https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16 en-us 2016-04-12 16:24:19 UTC 2024-09-11 16:40:40 UTC hello@padlet.com noble_elt https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105369889 Andy Curtis, the TESOL President, gave the opening Keynote: Presidential Keynote: Reflecting Forward, Reflecting Back: Looking in the Mirror at 50 (click title for video recording) ]]> 2016-04-12 16:38:46 UTC https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105369889 noble_elt https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105370019 Jeanette Altarriba gave the Plenary: Beyond Linguistic Borders: Language Learning Cradled in Cognition (click title for video recording) She spoke about language learning with a focus on aspects that are reflected on the cover of one of her books below: memory and bilingualism. ]]> 2016-04-12 16:39:16 UTC https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105370019 noble_elt https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105370040 Anne Curzan gave the closing Keynote: Friday Keynote: Survey Says…: Determining What English Usage Is and Isn’t Acceptable (click title for video recording) 

A similar TED Talk by Curzan here: http://bit.ly/20CRvJa]]> 2016-04-12 16:39:21 UTC https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105370040 noble_elt https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105440871 2016-04-12 22:38:57 UTC https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105440871 noble_elt https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105440965 2016-04-12 22:40:23 UTC https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105440965 noble_elt https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105441067 2016-04-12 22:41:42 UTC https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105441067 noble_elt https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105441156 I went to this one mainly because Thomas Farrell was one of the four speakers. He's probably the top expert on the subject of Reflective Practice for teachers, and an extremely entertaining speaker (he's rather anti-authoritarian and not at all shy to tear down certain sacred cows). He talked about how research is too inaccessible for teachers and the serious need to a) bridge that gap b) support teachers in producing their own action research. 

He recently did a great interview on a podcast made by two teachers here: https://teflology-podcast.com/2015/08/19/tefl-interviews-13-thomas-farrell-on-reflective-practice-in-tesol/]]> 2016-04-12 22:42:51 UTC https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105441156 noble_elt https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105441198 Jeremy Harmer is the closest thing to an ELT 'superstar' as it gets - he can be seen surrounded by sincerely excited teachers from every country in the world at these events. Not surprising, as he's been writing accessible basic teaching methods books for ages. He presented 5 times (!) in 2016, and I actually stopped in on a couple of them. Sometimes he's more energy and enthusiasm than real insight, but he's always inspiring. This talk was focused on using coursebooks BUT getting 'off the page' as much as possible. 

My favorite quote from Harmer wasn't actually on the topic of coursebooks: "When you as the students a question, be patient. Wait. They need to think - and this thinking time is the best "language practice" they'll get in the whole lesson". That's good stuff. ]]> 2016-04-12 22:43:27 UTC https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105441198 noble_elt https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105446027 I agree that pronunciation can easily be 'overlooked', and one of my MA TESOL profs was involved, so this was a must-see. And it was good. One presenter showed us his 'Haptic' pronunciation techniques. He gets Ss to move and gesture when they practice pronunciation. My former prof focused on "what teachers don't understand about what learners don't understand" about pronunciation. One example: the function of contrastive/meaningful intonation in English. 

S: Can I turn my homework in late? 
T: You *can*. 
S: Great! Thank you. 

(The words are affirmative.)
(The message is negative.) 

Advance students need to understand this stuff, or they'll continue to miss out on an entire layer of expressed meaning. 

Some materials typical of Prof. Reed attached in PDF: ]]> 2016-04-12 23:46:14 UTC https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105446027 noble_elt https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105681483 2016-04-13 23:10:59 UTC https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105681483 noble_elt https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105681494 2016-04-13 23:11:10 UTC https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105681494 noble_elt https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105681506 2016-04-13 23:11:20 UTC https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105681506 noble_elt https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105693930 Stephanie Burns and I (the ELS CELTA team) were quite happy with the turnout and the way the workshop unfolded. Interestingly, there were a handful of presentations on the same topic, with a clear focus on the contrast between students' and teachers' perception of corrective feedback. Our PPT doesn't tell the whole story, but here it is as a PDF: ]]> 2016-04-14 01:30:48 UTC https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105693930 noble_elt https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105693932 One of those teachers is named Jennifer. This is her YouTube channel: 

]]> 2016-04-14 01:30:50 UTC https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105693932 noble_elt https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105693937 There were a lot of great overlaps and connections between our two presentations! These are the slides: ]]> 2016-04-14 01:30:52 UTC https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105693937 noble_elt https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105693968 This presentation critically analyzed typical course book materials (Side by Side, English File, Top Notch, etc.) and the political/cultural values and beliefs about gender, race, and other issues inherent in/suggested by their presentation of people and things. The presenter challenged us to raise our awareness of potential problems this could raise in our teaching practice and led a discussion of ways we can be mindful and proactive in an effort to be sensitive and inclusive in our classrooms. ]]> 2016-04-14 01:31:10 UTC https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105693968 noble_elt https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105693970 Laura Soracco and I led this hand-on-the-mouse Electronic Village workshop for teachers interested in using Twitter as a productive tool to support their teaching and for professional development. We helped participants sign up for and set up accounts, understand how Twitter and tweeting works, how to get connected into a PLN (Personal/Professional Learning Network), 'crowdsource' for support, and participate in things like #ELTchat. Our slides are here as a Google Doc: http://bit.ly/1SuSPe8]]> 2016-04-14 01:31:11 UTC https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105693970 noble_elt https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105940892 This blog author says yes in this post & explores the ways: 
http://sophiamavridi.com/?p=1100 

]]> 2016-04-15 04:31:10 UTC https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/105940892 noble_elt https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/106147153 2016-04-16 20:49:19 UTC https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/106147153 noble_elt https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/106153054 2016-04-17 01:37:48 UTC https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/106153054 noble_elt https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/106927174 2016-04-21 06:24:56 UTC https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/106927174 noble_elt https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/106927259 Below, find a blog post which explores the effects and benefits of attending conferences...]]> 2016-04-21 06:25:45 UTC https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/106927259 noble_elt https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/107322647 2016-04-22 19:58:34 UTC https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/107322647 noble_elt https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/107336023 2016-04-22 23:45:11 UTC https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/107336023 noble_elt https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/107336087 2016-04-22 23:47:42 UTC https://padlet.com/noble_elt/tesol16/wish/107336087