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Soundcloud for listening practice
I’m tired of listening practice. More specifically, I’m tired of the limitations present with traditional methods of doing listening practice. Usually, it involves playing an audio file from one set...
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My Soundcloud redux at VRT11
I presented at the semi-annual Virtual Round Table Conference for the first time on Soundcloud and thanks to a smooth experience with the technology (after the session began) and an enthusiastic (and...
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The disconnect between students and content lectures
On the first day, language learners go in, sit in a theatre-style tiered classroom altogether, unclear about what it will be like to study a content university course. It’s their first time to do so....
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Play cards with students. Yes, I do.
I’m a fan of cards. When I get together with my family for the weekend in my hometown, I look forward to us getting together to play cards. In highschool, cards were a huge part of spares, lunch time...
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Follow-up to S-generated writing
Note to readers: This post is based on “an Open Letter to Educators” by Dan Brown, which was first referenced in this post on critical thinking. The content of this post is a follow-up activity to...
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Storytelling, predictions & inferences through video
Play video until 1:35. Stop. Ask students what the video depicts. Start over. Ask students to individually write down as many of the activities shown through the video as they can. For example, Two...
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Accommodating language learners in university lectures
A couple of years ago I listened to a keynote speech delivered by Dr. David Mendelsohn (York University, Toronto), which caused me to remark his name, not because the content was particularly...
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