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Posts posted by Cigdem Göle
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One of the many tributes to the film with the original soundtrack, Everybody's
Gotta Learn Sometimes (Beck)
The video covers almost all of the memorable scenes in the movie, including
Joel and Clementine's escape from the memory erasers.
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I wonder if there were similar frictions that broke up The Ministers Quartet? "
Could be...maybe the root of the controversy was the question of who will touch him and who won't.
With apologies to Kathy Becket
Another rock group that didn't last long was The Brain Strokes, who
released a single titled Last Nite I Had A Near-Fatal Brain Injury in 2001
but mysteriously vanished afterwards.
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There are always some music groups that we think should never have broken up.
Such as;
A little-known band from the 1960s that broke up due to some unspecified controversies, The Ministers Quartet:
Dan,
Your post reminded me that I should mention another band that broke up long ago.
Adolf and The Hitlers became known around the world with their hit single, I Wanna
Hold Your Land in 1939 but the band broke up in the mid 1940s due to the ego frictions
among members.
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There are always some music groups that we think should never have broken up.
Such as;
A little-known band from the 1960s that broke up due to some unspecified controversies, The Ministers Quartet:
They shouldn't be allowed to touch anyone.
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EFL websites
in EFL
Lots of activities, worksheets and downloads for teachers and students.
http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/eslplans.html
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I was planning to be in Dallas for the NID conference this year until
something unexpected came up, so I had to cancel my trip.
Debra Conway and Sherry Fiester are two respectable people
who are dedicated to solving the JFK assassination. Being a member
of and participating in the JFKLancer forum has broadened my viewpoint
on both the JFK and RFK assassinations. They're doing a wonderful job there.
I'm hoping to be in Dallas next year to meet Debra and Sherry in person
as well as my dear friends Kathy and Jerry.
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I teach university students and observe that the ones
who listen to gangsta rap/hip hop are more likely to be abusive.
They copy the way these rappers dress and behave.
Last year, one of them threatened another student with a knife
in the campus cafeteria.
There's an interesting article about the subject in Copernicus Journal for Young Scientists
http://www.journal-for-young-scientists.ne...ent/view/27/44/
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Last week, I attended two Longman seminars about their Longman Interactive Online.
It seems to be a useful tool.
Apart from the physical class, the teacher and students have another
class online where they do homework and self-study. So, the program
enables the teacher to monitor what kind of work the students do outside
the classroom.
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Amusing video and a very nice tune
Mull Historical Society
Robin Thicke
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO8aaAaSApc
The song is very good. The video can be good, too if
you disregard the white hat and the funny dance moves.
But it's really bad.
I hope Noel Gallagher is feeling better.
Oasis
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Especially in foreign language learning, homework is important because
it helps the students to review and practise what they have learnt in school.
On the other hand, the subject of the homework should be chosen properly and
shouldn't be used as a punishment.
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Yet, my little Diary, I don't want to die, I still want to live ..
I would wait for the end of the war in a cellar, or in the attic, or any hole, I would, my little Diary,
I would even allow that cross-eyed gendarme who took the flour from us to kiss me, only not to be killed,
only to be left alive!
You can read more about Eva Heyman here :
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Behind every successful man is a woman who is not married to me.
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Except for the day before the day I met you, this is the happiest day of my life.
Al Bundy - Married With Children
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Nickelback, Fallout Boy, Metallica (and all the other hair metal bands),Limp Bizkit,
Creed, Black Eyed Peas, Milli Vanilli (I need a memory erasure to forget them),
Status Quo (only they can play just one song with many different titles),
Nelly Furtado/Lindsay Lohan/Beyonce/Britney/Christina/Jessica&Ashlee Simpson clan.
It can't get much worse...
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There are always some music groups that we think should never have broken up.
Such as;
The Smiths
Geneva
Mansun
New Order
Savage Garden
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Due to the loaded programme that is being applied in the Preparatory
English classes, there's little time to study novels in the classroom.
Instead of studying them in the class, I prefer to let my students
choose a novel they want to read and tell them to read it at home.
After a month we discuss why each of them chose that particular
novel and whether they enjoyed it or not.
I saw that the book the student chooses to read helps
the teacher and also his/her classmates to understand
the student's personal preferences and views. Also, they
are really enthusiastic to discuss their novel in the classroom,
which is very good because each student learns about a different
novel and a writer and also most times develops interest in reading
what his/her friend recommended.
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Some videos with nice choreographies
OK Go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv5zWaTEVkI
A good example of how to make a music video without spending any money.
The Avalanches
One of my all time favourites.
Fatboy Slim
A classic.
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The aim of this thread was not to favour student based learning but to
discuss the effective ways of creating a satisfactory learning environment.
However, I agree with Ms Walker. Young teachers have been told that the most
useful method in class is the student centered approach.
Teacher trainers dictate that the teachers who can make the students do all
the work in class are the best educators. As Mr Simkin pointed out, I, too, have
witnessed some good and bad examples of active learning. I oppose to the idea
that the teacher should leave everything to the student as well as the opposite.
The teacher knows his/her students' needs and learning styles well and uses the best
approach in the class according to them It's wrong to promote only one teaching style
and discredit all the other ways saying that they are old fashioned.
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From Dumb & Dumber
Harry: I expected the Rocky Mountains to be a little rockier than this.
Lloyd : I was thinking the same thing. That John Denver's full of s**t, man!
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The Dardanelles War means victory for Turks, defeat for the Anzac, the British Empire
and France but it also caused peoples of countries that are so far from each other to
establish a connection which will live forever.
Each year in April, we (Turks, Australians and New Zealanders) come together in
Çanakkale to remember and pray for the brave men who gave their lives in Gaba Tepe,
Ari Burnu, Seddülbahir and all around Gelibolu.
I hope to meet my friends in Çanakkale again in April 2009.
http://www.57ncialay.com/hava.htm
http://www.anzacday.biz/anzac_day/archive/news.asp?index=204
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In my work life, if I can help my students to express themselves
in a foreign language at the end of the academic year, I consider
myself successful. Of course, the effort spent by the students
plays the most important part in this.
Also, as a foreign language teacher, if I can make at least one elementary level student understand
the difference between the words "accident" and "incident" by saying
"Every accident is an incident but not every incident is an accident.",
I feel quite successful.
In general, to me, success is being able to make someone smile.
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Jonsi Birgisson's band, Sigur Ros (from Iceland) use minimalist,
classical and melodic elements in their sound. Beginning from 1997,
Sigur Ros have released five studio albums, one of which (Takk)
gave them international fame.
Almost all Sigur Ros videos have an outstanding art direction with beautiful
scenery of Iceland.
Vidrar Vel Til Loftrasa (Good Weather For Air Strikes) is one of the most powerful
songs of the band and also its video is quite effective, but I decided not to give the
youtube link to the video since some might find it disturbing.
Saeglopur
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBTH2E5QPEE
Glosoli
Hoppipolla
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We're told that the Longman Interactive Online has been added to this year's
curriculum. It will be my first time using a software in the class, therefore I need
feedback as to whether it is a satisfactory educational tool.
I've also heard that both students and teachers encounter some difficulties in
using the program. I'd appreciate if the teachers who use similar software in their
classrooms post their opinions in this thread.
TIA
Wikiversity
in Learning Outside School
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I've only recently heard about Wikiversity and took a look at it.
It seems like a good resource for both teachers and students.
http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Wikiversity...ersity_teachers
http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Portal:Learning_Materials
http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Portal:Education
http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Learning_project
http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Wikiversity...munity_projects
http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Portal:Pre-school_Education
http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Portal:Primary_Education
http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Portal:Secondary_Education
http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Portal:Tertiary_Education
http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Category:School_subjects
http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Portal:History