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T is for Technology « An A-Z of ELT
Thornbury defines "technosceptics" and outlines educational problems underpinning decisions whether to adopt and apply technology for language teaching purposes.
- Technosceptics, like me, happily embrace technology in our daily lives, but are nevertheless a little suspicious of the claims made, by some enthusiasts, for its educational applications
- until the following four problems have been satisfactorily addressed, an ounce or two of scepticism regarding ‘ed tech’ seems well advised.
- The delivery model problem:
- The theory vacuum problem
- The attention deficit problem:
- The added value problem:
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C is for Conversation « An A-Z of ELT
Thornbury asserts, "...[C]onversation stands for all the talk, the dialogue, the communication (both spoken and written) that is generated by the people in the room [or learning environment], and that is shaped, scaffolded, supported[,] and signposted by the teacher" (para. 10, retrievved 2011.05.21).
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Remove Mac Protector (Uninstall Guide)
Explains characteristics of "a fake rogue anti-spyware program" and provides as step-by-step removal guide
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Death to high school English - Education - Salon.com
Brooks, Kim. (2011). Death to high school English. Salon: Life: Topic: Education, 2011.05.10. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
- As for the students who did make it to more accelerated English courses,
- they have bigger fish to fry. They have professors in every area and every discipline telling them they're going to fail if they don't learn how to write a comprehensible, grammatical and at least marginally organized academic essay.
- Sometimes we do things not because they're fun but because they're important.
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"a great example of crowdsourcing good quality classroom ideas" (¶1 retrieved 2011.05.16).
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