February 2010
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WatchVideo: English teachers learning computer vocabulary at Languagelab .
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Studying in virtual worlds, Benefits For Students...
Google, Youtube and a wealth of ELT sites give students access to a wealth of information. Why does having ready access to information lead to better language practice? Read on to find out…. Access to information online has radically changed the way we find information, analyze and disseminate it. In the past you had to learn things by rote, remember dates and hold often useless...
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WatchPictures from the Pedagogy of Paintball Event Yesterday. Thanks to all that took part.
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The need for Benchmarking and League tables in the...
Strangely the ELT industry, despite its size, age and importance, has no objective system of evaluating and comparing schools, methodologies or any language learning service. What is today described as the best pedagogy or methodology is so because it is the good opinion of influential people in the industry, it has not been empirically proven to be so.
While objective measures of effectiveness...
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WatchDid you have better focus before the internet?
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Studying in virtual worlds, Benefits For Students...
You might wonder how body language works when practising English online. I will tell you how conveying meaning is possible in a virtual world and can be in many cases more effective. If you would like to read post #2 click here.
Body Language and inhibition:
A great advantage of teaching face to face is using body language and facial expressions. A good teacher will always try and use these...
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Pictures from A Chat Jeremy Harmer
We Are Languagelab
A Chat with Jeremy Harmer