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Three Generations of Distance Learning...

27th December 2011

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Three Generations of Distance Learning Pedagogy 1. Cognitive Behaviourism 2. Constructivism 3. Connectivism

Do we ever stop learning vocabulary?

31st July 2011

Observations

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Almost every hobby that lets you evolve from a newbie to an expert implies learning hundreds of collocations within the first couple of months of intensive practice, which amounts to thousands if you continue for over a decade. Every time I...

Errors vs Mistakes

24th June 2009

Commonly Made Mistakes, Learning Language Teaching, Observations, Testing and Assessment

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a mistake vs an error According to Corder (1967) cited by Ellis (2008), a ‘mistake’ is a deviation in learner language that occurs when learners fail to perform their competence. It is a lapse that reflects processing problems. An...

Educational Technology – Web...

24th May 2009

Course Design, E-Learning Design & Management, Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Web 2.0 Tools, Web Design

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THEORY Emerging Perspectives on Learning, Teaching & Technology TOOLS Mootools Javascript Thumbnail Viewer DimDim – A Web-Conferencing Solution More about Moodle A code from answers.com which allows you to gloss an entire text...

The 14 Categories of Language Use

21st March 2009

Course Design, Learning Language Teaching, Teacher Skills

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RIvers & Temperly (A Practical Guide to the Teaching of English, OUP, 1978, p. 47) list 14 purposes or categories of language use establishing and maintaining social relations expressing one’s reactions hiding one’s intentions...

The 6 Factors that Reduce Cognitive Decline...

14th March 2009

Statistics

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Researchers have identified 6 risk factors that everyone should be aware of. The following variables reduce the risk of cognitive decline in old age according to Merriam, Gafarella & Baumgartner (2007, Learning in Adulthood, p. 371) absence...

A Multimedia Resource for Language Learning

5th March 2009

Course Design, Digital Storytelling, Educational Technology, Instructional Design, language learning e-tivities, Teacher Skills, TEYL, Web Design

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I have been racking my brains over the past few weeks in vain. I am incapable of thinking of a proper topic myself and that prevents me from starting work on the assignment which reads as follows This assignment consists of two interrelated...

Bilingualism: Facts & Stats

3rd February 2009

Accents, ESL Facts & Figures, ESL statistics, Learning Language Teaching, Statistics

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Source: The Bilingual Family: A Handbook For Parents by Edith Harding & Philip Riley, 1999, CUP. Over half of the world’s population is bilingual. This fact is usually surprising to many Europeans, who are under the impression that...

Pair & Groupwork vs Teacher-Student...

2nd February 2009

Groupwork, Learning Language Teaching, Teacher Skills

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According to Mckay & Tom (Teaching Adult Second Language Learners, CUP, 1999, p. 26), working in groups helps students feel they are part of a community. They come to know each other as individuals & friends Pair- and groupwork serves...

Social Presence

13th January 2009

E-Learning Design & Management, Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Observations

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Social presence is the degree to which an individual feels real or is seen as real while studying in an online context. The higher the degree of the learner’s social presence in a VLE, the lower the probability of the learner not...