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Preparing Teachers to Teach Listening

Preparing Teachers to Teach Listening

In my last post (Discovering Field’s Diagnostic Listening Instruction) I explained how I am approaching listening instruction with both a listening class and a teaching listening class using Field’s Diagnostic Listening Instruction. In this post, I want to focus on what I do with the Teaching Listening class. I’ll include a good deal of the
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Discovering Field’s Diagnostic Listening Instruction

Discovering Field’s Diagnostic Listening Instruction

When I was first given a class on teaching listening, I scoured the bookstores for a textbook. It was at that point I realized just how little respect listening instruction receives in publication. There are a handful of books that cover a mix of speaking and listening, including a well-respected book by Paul Nation, Teaching
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Anonymous Feedback Forms for Formative Evaluation (of the teacher/class)

Anonymous Feedback Forms for Formative Evaluation (of the teacher/class)

I can go on and on about how much I love Google Forms. These quick, easy forms can be whipped up in minutes, embedded in a Web page and you’re ready to go whether its for surveys, tests, or simply creating your own study guide for Korean phrases. I’ve done my own end of semester
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How fast do you read?

How fast do you read?

I don’t know how accurate or important this is, but it is fun. It is a common speed reading measure that takes the number of words read per minute with a comprehension gate (miss questions and it invalidates your session). Give it a try yourself Source: Staples eReader Department By the way, I was really
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Educational technology: The evolution of classroom technology (infographic)

via onlineschools.com I love infographics. I’m easy to please....

E-learning tools for schools and education – great mind map by Jesper Isaksson

via mindomo.com This a great resource for educators or anyone looking for web-based tools....

The Evolution of Classroom Technology – Interactive Feature – NYTimes.com

The Learning Machines PRODUCED By CHARLES WILSON, MARVIN ORELLANA and MIKI MEEK/THE NEW YORK TIMES via nytimes.com Not sure if this will show up in the Posterous post. If not, go here: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/09/19/magazine/classroom-technology.html Neat timeline (though limited) of learning-related machines through the years....

Exams come to the bedroom with new invigilation software – cool idea, but hardware is a non-starter for most programs

via guardian.co.uk This sounds like a cool system. However, it also sounds really expensive and requires participant set up on home computers. How many problems did you pick out in that last sentence? I really don’t think that this is doable for widespread adoption, but it could work for some situations. Purely distance programs could
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RT @koreatimes1: 'I am Korean, too' >> - this hits close to home.
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2013/05/15 21:41

I've been meaning to come here for a long time. Lives up to the hype. Really good coffee and nice shop.
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2013/05/13 13:04

Posts camping lunch. Place is packed. Grandma must have great dumplings (@ 할머니손두부)
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2013/05/12 14:57

ETAK/ETRAK Conference, June 1, at Nazarene University in Cheonan
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2013/05/09 10:58

I didn't even hear the sirens today, I guess stuff blowing up will be my warning.

2013/05/07 15:09

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