Category Archives: Course Design

Reading From a Computer Display

Posted on December 18, 2008 by admin

Have got a copy of Eleanor L. Criswell’s Design of Computer-Based Instruction at last. Here are some important although slightly dated stats People read about 25 per cent faster from text pages than they do from computer displays (Gould et … Continue reading →

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Web 2.0 in Education: Affordances

Posted on October 31, 2008 by admin

NB! Web 2.0 properties are moulded by user perceptions. The notion of the learner-context interface (Language Learning in Distance Education by Cynthia White, p 86, etc CLTL) places the individual learner’s capacity to construct an effective interface with target language*  (TL) … Continue reading →

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A Guide to EFL/ESL Exams and Levels

Posted on October 31, 2008 by admin

This is a table that provides a compact comparative overview of such EFL/ESL exams as FCE, CAE, CPE, IELTS & TOEFL.

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A Super-Duper Book on Accents & L1 Dependent Mistakes

Posted on October 30, 2008 by admin

I came across this book quite by chance. The title of the book – Learner English by M- Swan & B. Smith – has little to do with the contents at first sight (I did not expect to find detailed … Continue reading →

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