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Visuwords™ online graphical dictionary and thesaurus - 1 views

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    Look up words to find their meanings and associations with other words and concepts. Produce diagrams reminiscent of a neural net. Learn how words associate. - It's a dictionary! It's a thesaurus! - Great for writers, journalists, students, teachers, and artists. - The online dictionary is available wherever there's an internet connection. - No membership required, it's free.
qi sun

Using songs in the EFL/ESL classroom - #ELTchat summary 12/01/2011 | #ELTchat - 4 views

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  • Can i ask why teachers like or dislike using songs in the classroom?
  • Do you use songs with videos or just audio?
  • What about songs with taboo or swear words? Would you use them in class? For instance, teens asking for hit songs with such words.
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  • Anyone ever encountered strong student resistence to songs in class?
  • What do you think are the QUALITIES of a good song to use in the classroom? What do you consider when choosing songs?
  • Does anyone have any ‘story songs’ to suggest (i.e. songs with stories in them)? – they are usually great to use in class
  • We believe that slow songs can help students learn intonation, elision etc., but does it really?
  • I guess the very first thing is defining why you’re playing a song in class. Is it just for fun or is there a clear learning goal?
  • Any of your students think they are “bad” in English because they don’t understand the lyrics of songs in English?
  • Any success with songs from musicals?
  • Instrumental music can be a gr8 way to frame a guided visualisation. How else do you use music without words?
  • Anyone done any football songs in class?
  • Part One: The questions
  • Part Two: Other threads
  • Part Three: Other Comments and Activities (in brief)
  • PS The Recommendations
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