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Leoxicon: Would you like it gift-wrapped?

Monday, December 19, 2011
Leoxicon: Would you like it gift-wrapped?: A video dictogloss A dictogloss is an integrated skills activity in which a teacher dictates a text at normal speed and students note d... Leoxicon: Would you like it gift-wrapped?: A video dictogloss A dictogloss is an integrated skills activity in which a teacher dictates a text at normal speed and students note d... ...

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Nickelback- When We Stand Together

Saturday, December 17, 2011
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Teaching reading for young learners

Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Teaching English I came across this article from BBC entitled: Reading and elementary learners, recently as I was on the Facebook. It is not something new, rather something that ESL teachers have been doing all this while. I take it as a refresher and a reminder on the importance of teaching this skill systematically. There are issues teachers need to address in order...

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Classroom rules. Part Two.

Saturday, December 10, 2011
My 2012 Classroom Rules I don't mean these are the only rules. These are the core. It might appear childish and unnecessary or it is a universal truth, then again my learners aged between 7 to 12. They need rules that are not ambiguous in nature and very specific. I'll observe the execution if these rules to a "t" in the first three...

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Classroom Rules for the beginning of school year. Part One.

Wednesday, December 07, 2011
I've been teaching for almost seven years now. Still, I have some dilemma over deciding on rules that can highly contribute to effective classroom management. There is no exact formula in establishing rules. As students come and go, rules need constant revision to ensure its reliability and validity in our present teaching context.  In preparation for next year, I browsed through some of...

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My Online Readings 11/28/2011

Monday, November 28, 2011
B127c A1 TE Staff Room Posters 1.pdf (application/pdf Object) tags: posters teaching grammar B127c A1 TE Staff Room Posters 5.pdf (application/pdf Object) tags: posters staff room class talking Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. B127c A1 TE Staff Room Posters 1.pdf (application/pdf Object) tags: posters teaching grammar B127c A1 TE Staff Room Posters 5.pdf (application/pdf Object) tags: posters...

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING KIT: A lesson plan. Topic: Creativity

Sunday, November 27, 2011
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING KIT: A lesson plan. Topic: Creativity: Level: Intermediate + Goals: to practise speaking, listening, writing skills in the context of talking about creativity. Materials: a... ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING KIT: A lesson plan. Topic: Creativity: Level: Intermediate + Goals: to practise speaking, listening, writing skills in the context of talking about creativity. Materials: a... ...

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My Online Readings 11/25/2011

Friday, November 25, 2011
Visible Thinking Question Starts   A routine for creating thought-provoking   questions                  Brainstorm a list of at least 12 questions about the   topic, concept or object. Use these question-starts to   help you think of interesting questions:    Review the brainstormed list and star the questions   that seem most interesting. Then, select one...

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Cleverbot

Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Cleverbot conversation QUH00906594 User: Hey I miss you! Cleverbot: I miss you more :). User: Aww that's so sweet! What's up? Cleverbot: Have you talked to Hannah Montana? User: Nope. Maybe she forgotten about me. Cleverbot: Do you like to eat? User: Lamb chop! My favourite! Cleverbot: But it's much better if a girl play with it. No? User: What are you babbling...

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My Online Readings 22/11/2011

Tuesday, November 22, 2011
05 Writers Workshop v001 (Full).pdf (application/pdf Object) tags: writing workshop Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. ...

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KSSR

KSSR: Outsourcing materials

Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Kurikulum Standard Sekolah Rendah (KSSR) has been implemented starting this year to the year one pupils throughout the nation. The curriculum implemented is a revised version of the 2003 syllabus, with the focus of preparing balanced human capital that are capable of transcending over future challenges. The process of holistical changes involved the changes in the current curriculum in terms of organization, contents,...

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Awesome Pedagogy

Tuesday, November 01, 2011
As I'm reorganizing my stuffs on the blog, Awesome Pedagogy page is reclassified and put into T n L category. So in order not to lost this entry, I make it as a post although it has been posted quite a while. Vocabulary learning can be explored through various channel. Multi-sensory means vocabulary acquisition through pictures, listening to word sound, repetition and the...

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My Online Readings 31st October 2011

Monday, October 31, 2011
For the Love of Teaching: Have You Tried Anchor Charts? Keeping a Journal | British Council - English Online Keeping a Journal    Keeping a journal of your own thoughts, action research projects and general teaching observations and progress can be enormously beneficial, but it’s important to think about how you structure this and what to include.  Keeping a Journal    Keeping a...

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By chance

Sunday, October 30, 2011
 I was browsing for new templates for the blog. I know I just did the makeover last few months but it seems ages to me. It is not a sin, so what's wrong in changing the look when my heart desires. Hee..... Google generated lots of websites for free templates and as I was browsing thru one, I found Living File. Living File...

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1, 2, 3 PRETTY!

Friday, October 28, 2011
First of all, I am not a fashion guru or any kind close to that. It's funny when trying to reflect back on the grooming class yesterday. With the knowledge and experience that I have combined with a small-scale research on the internet, I put together a presentation for my year 6 girls. My intention was to get them to engage in an...

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For the love of books!

Tuesday, October 25, 2011
image from: uconnlibrary.wordpress I predicted in the near future, hard copy books will be antiques, so precious one might perceive as valuables from the past. People will only get to see books in the museum and children will look at the previous generation as environmental criminals.  The emergent of e-books with easy access on multiple platforms encourage people to shift from purchasing hard...

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Chit Chatting

Monday, October 24, 2011
Browsing through my best friend's blog Amilee, I found an interesting channel on the youtube that highlight English Language (EL) conversation in diverse and unique situation. I love to share some and I think you might benefit from it too. Consider this: The dialogue used are easy, the conversations are easily understood because the pronunciation is clear. The pace is slower thus maintain...

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