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Learners can use the TRANSLATE feature if necessary.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060456712149759447.post-19398099880703286652016-09-03T14:11:00.001+01:002016-09-03T14:11:28.451+01:00On 50 years of TEFL<b><a href="https://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2016/session/plenary-scott-thornbury">Scott Thornbury's plenary</a></b> at IATEFL 2016 gives an overview of significant developments in TEFL since 1966.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060456712149759447.post-32725523616033857722016-09-03T14:02:00.005+01:002016-10-07T16:45:49.016+01:00On the MOOC for IELTSA <a href="http://cambridgeenglishstakeholderrelations.cmail19.com/t/ViewEmail/r/1445315A2C30CB382540EF23F30FEDED/0AD94BFA1C7F2C31D8E2A916412CAE5B">5 week MOOC</a> (3 hours per week) to provide useful background for teachers of candidates for this popular exam.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060456712149759447.post-23360354537768380402016-09-03T14:02:00.004+01:002022-10-15T13:43:07.779+01:00On the MOOC for IELTSA <a href="http://cambridgeenglishstakeholderrelations.cmail19.com/t/ViewEmail/r/1445315A2C30CB382540EF23F30FEDED/0AD94BFA1C7F2C31D8E2A916412CAE5B">5 week MOOC</a> (3 hours per week) to provide useful background for teachers of candidates for this popular exam.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060456712149759447.post-24027468544255556442016-09-03T14:02:00.003+01:002016-09-03T14:11:51.884+01:00On the MOOC for IELTSA <a href="http://cambridgeenglishstakeholderrelations.cmail19.com/t/ViewEmail/r/1445315A2C30CB382540EF23F30FEDED/0AD94BFA1C7F2C31D8E2A916412CAE5B">5 week MOOC</a> (3 hours per week) to provide useful background for teachers of candidates for this popular exam.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060456712149759447.post-25419883795165875172016-08-22T21:23:00.002+01:002016-08-22T21:25:19.010+01:00Benny Lewis speaking on RTE about how he has acquired a range of languages, based on <b><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fluent-3-Months-Benny-Lewis/dp/0007543921/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1471897435&sr=8-1&keywords=fluent+in+3+months"><i>Fluent in 3 Months</i></a></b><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060456712149759447.post-28286992316108417582016-08-21T12:46:00.002+01:002016-08-21T12:46:22.497+01:00On Local and Family HistoryThis <a href="http://familyhistorywitharthur.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: blue;"><b>site</b></span></a>, created a decade ago, contains some items of potential use for those among the community who share an interest in local and family history: especially about people, places and events in the north of Ireland.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060456712149759447.post-810082026091230122016-08-15T10:00:00.000+01:002022-10-15T13:43:06.384+01:00On Hamish McRae's What Works<a href="http://www.speakers.co.uk/csaWeb/speaker,HAMMCR">Hamish McRae</a>'s <b><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Works-Success-Stressful-Times/dp/0007203772/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1304329799&sr=8-1"><i>What Works - Success in Stressful Times</i></a> </b>HarperPress, London, 2010 provides insights into 20 organisations and how they are weathering the age of austerity.<br />
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This <a href="http://www.arthurmckeown.com/TBPEdFest.pdf">example</a>, about the Edinburgh Festival (formal / fringe / free), suggests some thoughts on how some sections might be used for the Personal Learning Planners?<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060456712149759447.post-62151514610610650072016-01-30T11:00:00.000+00:002022-10-15T13:43:11.085+01:00On Business EnglishSpend a few minutes on<b> <a href="http://www.businessenglish.com/">this site</a></b>.<br />
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Use COMMENT to write a few sentences about the value of this resource.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060456712149759447.post-9839040455254500992015-12-18T21:15:00.000+00:002022-10-15T13:43:06.973+01:00On case studies for managementThere is much of value in case studies to complement your study of academic models and principles.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060456712149759447.post-2638698158299568412015-12-11T20:05:00.000+00:002015-12-11T20:08:31.536+00:00<form action="http://dictionary.cambridge.org/search/british/direct/?utm_source=widget_searchbox_source&utm_medium=widget_searchbox&utm_campaign=widget_tracking" method="post">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060456712149759447.post-91098933103494656192015-12-11T19:00:00.000+00:002015-12-11T19:00:04.647+00:00On MOOCs 02<i style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;"><b>What is a MOOC? </b></i><br />
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/daphne_koller_what_we_re_learning_from_online_education" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Daphne Koller</a> at TED (18 minutes. Note the <b>interactive transcript</b> available on the left.)</li>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Explore <a href="http://www.mooc-list.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">this aggregator</a> to explore past, current and forthcoming MOOCs.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Post a message to identify a MOOC that you think would be of particular interest for people who are studying management.</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060456712149759447.post-48339690323729993202015-12-11T10:00:00.001+00:002015-12-11T10:00:10.779+00:00On BelfastiToursDownloadable audio visual walking tours of the city, available FREE in a dozen short sections from <a href="http://www.gotobelfast.com/">http://www.gotobelfast.com/</a>. Or search <i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a></i>.<br />
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Paying by credit card</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Penalising passengers who do not check in online</li>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Using the jacks (<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>slang,</b></span> = <i>toilet</i>)</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060456712149759447.post-52164979668980344982015-12-11T09:15:00.000+00:002022-10-15T13:43:10.523+01:00On START HERE - for Personal Lesson Planners <div class="tr_bq">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">This website provides some FREE resources to help you practise and improve your English. Everything here is in the public domain, from publishers, language schools and organisations such as the BBC and the British Council.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">I have been gathering examples of useful resources from a wide range of sources. No one person will want or need to use everything; select the resources you personally find most interesting and useful.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">This is work in progress to provide a compendium of free resources for the <b>BELFAST P</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;"><b>rogramme.</b></span><br />
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Please comment on the options you can suggest to design, document and deliver such a resource.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060456712149759447.post-89183477282432987932015-12-11T09:00:00.000+00:002022-10-15T13:43:12.670+01:00On more grammar testsSpend a few minutes on<b> <a href="http://www.british-study.com/quizzes/grammar-test.php">this site</a></b>.<br />
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Use COMMENT to write a few sentences about the value of this resource.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060456712149759447.post-82813525423440572052015-12-11T06:00:00.000+00:002022-10-15T13:43:11.972+01:00On the future of workExplore this offering from the Royal Society of Arts.<br />
It is an example of an <b><i>animate</i></b>, a popular technique for succinct presentations.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060456712149759447.post-41289578930969321322015-12-11T05:00:00.000+00:002022-10-15T13:43:09.803+01:00On English vocabulary exercisesSpend a few minutes on<b> <a href="http://www.englishvocabularyexercises.com/">this site</a></b>.<br />
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Use COMMENT to write a few sentences about the value of this resource.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060456712149759447.post-42246304857201887492015-12-11T04:00:00.000+00:002015-12-11T04:00:01.291+00:00On herding cats<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Pk7yqlTMvp8" width="420"></iframe><br />
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What are the main challenges facing the BELFAST Programme as we move into 2016?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060456712149759447.post-31129751260342874402015-12-11T03:00:00.000+00:002022-10-15T13:43:08.662+01:00On Belfast Telegraph postcardsSix thousand postcards featuring Belfast and beyond, available from the <i>Belfast Telegraph</i> and the <a href="http://www.linenhall.com/">Linen Hall Library</a>, over the years are online <a href="http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/postcards">here</a>.<br />
They are <b>free </b>to browse; images are also available for purchase.<br />
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<li>Post a short message to identify those of greatest interest to yourself.</li>
<li>Cooment also on the potential any may have for the BELFAST Programme.</li>
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I have had this blog since 2002 - a long time ...<br />
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In this area I contribute anything that seems likely to be of interest to those I meet, either in teaching or elsewhere.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #38761d;">NOVEMBER 2015</span></b>: I am starting to mine archives of past postings, from Cavan and elsewhere, to identify some options for a simple but sufficient set of resources for the BELFAST Programme's various stakeholders:<br />
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<li>Volunteer Teachers</li>
<li>Personal Learning Planners</li>
<li>Beginners</li>
<li>... ? Absolute Beginners ?</li>
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PLEASE add comments, etc. as we seek to build the virtual community.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060456712149759447.post-61568478367363051982015-12-06T07:00:00.001+00:002022-10-15T13:43:10.922+01:00On Brassed OffI mentioned this film at the meetup on Thursday evening.<br />
It was characterised as a romantic comedy ('romcom'), based on events around the closure of many coal mines 30 years ago.<br />
Find out about the film <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassed_Off">here</a></b>.<br />
The full film seems to be available on YouTube, in nine sections.<br />
- BUT <b>be careful</b> if you have a limited data allowance.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060456712149759447.post-59900997257844347942015-12-06T05:00:00.000+00:002015-12-06T14:28:13.914+00:00On the Yes / No game<b>Michael Miles</b> had success with <a href="https://youtu.be/irg29je8G8k"><b>this TV game</b></a> more than half a century ago.<br />
Contestants in a light-hearted quiz game could not use the words YES or NO; nor could they nod or shake their heads.<br />
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Peter Viney used the idea in <b><a href="https://youtu.be/DaYYWSP3QRU">Unit 33 of Streamline Connections</a></b> to provide opportunities for Learners of English to provide and practise more interesting alternatives to YES and NO.<br />
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<li style="text-align: left;">That's right!</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">That's OK!</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">That's correct!</li>
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<li style="text-align: left;">That's not correct!</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060456712149759447.post-47757056028229264962015-12-06T04:00:00.001+00:002015-12-06T18:38:47.649+00:00On Down Memory LaneI have just reactivated the link to <a href="http://www.downmemorylane.me.uk/"><b><i>Down Memory Lane</i></b></a>, a site that contains a growing number of photographs from different towns in the north of Ireland.<br />
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<b><i><span style="color: red;">Over to you</span></i></b><br />
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<li>Are there any items here of particular interest to yourself?</li>
<li>In what ways might we be able to use such a resources with Learners on the BELFAST Programme?</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060456712149759447.post-33542327741704316512015-12-06T04:00:00.000+00:002015-12-06T13:49:19.062+00:00On China - Kathy FlowerThis <b><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/China-Culture-Smart-Essential-Customs/dp/1857335023/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1448200798&sr=8-11&keywords=kathy+flower">book</a>, </b>written by<b> <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/3363077.stm">Kathy Flower</a> </b>(formerly of International House London), in the worthwhile Culture Smart series provides a guide to the complexities of living in a rapidly changing world power.<br />
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<li>Life at home</li>
<li>Leisure, social and cultural life</li>
<li>Eating and drinking</li>
<li>Do's, don'ts and taboos</li>
<li>Business practices</li>
<li>Communication, both spoken and unspoken.</li>
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