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Paul Beaufait

10 Commandments for Motivating Language Learners « Oxford University Press - ... - 14 views

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    Represents "a list of 10 'motivational macrostrategies', which ... [Zoltan Dornyei & Kata Czizer] called the 'Ten commandments for motivating language learners'" (¶9, retreived 2011.08.08).
Paul Beaufait

Translate and Speak - 8 views

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    "ImTranslator offers a natural sounding text-to-speech system with translation capabilities that quickly translates text and reads it aloud at one click of a button." Thanks to Isabelle for pointing it out in a recent presentation that she has posted on her blog, Supporting EAL Learners in the MFL Classroom, Edge Hill University, Monday 21st October 2013.
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    "ImTranslator offers a natural sounding text-to-speech system with translation capabilities that quickly translates text and reads it aloud at one click of a button."
Aaron Myers

The Ten Week Journey - 3 views

How many times have I heard someone say, "I would love to learn another language." But next to none of those I have heard make such a statement are doing anything about it. A quote I recently cam...

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started by Aaron Myers on 07 Mar 11 no follow-up yet
Paul Beaufait

So…how do we 'teach' listening? | The Language Gym - 6 views

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    In this blog post, Conti reiterated inadequacies in methods from previous posts about teaching listening to secondary-level additional (modern) language learners in the UK. He then outlined skills and conditions necessary for successful listening comprehension. As he enumerated practical implications of those skills for learning and teaching activities, he provided illustrative sequences of tasks that teachers could set for learners to help them develop their listening comprehension.
Martin Burrett

The Impacts of Daily Reading on Academic Achievement by @MrsHollyEnglish - 2 views

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    "I have always believed that reading has a significant impact on our understanding and appreciation of the world. As both a life-long passionate reader and an experienced English Language Arts teacher, I have witnessed first-hand the impact that reading has on the ability of learners in terms of comprehension, grammar, empathy, confidence, vocabulary and expression. This has however, only ever been phenomenological through informal observations in the classroom, and in an effort to incorporate sustained silent reading (SSR) as a regular, valid and essential practice, I have embarked upon this research in order to determine the impacts that daily reading has on middle-school learners, not only in terms of English Language Arts, but also across the curriculum."
Patrick Higgins

New Jersey Department of Education - 0 views

  • In Preschool, children are just beginning to learn about language and how it works. Exposure to multiple languages is advantageous for all children and can be supported by developmentally appropriate teaching practices that make use of songs, rhymes, and stories. In programs for beginning learners that offer appropriate time and frequency of instruction, students communicate at the Novice-Mid level using memorized language to talk about familiar topics related to school, home, and the community. After three-six years of study in programs offering the appropriate time and frequency of standards-based instruction, Novice-High through Intermediate-Mid level students communicate at the sentence level creating with language to ask and answer questions and to handle simple transactions related to everyday life and subject matter studied in other classes. After nine-twelve years of well articulated standards-based instruction, Intermediate-High through Advanced-Low level students communicate at the paragraph level and are able to handle complicated situations on a wide-range of topics.
  • Integration of technology within the CPIs necessitates its use as a tool in instruction and assessment.
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    # In Preschool, children are just beginning to learn about language and how it works. Exposure to multiple languages is advantageous for all children and can be supported by developmentally appropriate teaching practices that make use of songs, rhymes, and stories. # In programs for beginning learners that offer appropriate time and frequency of instruction, students communicate at the Novice-Mid level using memorized language to talk about familiar topics related to school, home, and the community. # After three-six years of study in programs offering the appropriate time and frequency of standards-based instruction, Novice-High through Intermediate-Mid level students communicate at the sentence level creating with language to ask and answer questions and to handle simple transactions related to everyday life and subject matter studied in other classes. # After nine-twelve years of well articulated standards-based instruction, Intermediate-High through Advanced-Low level students communicate at the paragraph level and are able to handle complicated situations on a wide-range of topics.
Lada Smirnova

Sign In to IATEFL Learning Technologies Special Interest Group - IATEFL Learning Techno... - 3 views

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    Using images with learners. Graham's post
Aaron Myers

The Everyday Language Learner - 14 views

I write The Everyday Language Learner to promote and empower self-directed language learners. I would love to hear what others are doing to learn and help others learn another language and to crea...

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started by Aaron Myers on 17 Jan 11 no follow-up yet
Lauren Rosen

eTools for Language Teachers: How to use Social Media in the Foreign Language Class: A ... - 10 views

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    More of a "what is" than a "how to" but this post offers several links to more information all of which is geared towards language educators and learners. 
Martin Burrett

Memrise - 7 views

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    An amazing language learning site which helps learners of MFL remember words for over 200 languages by associating them with visual clues/mnemonics and score points by showing you remember the language in a variety of ways. You can listen to audio of the words you are learning. The site tracks your progress and analyses where you need improvement and it will adjust the words you are shown accordingly. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Languages%2C+Culture+%26+International+Projects
Maria Perifanou

Special journal issue "social media and language learning" supported by DICA-lab | DICA... - 3 views

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    Various interesting articles related to SM and FLL. On the attractiveness of social media for language learning: a look at the state of the art  Facebook-ing and the Social Generation: A New Era of Language Learning  Language Learners' "Willingness to Communicate" through Livemocha.com Online gaming as sociable media
Mariangeles Romero

Valentine's Day Worksheets, Vocabulary, Exercises, Teaching Resources and Activities - 10 views

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    Games and activities about Valentine's Day for English language students and kids - printable and online word searches, crosswords, vocabulary, grammar, reading and listening activities, song quizzes, games and other lesson resources. Browse our site for hundreds more free English language printables and quizzes for English students and young learners.
Joel Josephson

Folk Songs of Europe http://folkdc.eu/ - 4 views

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    Folk music in many European languages http://folkdc.eu/ The Digital Children's Folksongs for Language and Cultural Learning (Folk DC) project is a European Union project designed to motivate young language learners to engage with language learning through using Folk songs, and activities around the songs. The songs are in 10 European languages (Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Turkish). The project will be producing a complete package for schools (Autonomous Teacher Training Tool kit - ATTT) so that schools all over Europe can take part in the project. The project culminates in a simultaneous, live concert in 5 countries, streamed over the Internet to audiences all over Europe. School choirs will sing folk songs in non-native languages that will be streamed to the other concert venues and also made available to an Internet audience. Schools can take part in this project by: Using the resources produced by the project Suggesting your own language, culture and music activities, inspired by the project Watching the live concert (at the venue or online) - see how you can join Adding folk songs of your language - see the project Wiki You can ask more information about how you can take part here. The project will introduce an understanding of the number, richness and culture of other languages when children start to learn a foreign language and begin to understand the meaning of additional languages. It will engage children in fascinating and engaging activities that will resonate in to the future and answer the need for materials that can directly engage and motivate children to enjoy their learning.
M Jesús García San Martín

Stop and Learn English: Genetic counselling - 1 views

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    Listening activity for B2 ESL learners.
M Jesús García San Martín

Stop and Learn English: Bag Man - 1 views

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    Reading task for B2 ESL learners.
M Jesús García San Martín

Stop and Learn English: Simon Collings. Do You Speak English? - 1 views

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    Read and fill in the gaps. C1 ESL learners.
M Jesús García San Martín

Stop and Learn English: In search of a better life - 0 views

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    Podcasts by B2 ESL learners
M Jesús García San Martín

Stop and Learn English: A story of Saint Patrick - 2 views

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    A set of activities for Advanced ESL learners to be used on St Patrick's Day.
M Jesús García San Martín

Stop and Learn English: On national stereotypes - 3 views

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    Podcasts by some B2 ESL learners about national stereotypes.
M Jesús García San Martín

Stop and Learn English: The right way to do a squat - 3 views

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    A listening comprehension activity for B2 ESL learners about exercising.
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