Comments for ESL/EFL Sister Classes http://esleflsisterclasses.edublogs.org Just another Edublogs.org weblog Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:30:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 Comment on Movies and Photos from Kuwait by basman http://esleflsisterclasses.edublogs.org/2008/03/16/movies-and-photos-from-kuwait/comment-page-1/#comment-235 basman Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:30:25 +0000 http://esleflsisterclasses.edublogs.org/2008/03/16/movies-and-photos-from-kuwait/#comment-235 it is beautiful it is beautiful

]]> Comment on New Voicethread project by Toyo Gakuen University students posted by mickstout http://esleflsisterclasses.edublogs.org/2008/11/18/new-voicethread-project-by-toyo-gakuen-university-students-posted/comment-page-1/#comment-233 mickstout Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:48:51 +0000 http://esleflsisterclasses.edublogs.org/?p=79#comment-233 Thanks Larry. I'll get my students to respond today. Cheers, Michael Thanks Larry.
I’ll get my students to respond today.
Cheers,
Michael

]]> Comment on More Flowgrams Posted by mickstout http://esleflsisterclasses.edublogs.org/2008/11/23/more-flowgrams-posted/comment-page-1/#comment-232 mickstout Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:47:44 +0000 http://esleflsisterclasses.edublogs.org/?p=81#comment-232 Thanks Larry. Your students presentations are wonderful! I left a comment for them. I hope I simplified the language enough. If not, perhaps the students and I can do a little negotiation of meaning. Unfortunately, I've decided to refrain from having students in my classes response to these. They are not proficient enough in English yet. Also, they are very resistant to "heavy topics". However, some students in 3rd and 4th year visit the "English Lounge" at our campus. Sometimes they bring up topics like human rights. If I can, I'll show these presentations to these students and get them to comment. Cheers, Michael Thanks Larry.
Your students presentations are wonderful! I left a comment for them. I hope I simplified the language enough. If not, perhaps the students and I can do a little negotiation of meaning.
Unfortunately, I’ve decided to refrain from having students in my classes response to these. They are not proficient enough in English yet. Also, they are very resistant to “heavy topics”. However, some students in 3rd and 4th year visit the “English Lounge” at our campus. Sometimes they bring up topics like human rights. If I can, I’ll show these presentations to these students and get them to comment.
Cheers,
Michael

]]> Comment on New Voicethread project by Toyo Gakuen University students posted by Larry Ferlazzo http://esleflsisterclasses.edublogs.org/2008/11/18/new-voicethread-project-by-toyo-gakuen-university-students-posted/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Larry Ferlazzo Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:12:06 +0000 http://esleflsisterclasses.edublogs.org/?p=79#comment-231 My students left a bunch of comments on the Voice Thread. Some are a little rough -- it was the first time they used that web tool, and we were a bit rushed in the Computer Lab. Larry My students left a bunch of comments on the Voice Thread. Some are a little rough — it was the first time they used that web tool, and we were a bit rushed in the Computer Lab.

Larry

]]> Comment on New Voicethread project by Toyo Gakuen University students posted by mickstout http://esleflsisterclasses.edublogs.org/2008/11/18/new-voicethread-project-by-toyo-gakuen-university-students-posted/comment-page-1/#comment-230 mickstout Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:41:21 +0000 http://esleflsisterclasses.edublogs.org/?p=79#comment-230 Thanks Larry! Thanks Larry!

]]> Comment on New Voicethread project by Toyo Gakuen University students posted by Larry Ferlazzo http://esleflsisterclasses.edublogs.org/2008/11/18/new-voicethread-project-by-toyo-gakuen-university-students-posted/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Larry Ferlazzo Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:06:24 +0000 http://esleflsisterclasses.edublogs.org/?p=79#comment-229 I'll have my students respond either this Friday or next Tuesday. Larry I’ll have my students respond either this Friday or next Tuesday.

Larry

]]> Comment on Toyo Gakuen students post to the Sister Classes Forum by bogeria http://esleflsisterclasses.edublogs.org/2008/10/29/toyo-gakuen-students-post-to-the-sister-classes-forum/comment-page-1/#comment-227 bogeria Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:50:38 +0000 http://esleflsisterclasses.edublogs.org/?p=75#comment-227 Thanks to both Larry and Michael, You are right. I'll manage to survive. We'll post and comment on projects in the Showcase and ask them to look at the Forum from time to time, especially in their free time. I'm sure it will be positive to our students. Love from beautiful Tarragona! PAU Thanks to both Larry and Michael,

You are right. I’ll manage to survive. We’ll post and comment on projects in the Showcase and ask them to look at the Forum from time to time, especially in their free time.

I’m sure it will be positive to our students.

Love from beautiful Tarragona!
PAU

]]> Comment on Toyo Gakuen students post to the Sister Classes Forum by mickstout http://esleflsisterclasses.edublogs.org/2008/10/29/toyo-gakuen-students-post-to-the-sister-classes-forum/comment-page-1/#comment-226 mickstout Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:06:43 +0000 http://esleflsisterclasses.edublogs.org/?p=75#comment-226 Thanks for your feedback Larry and Pau! I don't think Pau was suggesting that the project was another burden Larry. I certainly don't think it is. I guess, as teachers we're used to having things rather ridgedly organised, so something like this project, which is very maleable, still forming and being created simultaneously by many people, can be a bit disconcerting. We want to give our students a chance to interact with all the participants too, which at this stage is rather impractical. Still, I envision this project evolving into something fantastic over the years and I think that our students will continue it outside classtime. Last week, one of my students was working on his comment in our English Lounge. I was delighted to see this because most of the time students won't do anything on their own time. Cheers! Thanks for your feedback Larry and Pau!
I don’t think Pau was suggesting that the project was another burden Larry. I certainly don’t think it is. I guess, as teachers we’re used to having things rather ridgedly organised, so something like this project, which is very maleable, still forming and being created simultaneously by many people, can be a bit disconcerting. We want to give our students a chance to interact with all the participants too, which at this stage is rather impractical. Still, I envision this project evolving into something fantastic over the years and I think that our students will continue it outside classtime. Last week, one of my students was working on his comment in our English Lounge. I was delighted to see this because most of the time students won’t do anything on their own time.
Cheers!

]]> Comment on Toyo Gakuen students post to the Sister Classes Forum by Larry Ferlazzo http://esleflsisterclasses.edublogs.org/2008/10/29/toyo-gakuen-students-post-to-the-sister-classes-forum/comment-page-1/#comment-225 Larry Ferlazzo Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:17:39 +0000 http://esleflsisterclasses.edublogs.org/?p=75#comment-225 Pau, Yes, there's so much to do and so little time. I just view the Student Showcase blog as a place where my students can upload projects they were going to do anyway and where they can feel that other people might take a look -- an authentic audience. And a place where they can do the same and look at other projects when we can fit it in. This Sister Class project shouldn't be another burden, and we can all just do what we can. Larry Pau,

Yes, there’s so much to do and so little time. I just view the Student Showcase blog as a place where my students can upload projects they were going to do anyway and where they can feel that other people might take a look — an authentic audience. And a place where they can do the same and look at other projects when we can fit it in.

This Sister Class project shouldn’t be another burden, and we can all just do what we can.

Larry

]]> Comment on Toyo Gakuen students post to the Sister Classes Forum by bogeria http://esleflsisterclasses.edublogs.org/2008/10/29/toyo-gakuen-students-post-to-the-sister-classes-forum/comment-page-1/#comment-224 bogeria Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:18:24 +0000 http://esleflsisterclasses.edublogs.org/?p=75#comment-224 No, Michael. I think what you did was better. I was only talking in general. I think there's too much to be answered or commented (both in the Showcase and in the Forum) and not much time so, I don't know very well whether to ask my students to answer Larry's questions in the Forum or in the Showcase or to comment yours' presentations on towns...,not talking about producing their own projects for the Showcase. Every week we go to the Computer Lab and I have my students work some time in preparing presentations following the English language Syllabus (they've done some on Urban Tribes and now they are working on The Spanish Person who has made a difference) which I would love to upload in the Showcase (some) and leave some time to comment on both Showcase and Forum (apart from the time devoted at home to both things). But we never seem to reach very far or,at least,this is the feeling we have. Apart from the "funny" situation you described about students forgetting passwords or needing basic technological or language coaching... I'm not complaining. In fact, it is even funny. And students are reading and writing a lot but,sometimes, we feel a bit frustrated with all this flow of info we'd love to answer and can't. Sorry for that long answer! Love Pau No, Michael. I think what you did was better. I was only talking in general. I think there’s too much to be answered or commented (both in the Showcase and in the Forum) and not much time so, I don’t know very well whether to ask my students to answer Larry’s questions in the Forum or in the Showcase or to comment yours’ presentations on towns…,not talking about producing their own projects for the Showcase.

Every week we go to the Computer Lab and I have my students work some time in preparing presentations following the English language Syllabus (they’ve done some on Urban Tribes and now they are working on The Spanish Person who has made a difference) which I would love to upload in the Showcase (some) and leave some time to comment on both Showcase and Forum (apart from the time devoted at home to both things).
But we never seem to reach very far or,at least,this is the feeling we have. Apart from the “funny” situation you described about students forgetting passwords or needing basic technological or language coaching…
I’m not complaining. In fact, it is even funny. And students are reading and writing a lot but,sometimes, we feel a bit frustrated with all this flow of info we’d love to answer and can’t.

Sorry for that long answer!
Love
Pau

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