In the old days (pre-modular Delta) when Diploma candidates would be assigned topics/titles for their essays, we used to give trainees a couple of spoof essays and different colour highlighters for different criteria (e.g. misuse of terms, using references appropriately, relevance of content etc.) We had a lot of fun writing them (often copying from … Continue reading Tongue in Cheek 1
Author: Marisa Constantinides
I train TEFL teachers at CELT in Athens Greece and online - our main courses are Cambridge CELTA and Delta. I interact with educators from all over the world through social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and through blogging
P is for Politeness
The post which follows is an article which appeared in the IATEFL Business English Special Interest Group Newsletter in 2015
N is for New Information
N is for New Information Screenshot of front pages of papers Definition New information is information that is assumed by the speaker not to be known to or assumed by the addressee, or previously established in the discourse. Discussion New information typically is placed late in the sentence, and has a high amount of stress placed on the words … Continue reading N is for New Information
C is for Coherence
Is she coherent? Watch this much discussed video of a young beauty pageant contestant answering a question posed by the judges. Thinking Tasks 1. Is Miss South Carolina coherent or not? 2. Read this text and say if it is coherent. Try to answer the following questions: Where was published? Who authored it? What … Continue reading C is for Coherence
IATEFL 2015 | Marisa Constantinides: Evernote for teacher observation and teacher development | Workshop summary
A great summary of a presentation I did at IATEFL in 2015 – using new tools for teacher observation which also lead to self-observation and reflection.
Here are my original presentation slides on Slidebean – I am afraid that on the day of my second presentation at IATEFL (I did this one twice, once for the LT SIG and once for the main conference), slibean betrayed me and was completely down – so Olya’s summary is without my slides but with the tool itself
https://app.slidebean.com/embed/rtCrPpeNEc
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Abstract: A tutor, colleague or supervisor with a notepad taking field notes during a lesson is a common sight on teacher development courses. In this talk, I want to show how the use of Evernote can make teacher observations more effective and create an impact that can last longer, leading teachers in training to further reflection and development. Twitter: @marisa_c; slides will are available on Marisa Constatinides’s slidebean. Video is the most reliable way to capture a lesson. There’s technology allowing to easily videotape the class, e.g. Swivel – the teacher is wearing a device, which allows the camera to follow them. But that’s very expensive. What are some cheap alternatives? A lot of observers take detailed notes of everything that happens, what the students and teachers are doing and saying – essentially, becoming a ‘human video’. Typical notes could have three parts: what happened / what you did well / what you…
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G is for Genre
Definition Genre ( /ˈʒɑːnrə/ or /ˈdʒɑːnrə/; from French, genre French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ʁ], "kind" or "sort", from Latin: genus (stem gener-), Greek: genos, γένος) is the term for any category of literature or other forms of art or culture, e.g. music, and in general, any type of discourse, whether written or spoken, audial or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. Genres are … Continue reading G is for Genre
Upcoming webinars for educators | September – December 2016
For our Delta readers, a list of upcoming webinars, courtesy of Twitter friend Adi Rajan @adi_rajan
Have you attended any interesting webinars lately? I’ve been missing all the good stuff and turning up for the crap ones because let’s face it, it’s not all insights and epiphanies. Here are some webinars to keep you (hopefully) engaged till the end of the year. An * marks webinars that require registration.
Language
- A practical introduction to Language Assessment for teachers | Vivien Berry & Susan Sheehan | IATEFL TEAsig| Sep 21, 1700 BST
- Reading Skills for the Selfie Generation | Thomas Healy | Oxford | Sep 21 or 22, 1500 or 1900 BST*
- Speaking with Impact | Adrian Underhill | Macmillan | Oct 13, 0900 or 1400 GMT*
- Exploring the world through English | Ceri Jones | Cambridge Univ. Press | Oct 18, 1500 GMT*
- Linking your classroom to the wider world | Patrick Johnson | Oxford | Oct 19 or 20, 1000 or 1530 BST*
- Bringing…
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From Manager to Leader
Reblogged from the iTDi blog by Bita Rezaei Ask anyone and they will tell you there is a difference between being a manager and a leader but where the difference lies doesn’t seem to get beyond the quote “managers drive, leaders lead.” History is filled with wisdom and case studies on the qualities of … Continue reading From Manager to Leader
