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Five Two Zero So Much | Laowai Chinese 老外中文 - 3 views

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shared by Marlene Johnshoy on 20 Jul 15 - No Cached

May 20th, pronounced in Chinese as “wǔ èr líng” 五二零 is supposed to sound like “wǒ ài nǐ” 我爱你 (“I love you”).
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May 20th, pronounced in Chinese as “wǔ èr líng” 五二零 is supposed to sound like “wǒ ài nǐ” 我爱你 (“I love you”).
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- Diane Nordin on 20 Jul 15
  
  Number also has its own secrets in different cultures!
  
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“May the 4th” for Star Wars Day.
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“May the fourth be with you” and “May the force be with you” has only a single phoneme difference (“th” vs. “s”) for the whole phrase.
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Diane Nordin on 20 Jul 15

"Five Two Zero So Much"

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Using Teachers Pet - 4 views

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shared by Marlene Johnshoy on 04 Apr 14 - No Cached

Marlene Johnshoy on 04 Apr 14

"This is a step by step guide on how to use Teacher's Pet, a fantastic toolbar for Microsoft Word or Open Office which cleverly uses macros to create language learning exercises in a matter of clicks. A wonderful timesaver for busy teachers, Teacher's Pet is ideal for preparing paper worksheets instantly or for using on the interactive whiteboard as a starter or plenary. By simply highlighting some text and clicking one of the exercise types on the toolbar's dropdown menu, you can produce activities which practice vocabulary revision, grammar, reading comprehension, spelling and dictionary skills."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"This is a step by step guide on how to use Teacher's Pet, a fantastic toolbar for Microsoft Word or Open Office which cleverly uses macros to create language learning exercises in a matter of clicks. A wonderful timesaver for busy teachers, Teacher's Pet is ideal for preparing paper worksheets instantly or for using on the interactive whiteboard as a starter or plenary. By simply highlighting some text and clicking one of the exercise types on the toolbar's dropdown menu, you can produce activities which practice vocabulary revision, grammar, reading comprehension, spelling and dictionary skills."</div>

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Lingro.com - A Great Resources for Reading Website Text in a Foreign Language | World L... - 3 views

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shared by Amy Pierce on 28 Jul 14 - No Cached

Click on a word to see its definition.
- Amy Pierce on 28 Jul 14
  
  Because I'm not a dictionary
  
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Amy Pierce on 28 Jul 14

Lingro.com: No need to look up words in the dictionary or with an online translator with this useful translation website. Enter a website address and you'll be taken to a Lingro supported version of the page where every word is clickable. Click on a word to see its definition.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Lingro.com: No need to look up words in the dictionary or with an online translator with this useful translation website. Enter a website address and you'll be taken to a Lingro supported version of the page where every word is clickable. Click on a word to see its definition.</div>

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VoiceThread - About - Digital Library - 2 views

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shared by norikofujiokaito on 04 Aug 18 - No Cached

Interactive tutorials made with VoiceThread ask students to practice what they learn outside of class, so the instructor can observe their practice, respond with feedback, or modify classroom teaching to address students' needs.
- atsukofrederick on 04 Aug 18
  
  This is a good example activity that I can adapt to use VT in a flipped classroom. I have started to see lots of potential in this tool.
  
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Using a bilingual dictionary correctly is an important skill for nearly all language students, and this tutorial aims to help students understand how to use a dictionary well.
- norikofujiokaito on 04 Aug 18
  
  This is a good idea!
  
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WhatsApp in the classroom to foster listening and speaking | TeachingEnglish | British... - 7 views

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shared by hharb01 on 24 Jul 18 - No Cached

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mobile technology can help teachers to find new ways to improve students’ language/content learning.
- hharb01 on 24 Jul 18
  
  Ask school to supply a phone and apps installed to overcome giving your personal phone number to students.
  
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- norikofujiokaito on 25 Jul 18
  
  Some of my students use LINE (similar to WhatsApp) to talk with their conversation partners in Japan to practice Japanese and learn about Japanese culture. Mobile phones play a great role in foreign language courses now.
  
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WhatsApp in your classroom with the purpose of improving students’ oral skills.
- hharb01 on 24 Jul 18
  
  Mainly for speaking and writing, can be used for both representational and interpretive modes.
  
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Mobile Phone Operator they contacted offered them a cheaper phone rate than the one they had. We could say they killed two birds with one stone.
- hharb01 on 24 Jul 18
  
  Ask Principal about the likelihood of going this route.
  
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allow their use with a clear pedagogical use and under the supervision of a teacher
- hharb01 on 24 Jul 18
  
  check cell phone use policy and advocate for pedagogical use.
  
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assessed
- hharb01 on 24 Jul 18
  
  be clear with deadlines assessment what they have to do
  
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describe the project
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WhatsApp recordings of presentations should be just another tool
- hharb01 on 24 Jul 18
  
  One app to be used and not the only one
  
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engaged very easily and they enjoy listening to each other’s presentations
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overcome their anxiety by being able to prepare an audio file on their own
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very useful with large classrooms
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  Assign each student a topic
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Hand out a task to each of the students
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Tell students the deadline
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Share the assessment criteria
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on-line pronouncing dictionaries
- hharb01 on 24 Jul 18
  
  Find online dictionaries with speech tools.
  
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listen to them and mark them according to the assessmen
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 Prepare a handout for students with a list of questions
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let them listen to all students' recordings and ask them to answer the questions in the handout
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need of a good Internet connection
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will help students who feel anxious in public to relax and it will also create an atmosphere of concentration which is key to effective listening
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hharb01 on 24 Jul 18

Examples on how to use Whatsapp in the language classroom

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hharb01 on 24 Jul 18

with highlights and sticky notes

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norikofujiokaito on 25 Jul 18

The use of Whatsapp in the language classroom to promote conversation in the target language

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Marlene Johnshoy on 25 Jul 18

This one worked! and I can see your highlights! =)

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