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GRAMMAR – the singular “they”
GRAMMAR – the singular “they” https://www.lexico.com/en/grammar/he-or-she-versus-they
10 grammar rules you can really forget and 5 grammar points you should worry about more
SOURCE http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/sep/30/10-grammar-rules-you-can-forget
In: GRAMMAR, Punctuation
Learning Theories – all the major concepts at a glance
CONCEPT MAP http://cmapspublic3.ihmc.us/rid=1LGVGJY66-CCD5CZ-12G3/Learning%20Theory.cmap
In: Course Design, Educational Technology, ESL Facts & Figures, Instructional Design, Learning Language Teaching, Learning Styles, Who is Who in ELT
TAG Questions
The basic tag questions are general English, shared by British and American: informational: ‘You don’t wear glasses, do you?’ (I’m not sure, but think you don’t. Am I right?) inclusive: ‘It’s a nice day, isn’t it?’(It obviously is – I’m not really asking, but just making polite remarks so you can join in the conversation). […]
In: GRAMMAR · Tagged with: politeness conventions, tag questions
PUNCTUATION
part 1 Fanfare for the Comma Man part 2 The Most Comma Mistakes part 3 Some Comma Questions
In: Punctuation · Tagged with: comma, errors and mistakes, writing
What is Study-English-Online.Net?
In: Accents, Collaborative Learning, Commonly Made Mistakes, Course Design, Digital Storytelling, E-Learning Design & Management, Educational Technology, EFL/ESL CD-ROMs, ESL Facts & Figures, ESL statistics, groupwork, Instructional Design, interactive CD-ROMs, language learning e-tivities, Learner Skills, Learning Language Teaching, Learning Styles, NOTES, Observations, Statistics, Teacher Skills, Testing and Assessment, TEYL, Uncategorized, Using Blogs in EFL, Using Wikis in EFL, Web 2.0 Buzz Words, Web 2.0 Tools, Web Design, Who is Who in ELT
Teachers’ Digital Toolkit
International online learning projects for students ThinkQuest Online tools for resource creation Animoto Create videos from images Benettonplay Create stunning animations Classtools.net Create educational games Gliffy Create floor plans, flowcharts and 3D diagrams Glogster EDU Create interactive multimedia posters Kerpoof Create movies and stories Mixbook Create a page turning e-book Myebook Create an e-book PoducateMe Exe files How to create a podcast Power League Create […]
In: Digital Storytelling, E-Learning Design & Management, Educational Technology, groupwork, Instructional Design, language learning e-tivities, Web 2.0 Tools, Web Design
Three Generations of Distance Learning Pedagogy
Three Generations of Distance Learning Pedagogy 1. Cognitive Behaviourism 2. Constructivism 3. Connectivism
In: Accents, Collaborative Learning, Commonly Made Mistakes, Course Design, Digital Storytelling, E-Learning Design & Management, Educational Technology, EFL/ESL CD-ROMs, ESL Facts & Figures, ESL statistics, groupwork, Instructional Design, interactive CD-ROMs, language learning e-tivities, Learner Skills, Learning Language Teaching, Learning Styles, Observations, Statistics, Teacher Skills, Testing and Assessment, TEYL, Uncategorized, Using Blogs in EFL, Using Wikis in EFL, Web 2.0 Buzz Words, Web 2.0 Tools, Web Design, Who is Who in ELT · Tagged with: behaviourism, cognitivism, connectivism, constructivism, theories
Do we ever stop learning vocabulary?
Almost every hobby that lets you evolve from a newbie to an expert implies learning hundreds of collocations within the first couple of months of intensive practice, which amounts to thousands if you continue for over a decade. Every time I meet someone who is interested in something I have not been exposed to much […]
In: Observations · Tagged with: horticulture, landscape design, vocabulary
Errors vs Mistakes
a mistake vs an error According to Corder (1967) cited by Ellis (2008), a ‘mistake’ is a deviation in learner language that occurs when learners fail to perform their competence. It is a lapse that reflects processing problems. An error, on the other hand, is a deviation in learner language which results from lack of […]
In: Commonly Made Mistakes, Learning Language Teaching, Observations, Testing and Assessment · Tagged with: errors and mistakes, terminology