Forum: English Questions 
Apr 19th, 2007, 10:38 pm
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Views: 16,126  Re: Adverb or not?
Since when does colloquial = incorrect?
I say it's fine, but frowned upon by the grammar police. I don't think most people would find anything wrong with something like "That car went fast."
Take...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Apr 19th, 2007, 10:33 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,345 Anyone doing anything for Earth Day?
Hi folks,
I was wondering if anyone had any Earth Day plans for their classes? My girlfriend and I are putting together an event on her campus on Sunday, where there will be a second-hand gift...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Apr 19th, 2007, 10:28 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,232 Re: Native Speaker Errors
Personally, I wouldn't really call any of the things described in this thread errors. Well, not in spoken English, anyways. The first two examples I agree are errors if written, though.
I guess...
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Forum: General Chat
Apr 12th, 2007, 06:06 am
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Replies: 56
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Forum: General Chat
Apr 12th, 2007, 05:58 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,077 Re: What podcasts do you listen to?
Well, it's not like I go in with absolutely no idea of where the class is headed. It is true, though, that I'm willing to abandon whatever I had in mind if 1) it isn't working or 2) the students (or...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Apr 12th, 2007, 05:49 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,250 Re: Textbook Advice
I also used Let's Go and found them easy to use. Another series I've used was Target, which was entertaining in that it had product placement from McDonalds. McChicken and Big Mac were actually...
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Forum: General Chat
Apr 8th, 2007, 04:22 am
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Replies: 13
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Forum: General Chat
Apr 6th, 2007, 02:14 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,077 Re: What podcasts do you listen to?
ESL-related
ESLTeacherTalk
ESLetc. - mine
Comedy
Never Not Funny
Digital Flotsam
NPR - Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me
Le Show (Harry Shearer)
The Sound of Young America
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Forum: English Questions
Apr 6th, 2007, 02:09 am
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Replies: 3
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Apr 6th, 2007, 02:03 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,896 |
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Apr 6th, 2007, 02:00 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,916 Re: EFL Podcasts
I've got a podcast called ESL etc. (http://www.esletc.com/) I just started doing it a couple of weeks ago (although I did a similar one last year, too). I talk about what I'm doing in my teaching,...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Apr 6th, 2007, 01:55 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,231 Re: A humiliating day - help required
I'd just like to add my support. Try not to worry too much, and just take it as a learning experience. We all have classes that go very badly. And when you're put in a bad situation (too many...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Apr 1st, 2007, 02:22 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,896 Re: Teaching pronunciation to big groups
Chris,
Thanks a lot for the ideas. I like the idea of listening at home. Unfortunately, most of my students don't have internet access or their own computers. Putting a bunch of minimal pairs /...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Apr 1st, 2007, 02:17 am
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Replies: 24
Views: 35,994 Re: Any ideas for Hotel English?
I like that idea. I just went to a national park with my students and found the signs very entertaining. I took pictures of a bunch of them so that I can talk about them in class next week.
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Mar 28th, 2007, 10:35 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,866 Re: Employing teachers
For me, one thing I really appreciate as a teacher is a combination of flexibility and support. I want there to be some sort of curriculum or framework in place, so that I don't need to jump in and...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Mar 28th, 2007, 10:21 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,896 Teaching pronunciation to big groups
Hi folks,
I've just started teaching English for tourism classes at a university in China. I've got 7 years of experience teaching English, but I've only been teaching at this school for a few...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Mar 28th, 2007, 06:32 pm
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Replies: 35
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Mar 28th, 2007, 06:21 pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 35,994 Re: Any ideas for Hotel English?
Hi. I'm teaching English for tourism at a college in China, and for my students the biggest issues is getting them to actually use the language they already know. I've found that roleplays are a...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Mar 28th, 2007, 06:15 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,839 Re: ESP - The language of tourism
Hi. I'm currently teaching English for tourism classes at a college in China. For my students, one of the biggest issues is actually be able to use the language they already know. Thus, we...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Mar 28th, 2007, 06:08 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,244 Re: error correction in english teaching.??
John Truscott has written a couple of strongly-opinioned articles on the topic of grammar correction (both in written and oral communication). If you google his name, "error correction" and either...
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