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Free ELT Reading Resources and Self-Study Lessons for English Language Students
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PASSIONS AND POSITIONS

PASSIONS AND POSITIONS | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it

THIS MUCH I DON’T KNOW: April 2011, LTSIG PCE, Brighton. ) I was invited to lead a discussion on dogme and IWBs at the Learning Technologies Special Interest Group pre-conference event at IATEFL in April.

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Dealing with emerging language

One of the many bits of Dogme terminology that perplexed me in the first year of teaching was exactly this, 'dealing with emerging language'. I mean, if you consider that dealing with a problem gen...
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For those who know…

For those who know… | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it

« language garden « “For those who know, no explanation is necessary; for those who don’t know, no explanation is possible.”

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O is for Open Space « An A-Z of ELT

O is for Open Space « An A-Z of ELT | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it

The 8th “vow of Dogme ELT chastity” proclaims: Grading of students into different levels is disallowed: students should be free to join the class that they feel most comfortable in, whether for social reasons, or for reasons of mutual intelligibility, or both...

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Back to Dogme

Back to Dogme | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it

Stage Two…. dealing with emergent language and experimenting. | English learning in Our World | It’s amazing how time flies but at the same time stands still. It seems only minutes since I was writing last week ...

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Unplugged in the literacy classroom? — www.mikejharrison.com

Unplugged in the literacy classroom? — www.mikejharrison.com | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it

This is a follow up post to the #ELTchat discussion on dealing with learners with low levels of literacy...

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ELTchat Etymology and Dogme flies

ELTchat Etymology and Dogme flies | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it

Today, while sharing with folks all over the world, I saw a tweet that made a language geek like me go ” YEEEAAA boom SHaKaLaKa !!!! ” I’ll explain why below...

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Z is for Zero Uncertainty

Z is for Zero Uncertainty | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it

Here is a listening sequence that could be from any current coursebook: Pre-listening: 1. What do you know about garden gnomes? Have you ever had a garden gnome? Have you ever lost a garden gnome?...

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A is for Autonomy

A is for Autonomy | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it
Autonomy is definitely the flavour of the month. As I write, preparations are well underway for next week's Realizing Autonomy conference in Nagoya, Japan, which, in turn, he imminent launch of the collection of papers of the same name...
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Listen……. and ask

I said this some time ago and at the time it was one of those throw-away things that one says - or in this case, tweets - just to sort of be in there and contributing and like that...

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A Call to Arms for ELT.

A Call to Arms for ELT. | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it

Demand More, Be More!  How much do you challenge your students? Do you get...


Via Sharon Hartle
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languagemoments

5 reasons why newly qualified teachers can do a Dogme lesson and 5 reasons why they should

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Dogme and the First Day of a New Class

Dogme and the First Day of a New Class | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it

Recently, after teaching a group of teachers with another teacher, I had some not-so-great feedback...and although the feedback from the other students/group ranging from happy to very happy, it was her feedback which taught me the most...

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An average dogme day

An average dogme day | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it

I had a plan… It was very well-laid out, I even had language aims and skill aims too. It looked beautiful. I’m sure it would have been an absofrigginlutely fine lesson. ... | Written by dalecoulter | languagemoments

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The Five Stages of Dogme

The Five Stages of Dogme | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it

Having been an active tweeter and blogger for a round a year now, I’ve noticed that discussions around the phenomenon that is Dogme ELT (also known as Teaching Unplugged) seem to come round in frequent cycles. The pattern is the same...

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The UNPLUGGED INDEX - DOGME AFTERNOON

The UNPLUGGED INDEX - DOGME AFTERNOON | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it

April, as T.S. Eliot almost put it, is the coolest month. This year at any rate. First Istek and Istanbul, then a workshop at the British Council in London, then Iatefl in sunny Brighton. Spring gardens, spring seas.As it draws to a close, I thought I’d reprise my contribution to the dogme symposium in Brighton...

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TDSIG Unplugged Conference

TDSIG Unplugged Conference | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it

How can technology be integrated into Teaching Unplugged? - Gloster by Nicky Hockly

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Dogme and Me - Emi Slater

Dogme and Me - Emi Slater | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it

Dogme and me have been good friends for a while now, its just, like many other people, I didn’t know it. I guess I first met Dogme when I did my Celta...

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Control yourself, (hu)man!

Control yourself, (hu)man! | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it

On Friday at about 7.30pm, I suddenly realised that I had managed it...without actually dying/fainting/having a panic attack/jumping out the window/going (completely) mad...  What had I managed? Well, to complete my first Celta course as a tutor...

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IASKU - Dogme vs Principled Eclecticism

IASKU - Dogme vs Principled Eclecticism | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it

Anthony Gaughan: Dogme vs Principled Eclecticism, Round One. We all know that teachers have many hats they'd need to wear to be able to survive this gruelling profession, but if you've been following these interviews, and more so if you've been...

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Dogme Blog Picks: macappella

Dogme Blog Picks: macappella | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it

Unplugged and semi-unplugged, learner centred thoughts & ideas for language teachers, by Fiona Mauchline (@fionamau on twitter)

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Doing Some Thinking

Doing Some Thinking | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it

Surviving a last-minute substitution class - I'm pretty sure you are acquainted with this situation: It's five minutes before lessons start and suddenly you receive a phone call...

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