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Revising Lexis: Quality or Quantity

۱۸ دی ۱۳۹۶

This article discusses how much attention language teachers should pay to vocabulary acquisition research, particularly with regard to repeated encounters with lexical items.   Introduction Sometime in the middle of the last century, Benjamin Whorf, famous for his contention that language shapes thought, made a controversial statement about the Eskimo language having seven words for snow. Frequently quoted or, rather misquoted overtime, Whorf’s number of snow words was ...

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Ways to Encourage More Use of English in Class

۱۳ آذر ۱۳۹۶

At first you might get frustrated when students speak their own language in class. Keep this checklist in mind and it may help. Always present yourself as an English speaker, right from the start. Don’t be tempted to lapse into the students’ language to explain, regain control or reply to a question. Patiently reply in English. Don’t be tempted to slow down. You may feel put off when they call to each other in their mother tongue "What’s she ...

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How to Teach Writing

۱۵ آبان ۱۳۹۶

How to Teach Writing:     Brainstorming Brainstorming is an activity with which most people are familiar. The object in brainstorming is to compile as large a list as possible of potential examples for a given topic. This is a great activity to do in small groups or with the entire class. Brainstorming a list of ice cream flavors is an easy one to start with when introducing the concept. Naturally, one idea will spark another, so it is helpful to have students working ...

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Motivation - The Teacher

۱۵ مهر ۱۳۹۶

Who were your favourite teachers at school or college? If you spend a few minutes thinking about the question above, probably a couple of teachers will spring to mind. Now, ask yourself, did those teachers have anything in common? Was there a common thread that they all shared? When I ask myself this question, the common quality I can recognise is enthusiasm. My favourite teachers were enthusiastic about their subjects and their jobs. They were highly motivated and their motivation ...

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Peer and Self-assessment

۲۰ شهریور ۱۳۹۶

Learners are much better at giving each other accurate and sensitive feedback than we suspect, and this activity gives them the opportunity to demonstrate it.   Learners are much better at giving each other accurate and sensitive feedback than we suspect, and this activity gives them the opportunity to demonstrate it. Divide the class into groups of three, composed of Student A, Student B and Student C. If your class is not divisible by three, you will need to make one or two ...

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PRACTISE DOESN’T MAKE PERFECT – PART 2

۱۶ مرداد ۱۳۹۶

Characteristics of Production: When learners have to produce actual language, they are likely to find gaps between what they know and what they need to know (Swain, 1995). Some research suggests that opportunities to learn through output (i.e., writing and speaking) are different from those provided by input (i.e., reading and listening). A production activity should meet several conditions to be the most effective. These are: (1) a problem that requires resolution; (2) a required two-way ...

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