video language learning sites like [...]

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Using short videos – Part II

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Short videos like those on Youtube or EFL Classroom, are perfect “engaging” starters for great language learning. I did a previous blog post on ways to use videos, especially “silent videos”. Also see my own presentation with “cautions” when using video. Here are some suggestions on how to use videos which have vocabulary in them, [...]

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Commercials in the EFL Classroom

Thursday, March 5, 2009

I use commmericals a lot in my classes. For many reasons;
1. A clear, concise message. Great as context for language learning.
2. They are short!
3. They are hip. Cultural translatable and current.
4. Easy to spin off into other areas of learning. Great for engagement.
5. Wonderful for teaching media literacy, critical thinking!
There are sooooo many [...]

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