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haha Thanks Fluffy!

"The wheel's spinning but the hamster's dead"

I like this

"An activity I like to do, in regards to listening activities, is to read and make an occasional error. The student who detects the error gets an extra point" Thank you, I tried this and it worked very well. I changed it slightly by first asking them "How many mistakes I made?" So they just ticked o...

Oh come on Fluffy, admit that you have enjoyed this little "scratching" as much as I have...I'm only spinning your wheel! Don't leave me (you are the only person who has tried to help me, apart from the mysterious and pragmatic, Heath) I am only a newcomer and I admit to knowing very little about li...

Also, Fluffy: Having now took the time to read some of your previous posts I have gleamed some enlightening information on the subject, which I am currently reflecting on... It's a lot to take in for one wet round the ears such as myself. I'm sorry if I seemed ignorant by asking for a quick summary ...

Hi Fluffy "Up my nose?" Not al all, I appreciate the streams of consciousness that you have bestowed upon this forum. I haven't had this much fun since reading Jack Kerouac. "Abstruse" wowee, your verbal flexing is a credit to the world of applied linguistics. You are clearly of a supreme intellect...

Fluffy, I don't see that this answered my very basic question: My training did mention learner strategies (the PGCE, not the Cert!), and I've attended sessions on Learning Styles, but I don't put much stock in the latter as it tends to categorise people and, used wrongly, can, IMO, actually do more ...

Thank you Heath, that has made it very clear for me.

I use these methods a lot in my own teaching but as I am new to the ESOL game I am not up with the jargon. I will investigate and hopefully post something later to contribute!

Give it to me in plain English?

What do you mean by Learner Strategy Instruction? I know about learning styles/preferences. What's the difference?