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Children's Costumes (Twentieth-Century Developments in Fashion and Costume)Pleiades Journal of Teaching Young Learners of English
May 12 at 2:02pm by ObverseView
Pleiades Journal of Teaching Young Learners of English
Welcome to Pleiades Journal of TYLE, an academic Journal devoted to Teaching English to Children and Teenagers. This journal focuses upon young learners of English as a group (or groups) similar to, yet distinct from in meaningful ways, the general ESL/EFL population. Pleiades Journal stresses not only those articles that maintain such a critical focus upon actual research on these target groups but also seeks to place such research in an actual framework for teaching and learning.
Here you can:
* find our abstracts, articles, news, and calls for papers;
* join our discussion group or mini-forum (click for more);
* submit an article for a consideration;
* purchase a copy of Issue #1;
* find conference information.
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Issue #1 |
Brainy Baby: Englishstories
Sep 27 at 6:06pm by ObverseView
A recent report on The China Post Stated
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/i_latestdetail.asp?id=27713
88% of students feel intense pressure to learn English: study
“According to a recent poll, a vast majority of students feel immense pressure to learn English.
The survey, organized by the People First Party caucus in the Taipei City Council, polled 1,180 fifth and sixth graders about their reasons for learning English. Eighty-eighty percent responded that they felt intense pressure to learn the language while 84 percent studied English at cram schools outside of their regular schoolwork.”
Actually, this plays very nicely, albeit somewhat late!, into the discussion of students learning of English… and their exam performance.
Are we placing too much emphasis on ‘traditional’ learning methods, at the expense of creating a positive environment for children to learn English?
Kenneth
Harry Potter / TIME Cover: September 20, 1999, Art Print by TIME MagazineComments OffContinue Reading
Bidding for A Topic
Sep 27 at 6:06pm by ObverseView
Trump-A-Topic
The Game:
A pack of cards are dealt among players evenly, including the Jokers. The players have to bid for a topic called out by the teacher. The highest bidder wins. All cards are secret bids, but the bidding process reveals who is the winner when the teacher calls ‘bid’.
The winner then has to talk about the bidded topic for a time of 20 secs.
I’ve tried this game with several groups of students who liked to play cards a great deal. Worked well.
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Highway To E.S.L.: A User-Friendly Guide to Teaching English As A Second LanguageYahoo! Groups - Check them out!
Sep 17 at 2:02pm by ObverseView
The owners of this website operate a number of other lists that
you might be interested in joining. They are listed below.
1. Pleiades Journal
This group discuss Young Learners of English (ESL or EFL or Second
Language) and is affiliated with Pleiades: the Journal of Teaching for
Young Learners of English. We welcome all teachers specializing in
this field.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PleiadesJournal/
2. Forums_TESOLTeachers and http://www.tesolteachers.org/forums/
This discussion group is for Teachers of English as a Foreign
Language, Literature and Arts. This group’s mission will be primarily
to provoke thoughtful discussion of teaching EFL/ESL and other
education-related issues; to make announcements of interest to the
group, such as calls for papers, conferences, new materials, links,
books of interest, etc,; and to provide a forum for our website
visitors to interact with us and each other on issues of relevance to
the profession.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Forums_TESOLTeachers/
3. ESL Writing Center
This group will help students to write better English! It was started
initially by Kenneth Dickson to help his students improve their
writing skills in English! All ESL students are welcome to join, get
help, offer advice, share their writings and interact at this venue.
The membership is not restricted to students of any particular age
group, but aims to help ALL learners of English who have trouble
writing, whether in Academica, Business, Private Life, or for
publication.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ESLWritingCenter/
4. HwakangJournal
The Hwa Kang Journal of TEFL Group is for TESOL and Literature, in
Taiwan, and the Greater China Area. We aim to
*provoke thoughtful discussion of teaching EFL/ESL and other
education-related issues of interest to Taiwan
*make announcements of interest to the group, such as calls for
papers, conferences, new materials, links, books of interest, etc
*provide a forum for our website visitors to interact with us and each
other on issues of relevance to the profession.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HwakangJournal/
5. Kuixing
This is a Discussion Group for anybody interested in World
Literatures, especially Asian, Asian Diasporic and Indigenous
literatures written in or translated into English. As a Discussion
Group member you will:
1.) Receive regular news reports and special announcements.
2.) Discuss important issues, both personal and professional.
3.) Engage others in healthy debates about topics of your choosing.
4.) Share relevant experiences related to teaching, reading or
writing.
5.) Seekadvice from other members.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KuiXing/
Best Wishes
Administrators
Kenneth and Timothy
The World of Disgaea 2 (Disgaea)Madonna’s Childrens Books
Jun 28 at 2:02am by ObverseView
My private students and I have been working our way through this series of books by Madonna.
Here’s the list so far
The English Roses
Yakov and the Seven Thieves
The Adventures of Abdi
Mr. Peabody’s Apples
Lotsa de Casha
Click to have a look, I’ll write my own reviews soonish
Kenneth
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Why Tesol? Theories and Issues in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages in K-12 Classrooms
Are Children Language Learning Robots: Pressure and Students Learning of English
Jun 27 at 2:02am by ObverseView
From the China Post, April 18th, 2005…
According to a recent poll, a vast majority of students feel immense
pressure to learn English.
The survey, organized by the People First Party caucus in the Taipei
City Council, polled 1,180 fifth and sixth graders about their reasons
for learning English. Eighty-eighty percent responded that they felt
intense pressure to learn the language while 84 percent studied
English at cram schools outside of their regular schoolwork.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/i_latestdetail.asp?id=27713
Actually, this plays very nicely, albeit somewhat late!, into the
discussion of students learning of English… and their exam
performance.
Are we placing too much emphasis on ‘traditional’ learning methods, at
the expense of creating a positive environment for children to learn
English?
For more discussion of this, please visit here and here where there’s been quite lively discussion of these issues.
Click this RSS Feed for more!
Kenneth
Miss PotterComic Books or Comic Waste of Time?
Jun 27 at 2:02am by ObverseView
Stephen Krashen recently wrote this about children’s reading of comic books, typically a pastime derided by parents in Japan, China and Taiwan as bunking off homework, or as meaningless, or as devaluing or undermining traditional reading. Krashen takes a different view… some parents might find this just a tad too ‘dangerous’ for their views. Discretion advised. Certificate T(eacher) requ’d.
Children’s book writer Jack Gantos noted that Jean-Paul Satre "started off reading comic books as a child and that if it wasn’t for comic books, he never would have stuck with books." ("Teachers are getting graphic," May 3).
There are many cases like this. One is Desmond Tutu, who also gives comic the credit being a conduit to literacy. He describes his father as "very patriarchal," but tells us that "One of the things I am most grateful to him for is that, contrary to educational principles, he allowed me to read comics. I think that is how I developed my love for English and for reading." Comic books appear to be a motivator for reading for many youngsters today.
In a study published a few years ago, Joanne Ujiie and I compared heavy, light and non-comic book readers in middle school (ages 10-14). We found that those who read more comics liked reading more, read more in general, and read more books. Thanks to USA Today and writer Greg Toppo for publicizing the contribution of comic books to literacy.
Stephen Krashen
He is writing in response to an article:Teachers are getting graphic published in USA Today. "When the American Library Association invited acclaimed comic book artist Jeff Smith and three fellow artists to its annual meeting in 2002, the quartet huddled beforehand and agreed that this was their best —— and perhaps only — chance to pitch comics to an influential group of tastemakers."
Weekly Reader Learning System Mastering Elementary School 2008
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