Articles Archive for June 2009
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The June edition of Teaching K- 6 blog carnival has been posted at the Teaching Challenges blog. I’m honored to be part of this month’s edition, alongside many excellent posts focusing on innovative ideas for teaching. I have had a lot of pleasure in reading this month’s edtion which includes many interesting and thought provoking articles.
Thanks to Penny Ryder for her work in putting this together!
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The following definitions are mainly based on works by H. Douglas Brown (1987) and Richards and Rodgers (1986)
Methodology
The word “methodology” is frequently used when “method” would be more accurate. Methodology refers to more than a simple set of methods. It is the rationale and the philosophical assumptions that underlie a particular study. In language teaching, methodology means the study of pedagogical practices in general, including theoretical implications and related research. It includes what is involved in how to teach.
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Susan Boyle
Born when her mother was 47,Boyle was briefly deprived of oxygen during the difficult birth; she was diagnosed as having learning difficulties. She says she was bullied as a child, and was nicknamed “Susie Simple” at school. After leaving school with few qualifications, she was employed for the only time in her life as a trainee cook in the kitchen of West Lothian College for six months, and took part in government training schemes. She visited the theatre from time to time to listen to professional singers, and performed …
