February 17, 2014
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We work hard in my class on developing an ease at conversing. It isn’t natural for many people, including me I’ll admit, so why would we expect it to be so for our students? This semester I have a new … Continue reading
May 11, 2012
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As a teacher of a foreign language (FL) there is drive to provide communication experiences and contact with native speakers. In my case, Japanese, I benefit from being in an area that is a popular working-holiday destination for Japanese people. … Continue reading
April 10, 2012
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Like me you probably have lists of websites that you bookmarked but you can’t remember why or what they relate to. They end up in a long list in your browser with little to suggest why you bookmarked them or … Continue reading
April 4, 2012
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Although I am passionate about integrating technology in my work you may be surprised how much I personally have access to in my classroom. Funding priorities in my school and district have not expanded as quickly as my desire to … Continue reading
April 2, 2012
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I’ll get right to it. I’m 50 and of a generation where Facebook is seen as a way to connect with long lost ‘friends’ or play scrabble. Mention to many colleagues of the same age that I am on Twitter … Continue reading
March 29, 2012
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I recently looked at a new way of doing an “old” thing. My Japanese 11 students typically read an article (in English) on Haiku and answer questions about this poetry form. Admittedly it is a pretty dry, and not necessarily … Continue reading
March 27, 2012
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Every course has vocabulary specific to it that we ask kids to learn. In my subject I am always looking for new ways to help kids “learn the words and what they mean”. I have recently been using an online … Continue reading
March 27, 2012
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Age and experience. Used to laugh about that but now I realize that indeed I possess both. I used to think that teaching would be less involved the longer I did it but it seems to be the opposite. With … Continue reading