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| LEADERSHIP UPDATES |
| A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR |
| Laura Ray, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA |
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| Note From the Chair |
| Kenneth Kuo-pin Chi, VDMIS Chair 2012-2013 |
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Letter from the chair of VDMIS: Kenneth Chi. Read More |
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| FEATURED ARTICLES |
| Using Songs To Teach Word Order |
| Nahida Al Assi Farhat, Beirut Arab University, Lebanon |
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Nahida Al Assi Farhat believes that between an inviting
stimulus and an educated response lies the power of optimal learning and
growth. Read More |
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| YouTube for ELT in 7 Steps |
| Rachel Stokes, Consortium for Global Education, Amman, Jordan |
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Why bother with YouTube? Students can’t hit “re-play” on
real-life conversations, but they can on YouTube. Whether your students have access to thousands of
native English speakers every day or you are the only native
speaker they typically encounter, YouTube can supplement the content of
your class. Follow these steps to create your own YouTube
lessons. Read More |
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| The Real Thing |
| Martha E. Kendall Author of The Real Thing, Los Gatos, CA, USA |
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To maximize advanced ESL students’ practice with authentic,
taped examples of diverse college classes, the author developed study
skills books that coach students to recognize U.S. academic norms and
predict professors’ expectations. Read More |
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| Video Production, the Visual Language, and Language Learning |
| Armin Hottmann, Kulturring in Berlin e.V., Germany |
Six ideas to get informed and started with video and language production.
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| Five New Activities Using Movies in Classroom and Online Teaching |
| SoHee Kim, Gachon University and Terry Doyle, City College of San Francisco |
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In our 2012 TESOL presentation, we described and demonstrated
five activities that we have used successfully in both traditional
classroom and online video ESL classes. Read More |
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| Community News |
| VDMIS CALL FOR PAPERS |
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