Author Archives: Ceri Jones

talking dogme (2) looking back

Posted on May 10, 2013

This week has been a fairly busy week, a lot of hours away from my computer screen for a change, and lots of walks in and out of shady Plaza Mina in the centre of old town Cádiz.  That’s where … Continue reading →

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talking dogme

Posted on May 3, 2013

Tomorrow morning (Saturday, May 4), I’m attending a local teachers’ event at the Active Language centre in Cádiz.  The event is run by TEFL del Sur. It’s a relatively young association.  It was set up in 2011 and is spear-headed by … Continue reading →

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Bridging the gap

Posted on April 11, 2013

Here is a link to the slideshow for my workshop/presentation at IATEFL 2013 in Liverpool. Bridging the gap IATEFL Liverpool 2013 2003 A note on the images:  all the images in this slideshow are either shared under a creative commons … Continue reading →

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Choice – is it really that important?

Posted on April 3, 2013

Maybe I should put that question in context because, of course, choice is important. It empowers, it validates, it motivates, it engages.  But in the context of extensive reading, is it really that important?  Being able to choose the text you … Continue reading →

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loop or lope?

Posted on February 12, 2013

  a new fixation continued … In my last post I wrote about the books I’ve been reading with – or rather alongside – my 10 year old son and the insights we’ve shared into how we “grow” language through reading. This … Continue reading →

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a new fixation …

Posted on December 21, 2012

  A couple of weeks ago I was walking home from football practice with my son and our conversation turned to reading for pleasure and language acquistion (… though maybe not in quite those terms). The conversation stuck with me. … Continue reading →

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Back to school

Posted on September 13, 2012

This is a very personal post.  From a different side of the learning fence.  It’s about the challenge I face as a parent at the beginning of the new school year. I have two kids, 8 and 10, who are … Continue reading →

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a learning experiment

Posted on September 12, 2012

thanks to Bob Doran on flickr for his light experiment Earlier today the twitter-based #eltchat group were discussing experiences of, and opinions about, some “alternative” teaching techniques, namely the Silent Way, TPR (Total Physical Response) and Suggestopedia. I mentioned a method … Continue reading →

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eltchat – change of address

Posted on August 13, 2012

Various commitments, both personal and professional have kept me away from my blog and other online activities for almost four months.  The usual – classes, deadlines, family visits, kids’ holidays.  And I think I would probably have kept away until … Continue reading →

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Sharing …

Posted on April 20, 2012

I teach speaking classes with groups of teenagers at a local High School once a week.  There’s a team of us all doing the same thing and to cut down on our workload, and to offer continuity across the classes, … Continue reading →

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