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Category Archives: Vocabulary
Uncovering linguistic layers
From time to time a student composing an essay asks: “Shall I write in the street or on the street?” As I don’t want to disturb the others by long lectures on prepositions, I usually say: “You can use both. Just … Continue reading
Posted in Corpora, Grammar, Linguistic issues, Uncategorized, Vocabulary
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Disappointed
Apparently, my blog has recently turned into a diary where I’ve been recording and sharing some of my corpora-related observations. Here’s another anecdote in the series of posts: Yesterday, in class, we dealt with adjectives of feeling and emotions and … Continue reading
Posted in Corpora, Grammar, Linguistic issues, Technology, Vocabulary
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A lion or a squirrel?
When I think of dogme, what first springs to mind is the type of teaching where, ideally, all the resources and the content of the lesson are provided by the students. Although I’m by no means a pure Dogmetist, I … Continue reading
Posted in Classroom management, Dogme teaching, Grammar, Speaking, Teaching ideas, Vocabulary
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C’mon, let’s speak
In this post, I’d like to share a couple of speaking activities I recently tried out with some of my classes. I believe that the activities are worth sharing because they generated a lot of genuine conversation as well as … Continue reading