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Do we really need so many questions? The presenter: Peter Watkins A link to tape > the recording   Do we really need so many questions?      This talk is about how should the teachers use the questions to make the conversation clear and to make a better profit.  There are some pros and cons of some exercises. He suggests some alternatives that can be more interesting for the students and they will be more involved. To begin with, there are some interesting things about reading: 1. Reading is an incredible human achivement (Sp) 2.Girls read more than boys 3. Girls outperform boys A basic lesson structure: build interest in the topic pre-teach voc. set a reading task  (skimmimg or skanning) check set a second task  (answer the question) check post-reading task  Peter Watkins thinks that "true/false" questions are almost useless, it is just a tasting and there is only one possible answer. Instead, we can u...

Dear All, today I'd like to discuss with you a number of problems that keep recurring in your writing: a) Did you have a chance to read one of the posts by one of your peers they wrote about one of the sessions at the IATEFL Conference? Probably, not yet. So, your first task is to choose one, read about it and comment on it by asking a couple of questions. b) How to formulate a thesis statement http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/thesisexerciseprint.html c) What you need to remember about referencing the resources for this task I'll analyse one of your works with you together and then let you add references correctly to one of the works you have recently written: https://acwr17825.blogspot.com/2019/03/smartphone-affects-psychology-of-young.html#comments d) Techniques for writing conclusions -- http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/thesisexerciseprint.html -- https://www.time4writing.com/writing-resources/writing-a-good-conclusion-paragraph/

 I've watched the talk by Lewis Lansford who presented the idea of learning English through TED Videos. You can find it here: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/anatomy-iceberg-hidden-power-ted-talks . I've chosen this one, because I usually watch TED videos on Youtube, the topics discussed there are very curious. (WW)   The professor have proven (WF) that TED talks (add this) can be a brilliant listening material, but there's much more to them than that. First of all, a video alone is an incredible powerful tool for exchanging ideas: it is full of language even without a single word due to changing images, emotions of the speaker, his actions, etc. The same with an (Art) audio: for example, a small fragment of the song gives an (Art) information about used THE musical instruments USED IN THE PERFORMANCe and general mood of the song.  Thus, TED combines these two modes (-) > : video and audio which can be hacked and manipulated. The professor compa...

I have chosen a talk called " Hands tied or hands-free? Using constraints creatively in teacher development " by  Rose Aylett It considers how imposing restrictions on teachers can actually benefit them and generate creativity. First of all she explains PREP us why do we use constraints (Gr) : to protect ourselves to support to prepare to challenge Next, she speaks about 3 aspects (constractions) of teaching: time materials language Finally, she is trying to explain what interesting lessons are: experimental simple disruptive It was really interesting for me to listen to it. Now I dream my lessons to be like hers.

Individual Differences in the Classroom I've watched a session made by Carol Griffiths and Adem Soruc. Its title is  Managing Individual Differences in the Language Classroom . I've chosen this session because I think it can be really helpful not only for teachers but also for learners of foreign languages. However, I am interested in both aspects as, probably, I will teach foreign languages to students someday. The presenters distinguished 11 principal individual differences that can affect the learning process of a foreign language. These difference   (WF) factors are motivation, aptitude, strategies, beliefs, gender/sex,  autonomy, personality, learning style, age, affect, culture/nationality/ethnicity/race. The importance of all the factors was explained in detail in order to understand whether the factor should be considered in learning foreign languages or not. There were also given some implication for teacher how to use this knowledge in work. In the end, t...

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/job-applications-2030-do-students-have-right-skills The speaker is Mike Mayer. He is from Pearson English for the workplace About: employability in the future, skills, tools, resourses (Sp)  which can support teachers who are working with the (ART)  future employees. What are employees are looking for today? Fluency in English is in the second place in top 5 requirements 91 %  it's benefitial (Sp) of their profitability 68% assessed the proficiency of English The future of English 2025 English will continue to be the lingua franca in the European Union/ Employers will continue to need employeers (Sp) who have high level  (Sp)  English skills, including for specific tasks, such as nogotiating (Sp) , solving logical problems or presenting a new strategy. Adults will need specific short courses with a very specific goal - employment (top-up tuition) Important skills for an employee Attending, running me...

Dear All, Today you will have a chance to get acquainted with some materials of the IATEFL conference that took place in Liverpool last week. IATEFL is a large international organisation for teachers of English as a foreign language ( IATEFL ). Each year it holds a conference devoted to the discussion of a large variety of issues associated with language learning and teaching. I have been a member of IATEFL since 2008 and taken part in several conferences throughout these years. Also, I was the editor of the newsletter published by the LT SIG. It stands for Learning Technologies Special Interest Group, and this is a way in which IATEFL members are grouped. You can learn more about it at  https://www.iatefl.org/special-interest-groups/sig-list   First, I'm inviting you to watch the clip made during the first day of the conference, which can help you feel the atmosphere and the mood of it:  https://conference.iatefl.org/conference.html . Next, I'm...

Hello everyone! From the previous lesson I got interested in such words as WANNA, GONNA and GOTTA. Thus, I have found a really interesting video about it. Why don't we watch it together?

Recently, I have read a topic about art, written by Liza. Thus, I decided to continue this idea and write one more. This is how I consider abut paintings. The Lovers II, 1928 by Rene Magritte It is obvious that the first thing that catches attention of a viewer is the kissing figures, placing in the foreground. Moreover, the woman and the man are kissing through the veils, which cover their faces and necks like a mask. Their clothes are rather official: the woman is wearing a red sleeveless dress, and the man is in a black suit, with a white shirt and a black tie. Speaking about the background, I can say that it is quite unremarkable, without any details or anything special, just two walls: a dark-blue on the most part of the background, and a bricked red one in the right; and a white ceiling in the top. Judging by the veils covering the lovers’ faces, they are seemed to be hiding, in addition, the room where they are staying is without any windows. Thus, taking into account...