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...FUN2LEARN !!! Well done..you deserve it. Did you know that you 've also won a prize in England too?!? Yes!!! Fun2Learn is the official "Word Surfing" winner 2003 in the category "Best Foreign Language Forum Site" Congrats...the site is very interesting, open-minded, full of great ideas and nice,...

18.06.03.....Manchester, UK....Rain! Hi Corey, Congrats on your site - I think what you've produced so far is a good start...and am sure that you can develop it into something great...given time, opportunity etc. (the usual obstacles) I'm was v. interested to look through it as i'm currently trying ...

17.06.03 Manchester, Uk Hello, I'm very interested in finding out how much relative importance people think should be given to grammar and vocabulary/other activities during the foreign language learning process. How should this grammar/vocabulary/other activities mix typically change over time? Why...

Hi Alice, Yes, lack of vocabulary is a problem, perhaps the biggest problem for learners of any foreign language. Not only do they have to learn a lot of words ... but also how to use them. questions! ... how do you currently teach vocabulary to your students ? ... are they encouraged to keep notebo...

Hi, it's a good discussion. Of course, it seems reasonable and valid to draw up general lists of the various advantages and disadvantages of games - but how far can anyone go with this? While "general" provides good guidelines, it seems to me that the value of any games activities will depend direct...

hi Chris, Just been looking at your website. First thing. CONGRATULATIONS! ( from being from the north -west ! where? I'm from Liverpool ... and red) Second thing. CONGRATULATIONS! - (on the website) ... it's a very good idea and a great way for teachers to get their hands on a quick and interesting...

Hi Cathleen ..and Silly Sally ! The best way that I have found to encourage low level students is to help them develop their own vocabulary in a way that .... is personally interesting / motivating to them .... where they can see their own improvement .... using a method that encourages sentence bui...

Hello This is just a short note ( to teachers and others interested in language development ) to let you know about Word Surfing, a concept that encourages students to use vocabulary learning techniques together with well-organized and personal notebooks. Sample pages from such a book can be printed...

Hi ... How do students really improve their vocabulary? Our new website aims to help them in that vital area. We offer ... i) information on learning techniques ii) a method to help them organize their notebooks ( pages can be printed out) iii) links to lots of good exercises. There is also plenty o...

Hi ... How do students really improve their vocabulary? Our new website aims to help them in that vital area. We offer ... i) information on learning techniques ii) a method to help them organize their notebooks ( pages can be printed out) iii) links to lots of good exercises. There is also plenty o...