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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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To: Professors; Re: Your Advisees – Advice

To: Professors; Re: Your Advisees Mark Shaver for The Chronicle By Karen Kelsky Dear faculty members: I sell Ph.D. advising services on the open market. And your Ph.D. students are buying. Why? Because you’re not doing your job. Lest you think that by advising, I mean editing research papers and dissertations, let me disabuse you.
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Faulty Towers: The Crisis in Higher Education – I agree. This is a pyramid scheme that will end badly

via thenation.com...

Higher education: The latest bubble? | The Economist

Higher education The latest bubble? Apr 13th 2011, 11:50 by Schumpeter via economist.com The argument made isn’t great, but I agree overall. The coming bubble is going to messily pop. I see a business rush in the next 20 years not only to offer education, but accreditation. Imagine businesses that can offer degrees. Students would
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Deficiency in Foreign Language Competency: What Is Wrong with the U.S. Educational System? – WorldWise – The Chronicle of Higher Education

Deficiency in Foreign Language Competency: What Is Wrong with the U.S. Educational System? November 9, 2010, 2:45 pm By Francisco Marmolejo It doesn’t take much to realize that the U.S. trails far behind other countries on the second language issue. Moreover, we constantly receive clear signals of the need to more seriously discuss the appropriateness
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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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