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Using Drama, Music, and Video

Published on September 30, 2013September 12, 2020 by Shaney

This post is from a course that I took. I had to make blog posts for the course and I decided to move the posts over here when the course finished. I do not have a lot to say about the articles on using drama, music, and video in the language classroom. I agree with

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Response to Crozet (2003): A Conceptual Framework

Published on September 30, 2013September 12, 2020 by Shaney

This post is from a course that I took. I had to make blog posts for the course and I decided to move the posts over here when the course finished. Chapter 3 of: Lo Bianco, J., & Crozet, C. (Eds.). (2003). Teaching invisible culture: Classroom practice and theory. Melbourne: Language Australia Ltd. As Lo

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Response to Singleton (1997): Learning and Processing L2 Vocabulary

Published on September 9, 2013September 12, 2020 by Shaney

This post is from a course that I took. I had to make blog posts for the course and I decided to move the posts over here when the course finished. Singleton, D. (1997). Learning and processing L2 vocabulary. Language Teaching, 30(4), 213-25. I am currently teaching an after-school program that is meant to help

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Response to Chen (1995): In Search of an Effective Grammar Teaching Model

Published on September 2, 2013September 12, 2020 by Shaney

This post is from a course that I took. I had to make blog posts for the course and I decided to move the posts over here when the course finished. Chen, T-Y. (1995). In search of an effective grammar teaching model. English Teaching Forum, 33(3), 58-60. I love grammar, and I love teaching grammar.

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Response to Crawford (1999): Should We Be Talking Languages Up or Talking Them Down?

Published on August 26, 2013September 12, 2020 by Shaney

This post is from a course that I took. I had to make blog posts for the course and I decided to move the posts over here when the course finished. Crawford, J. (1999). Should we be talking languages up or talking them down? Australian Language Matters, 7(4), 9-10. This article mentions that some teachers

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Response to Tajino and Tajino (2000): Native and Non-Native – What Can They Offer?

Published on August 5, 2013September 12, 2020 by Shaney

This post is from a course that I took. I had to make blog posts for the course and I decided to move the posts over here when the course finished. Tajino, A., & Tajino, Y. (2000). Native and non-native: What can they offer? ELT Journal, 54(1), 3-11. I like the authors’ focus on changing

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Response to Clark (1997): Developing Voices

Published on August 5, 2013September 12, 2020 by Shaney

This post is from a course that I took. I had to make blog posts for the course and I decided to move the posts over here when the course finished. Clark, J. (1997). Developing voices. Keynote address delivered at the AFMLTA Conference, Hobart. I think the most important line in this text is, “If

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Response to Lo Bianco (2003): Culture – Visible, Invisible, and Multiple

Published on July 29, 2013September 12, 2020 by Shaney

This post is from a course that I took. I had to make blog posts for the course and I decided to move the posts over here when the course finished. Chapter 2 of: Lo Bianco, J., & Crozet, C. (Eds.). (2003). Teaching invisible culture: Classroom practice and theory. Melbourne: Language Australia Ltd. The phrase

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Response to Orton (1997): Educating LOTE Teachers

Published on July 22, 2013September 12, 2020 by Shaney

This post is from a course that I took. I had to make blog posts for the course and I decided to move the posts over here when the course finished. Orton, J. (1997). Educating LOTE teachers: thoughts on direction and strengths. Australian Language Matters, 5(3), 12. I am in strong agreement with the author

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Response to Scarino (1999): The Neglected Goals of Language Learning

Published on July 22, 2013September 12, 2020 by Shaney

This post is from a course that I took. I had to make blog posts for the course and I decided to move the posts over here when the course finished. Scarino, A. (2000). The neglected goals of language learning. Babel, 34(3), 4-11 & 37. Scarino suggests that language teaching and learning is often reduced

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