February 2012
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Making a difference.
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by Toni777 Hurricane
Friends and friends. I write to spread this teaching method used by Languagelab. For me it has been a true exchange for nothing. I find it interesting that in the same room are people from China, Pakistan, Italian, French, Brazilian, etc. … The various learning activities in different environments has given me a very good learning. Music lessons at the airport,...
January 2012
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“..kids who spend time playing video games report more, not less, time for their...”
– Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn (Cathy N. Davidson)
WatchMichael Gove at BETT 2012. Talking a lot of sense.
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Lessons taught in 3D help children learn more and... →
Pupils in 3D classes could remember more than the 2D classes after four weeks, improving test scores by an average 17 per cent compared with eight per cent for 2D lessons.
They gave more ‘elaborate’ answers to open-ended tasks and were more likely to ‘think’ in 3D, using hand gestures and ‘mime’ to ‘successfully answer the test questions’.
Writing...
Global Relations - A map made by a students...
View English city in the World in a larger map
December 2011
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WatchVideo: English Teachers singing Christmas Carols
“Education is on the brink of the biggest revolution since the invention of...”
– Walter Russell Mead (via domesday)
English City Blog: New experience! →
A beginner students experience of Languagelab.com
languagelab:
When I started studying English at languagelab found it very strange. Despite being trained in information technology and know the distance learning in Brazil I was amazed with this mode. I found it interesting as she knew, as proved to be a true …
“Users will tell you what they think they want.
Users will tell you what they...”
– Adam Judge | Quotes on Design (via ninakix)
Adaptive Learning →
“Traditional classroom-based learning in many cases only services the middle ability students, as if you finish the task quickly and want to look into a topic more intensively you are held up by the class. Conversely, if you are struggling with the topic and want to back track and review a related topic to aid your understanding you do not have time, as the group has moved onto the next...
Language Production Tracker →
“A person living anywhere in the world is just a few clicks away from engaging others in debate and discussion of his or her interests. It is both engaging and immersive. If this is done in the target language it can be extremely valuable to the student”
“More than 10,000 hours of teaching took place at Languagelab.com in the past 12...”
“We are living through a time in book publishing where words fail us, a situation...”
– The paperless book - O’Reilly Radar (via infoneer-pulse)
November 2011
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“Without education, we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated...”
– G.K. Chesterton, The Illustrated London News, Dec 2, 1905
Full Quote
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“People are poor at learning what words mean when all they get is a definition...”
– James Paul Gee
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“As I struggled, I thought: Lots of young people pay lots of money to engage in...”
– James Paul Ge - Tashia Morgridge Professor of Reading, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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WatchFull Video: A Chat with Alison Goddard of The Economist
This is a video of an online event with Alison Goddard, Education Correspondent for The Economist, on Thursday 8 September. Alison reports on schools and universities in Britain and worldwide. She is particularly interested in how different education systems function, and the role of education in economic growth and social mobility. Alison...
October 2011
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Video: Situated Cognition and Virtual Worlds - My... →
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“You are underestimating the future. You are fretting about the now; worrying...”
– Steve Jobs
Is Gaming the New Essential Literacy? →
A critical part of being literate in the digital age means being able to solve problems through simulations and collaboration.
English City Blog: Flooding in Thailand →
This is what it’s all about…
languagelab:
Dear Friends in English City
Thailand got hit by huge flooding since beginning of this month. Almost 30% of the country is under water. Over 3oo people lost their life and ninety thousand people are homeless.
I live in the outskirts of Bangkok where flooding is still not severe but…
56% say it is difficult to practice English with...
In a survey published in Study Travel Magazine 56% of respondents, all students students studying in the UK, claimed it was quite hard or very hard to practice English with native speakers.
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How has one industrialized country created one of... →
Examining the nation with one of the most comparatively successful education systems on the planet, the film contradicts the test-obsessed, teacher-demonizing orthodoxy of education “reform”
September 2011
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“Research indicates that, at every age level, people take their writing more...”
– Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn (Cathy N. Davidson)
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WatchVideo: Behind the Scenes at a Chat with Jessica Goyder
A quick vlog of what went on behind the scenes during Jessica Goyder and Emma Butterworths Live performance English City.
Follow Jessica on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter.
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Watchvlog #TedxLondon
Brief thoughts and views from our recent trip to the brilliant TedxLondon from me and Jessie.
Check out the videos of the talks and the twitter back channel.
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Situated Cognition and Virtual Worlds →
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“People generally learn words in the context of ordinary communication. This...”
August 2011
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Upcoming event: A chat with The Economist’s Alison... →
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"The Right Kind Of Education" →
humanscaleschools:
CHAPTER 2 of ”Education And The Significance Of Life” by J Krishnamurti
THE ignorant man is not the unlearned, but he who does not know himself, and the learned man is stupid when he relies on books, on knowledge and on authority to give him understanding. Understanding comes only through self-knowledge, which is awareness of one’s total psychological...
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“I believe the single skill that will, above all others, distinguish a literate...”
– Edutopia - Programming Is the New Literacy
July 2011
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A Chat with BBC World Presenter Jamie Coomarasamy →
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Business English in Virtual Worlds →
My presentation from the BESIG summer symposium.
Check out the BESIG site to see all the other talks.
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WatchI bet your staff meetings are just not this cool.
Pictures from the our teacher development session last night - Experiential Education in a Virtual Environment by Lowri Mills .
June 2011
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Language Acquisition [Teacher development Video]
Introduction to Language Acquisition
By Dr Atremis Huxley Pax aka Elizableth Schalchlin
Covering:
What is Language?
How is Language Acquired?
Learning Vs Acquisition
Is English the hardest language to learn?
Are mistakes indicative of ability or intelligence?
The ebb & flow of language acquisition
Age & Language acquisition
Passive Language & Active Language
How is...
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WatchVideo: Students perform Mad Hatters Tea Party.
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WatchVideo: Oil and Gas English @Languagelab
The English City Oil Rig provides a 3D platform for interactive learning where students can participate in authentic task-based activities which simulate a real working rig. The activities are designed to give students maximum exposure to English and develop their core skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.
This course will benefit students...
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Keeping it real - Legal English with a Legal... →