Category Archives: Teacher Skills

An Ideal E-Notebook

Posted on December 31, 2008 by admin

‘Spent the day contemplating Clarke’s e-note-taking advice. Isn’t it amazing? They’ve got it all online but for proper note-taking tools.  I mean Moodle doesn’t have such a module or activity as a notebook. Nor does Blackboard Vista. Well, they do … Continue reading →

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Techniques to Increase Memory & Stimulate Deep Cognitive Processes

Posted on December 29, 2008 by admin

According to MacLachlan (1986) сited by E. L. Criswell (1989, pp 36-39)  the following instructional techniques can help the teacher teach and the student learn: Explaining the benefits of the lesson to the student before or at the beginning of … Continue reading →

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Teaching EFL to Very Young Learners, Part 2

Posted on December 27, 2008 by admin

While we were in the middle of exploring Cookie and Friends, I gradually introduced two more CD-ROMs, also by OUP. They are Tilly’s Word Fun 1 & Tilly’s Word Fun 2. Product Description Tilly’s Word Fun 1 – Topics Animals … Continue reading →

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Teaching EFL to Very Young Learners, Part 1

Posted on December 27, 2008 by admin

I started teaching my child English when she was 3y8m old. The software that we used was very positively accepted, and the child was required to provide her responses using the computer mouse and clicking. The CD-ROM Cookie & Friends … Continue reading →

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Do language teachers have to be able to draw?

Posted on October 30, 2008 by admin

Having taught English for over 10 years now, it is my considered opinion that it does not hurt to learn to draw. I am not an artist, but I wish I could draw everyday objects, animals and people on the … Continue reading →

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Large Class Sizes & Low-Tech Classrooms

Posted on October 29, 2007 by admin

What’s the magic formula I wonder? You are given  a mixed-ability class of ca 20 students, whose average level is pre-intermediate, and an upper-intermediate level multi-page coursebook to cover in ca. 50 90-minute lectures. How on earth is it possible … Continue reading →

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E-Moderating vs E-Learning Management by Objectives

Posted on October 12, 2007 by admin

I am gripped by the book I am reading now – it is unbelievable how much more advanced DL & VLE use is in some countries. They have been doing what I am just considering trying since the ’90s! The more … Continue reading →

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Pet Peeves

Posted on September 25, 2007 by admin

I guess everyone has got a few pet peeves. Mine are marking creative writing assignments submitted by my students and having to take a smelly tram home (the latter can only be avoided if I choose to walk or take a taxi instead, … Continue reading →

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