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- Thu May 22, 2008 1:25 pm
- Forum: Business English
- Topic: how to handle an awkward teaching situation?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 20586
As they say, is this a problem or an opportunity? Why not split the class into 2 parts, those that support this idea and those who oppose it? The 2 teams take turns to present the idea and try to convince the others? Or how about assigning the subject for homework, 3 paragraphs on defining the idea,...
- Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:09 pm
- Forum: Assessment
- Topic: Do you use the CEF?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3640
- Thu Mar 29, 2007 2:44 pm
- Forum: Adult Education
- Topic: Conflictive classroom
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2443
Hello connie , and welcome to the cafe! I think Sally has given some good advice (as always!). In fact, there are many experienced teachers who have visited this forum in the past, you will find a lot of ideas by using the 'search' function (at the top of the screen). Try searching for key words lik...
- Thu Mar 29, 2007 2:23 pm
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: are drinking
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2059
- Fri Mar 16, 2007 10:03 am
- Forum: Business English
- Topic: Course / trainer evaluation
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3343
Thanks for your responses keith and eslweb . I appreciate your ideas and will incorporate them in my evaluations (I particularly like the tip about a two-sided form, English on one side and the student's language on the other). I did some research on the web concerning this question, and I found som...
- Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:54 am
- Forum: Adult Education
- Topic: Wanted: Some very simple stories for Adult beginners
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3448
- Thu Feb 22, 2007 11:29 am
- Forum: Business English
- Topic: difficult MD
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3740
Hi justinonthemove, He sounds like an interesting guy! Remember it is ten times harder to unlearn something than to learn it. Maybe it's better to focus on words or grammar mistakes that could cause confusion, and leave the other details for later. For example, in French, business people often make ...
- Thu Feb 22, 2007 11:20 am
- Forum: TOEFL
- Topic: getting students to talk
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3911
Hello Leenie, I notice that your location is France - I take it you're teaching in a French University? I agree you have a real challenge here, mainly because the students don't want to be bothered to speak in English when everyone speaks French. Maybe you need a 'carrot and stick' approach - find s...
- Mon Jan 29, 2007 12:41 pm
- Forum: Business English
- Topic: Course / trainer evaluation
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3343
Course / trainer evaluation
My employer has asked me to start using assessment forms at the end of a training course. The forms have to cover what the student thinks about the training, progress and , gulp, the trainer. However, it's up to me to design the forms. So, I'm trying to find some examples in order to get a few ideas...
- Mon Nov 06, 2006 4:10 pm
- Forum: Business English
- Topic: Great article to exploit
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3096
Great article to exploit
Did you see this article on the BBC website today?
Title : Workplace jargon isolates staff
It's full of buzzwords and gobbledegook - great for advanced business learners.
Here's the link http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6118828.stm
Title : Workplace jargon isolates staff
It's full of buzzwords and gobbledegook - great for advanced business learners.
Here's the link http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6118828.stm
- Thu Nov 02, 2006 11:18 am
- Forum: Business English
- Topic: Expedited freight?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2868
I'm not really sure, but it's a term I hear from time to time. I think the word is, as you say, 'expedite', as in freight that has to be sent quickly (or, as quickly as possible). But I think the word has come to mean simply freight that has been sent (eg, We have expediated the freight, as requeste...
- Thu Nov 02, 2006 11:08 am
- Forum: Pronunciation
- Topic: Thick Indian Accents
- Replies: 7
- Views: 23256
Another possibility is to download podcasts. (I've done this recently to get Scottish accents.) It may be possible to get transcripts, too - try googling newspapers/magazine/TV news with Indian cities as keywords, or something like 'India news podcast' or 'bollywood podcast'. I think that, by doing ...
- Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:39 am
- Forum: Business English
- Topic: Tips for student fluent in reading but unable to listen?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3961
Hi Erika, I have never experienced the same problem, so I'm just thinking aloud here. First, have him read aloud. Work a lot on pronunciation. As his mouth is working on spoken English, his ears will be learning, too. At first, he can read the text directly. Later, try having him look at the page, t...
- Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:20 pm
- Forum: Business English
- Topic: BBC: A free online resource I just discovered
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3538
Hi Genosha,
You're right, the BBC is a great resource. Have you seen this http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learn ... ndex.shtml ? It's an aid for pronunciation, including listening and IPA phonetic symbols.
You're right, the BBC is a great resource. Have you seen this http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learn ... ndex.shtml ? It's an aid for pronunciation, including listening and IPA phonetic symbols.
- Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:15 pm
- Forum: Video in the Classroom
- Topic: Free downloadable video clips?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7701
Hello jimbo, I just found some short videos on www.adbusters.com There are 4 or 5 ads and a CNN interview. The ads are on a very controversial subject (consumerism, globalization, etc) so they are topics that people like to talk about. I was able to download them without difficulty but the quality i...