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Kalinago blog · 23h ago

Mobile Assisted Language Learning - English TeachingApps (1)

This is the first in a series of posts on MALL (mobile assisted language learning) apps currently available via GooglePlay.The infographic was created as one of the appendices for a recent assignment on my MA in Educational Technology & TESOL and shows a general overview of Android Apps for English

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Kalinago blog · 1M ago

Those Greedy Publishers (by Sue Jones)

It's a super honour for me to present a special guest post for you on the issues of finance within the ELT publishing industry, by a true veteran of the business. The post is in response to a discussion we were both a part of in the IATEFL Young Learner Yahoo Group and I'm delighted to host it here

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Kalinago blog · 2M ago

Why I don’t like Second Life (by Jacqueline Goulbourne)

Imagine a world where you can make a cartoon avatar of yourself and do whatever you like in an international community of English speakers. Well, it already exists, in Taiwan where I have spent most of my career teaching, it's called ‘World of Warcraft‘ and the mission of almost every parent of tee

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Kalinago blog · 3M ago

English: time 4 a revamp?

Nothing so amazes me more than the fact, that despite so many other languages havie large governing bodies which analyze, stay on top of and make changes to their language in order to better fit the times, that English doesn't.I think we should, especially as its reach extends across the globe.If I

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Kalinago blog · 3M ago

Extrinsic "VS" or "AND" Intrinsic Motivation?

In the last couple of weeks prior to restarting classes, I've been watching a lot of television. The weather's not been particularly nice and I'm too poor to do anything else. That's the downside to being a student at my age, I guess. The upside is: imagine the best conference you've ever been to

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Kalinago blog · 3M ago

Sweet Words vs Monstrosities

More than a century ago, Henry Sweet wrote The Practical Study of Languages and through it, criticized the existing methods of the day, much as we still do now. The book's myth-busting objectives reviews phonetics, alphabets and pronunciation issues before diving into methods, grammar, vocabulary

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Kalinago blog · 4M ago

Fixed Acquisition Order? = No Evidence

I'm busily packing up the stack of books I used for my MA assignment on Methods and Approaches while looking into authentic materials, yet before I take them on back to the library, I thought I'd share a little snippet I came across. It's this:"Very briefly, there is substantial research evidence to

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Kalinago blog · 4M ago

I'm busily packing up the stack of

I'm busily packing up the stack of books I used for my MA assignment on Methods and Approaches while looking into authentic materials, yet before I take them on back to the library, I thought I'd share a little snippet I came across. It's this:"Very briefly, there is substantial research evidence to

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Kalinago blog · 6M ago

How did English become the Global Language?

One of the things I did today was comment on Scott Thornbury's blog post, O is for Ownership... and in my ramblings I talked about how sometimes ideas are out there, floating about in the greater Universe, simply lurking, waiting to be captured by he who listens and is prepared to act. (It's that s

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Kalinago blog · 7M ago

Does Gender-Segregation in Classroom Lower Second Language Acquisition?

(Guest post by Brittany Lyons)For decades, proponents of gender-segregation in classrooms have argued that separation of children by gender fosters a successful learning atmosphere. However, recent studies have shown that segregating classrooms by gender impacts student learning negatively.The negat

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