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Moises Morales Martinez
I am an English teacher in Mexico City. I love playing and watching sports. Teaching is my passion.
Location Mexico
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I'm not sure what the social media policy is in my school. I think there isn't actually one. Well, the social media has been used a lot during these hard times, personally I've been using Messenger with my students to be in touch with them and Google Classroom to assing homeworks and different activities.
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@UlyaEyvazova So much! He worked really hard and was always passionate about his job. He constantly seeked training and ways to improve. My dad was such a great influence on me on becoming a teacher.
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I think one of the most important or the one that I've been using since this pandemic started is Google Forms, it allows you to create exams, surveys and tests in many possible ways.
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I think the accentism is present everywhere all the time, sometimes people just think and discriminate in their heads and sometimes with actions. I think there should be a change of mind and heart in every one of us in order to make accentism disappear.
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I percieve an attitude of discrimination, what do they mean by 'free from accent'? This is accent discrimination, I think that voices with different accents should be more included across TV, radio and media in general.
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Maybe an argument in favour of accent reduction could be to allow the person speaking a better comprehension by his or her listeners. In my opinion, people would ask her or his to repeat a word or a sentence if an accent is complicated or difficult to be distinguished. I don't support the idea that an accent should be reduced to the maximum but maybe trying to...
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I think Chilean accent is not portrayed in media so much because of the speed and contractions that it uses, and I think it wouldn't be so clear ,perhaps ,to other audiences or countries who tend to speak a bit slower, I do not intend to sound rude towards any accent but I think that is one of the reasons, maybe.
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My accent has been linked with negative qualities, mainly, British TV tends to make fun of Mexicans often, but I think that is common around the world with some cultures.
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For Mexicans the pronunciation of the letter Y in words such as 'young', 'yes' or 'yellow' tends to be with the phonem /dʒ/ I try not to do it but it is common to hear that pronunciation with people from my country.
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I actually didn't hear it so much Londonier, I think he spoke very neutral.
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I think one advantage is that you can convey your messages to a determined audience in a clearer way. A disadvantage could be that you'd have to be switiching between languages depending on the audience you're talking to.
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Will we see more or less accent variation?
Hopefully, more and more accent variation.What sort of things will affect this variation or lack of change in accents?
Adaptation from local people to the new immigrant accents and ways of the world speaking English.How might our language attitudes change along the way?
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I don't know the stereotypes associated to my accent but I'm sure there must be some. No person that I have met before has had a negative reaction to my accent nor I have a bad experience either.
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They are marvelous tools, I have only used Google Tools and Prezi but Audacity sounds good too.
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I think it referes to the ideas one creates around any particular language or about the people speaking that determinate language.
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@AnaPaixao Indeed, American film industry plays also a big role in the English accent around the world, we cannot forget that most blockbuster movies come from America.
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Using Prezi and Padlet is wonderful for any teacher. In my experience, these two apps create a proper environment for students to learn more easily and in a more interactive way. Prezi has helped me with my presentations a lot, the dynamics in the app are really great and it makes you feel like you're more in control of your presentation that PowerPoint....
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What accents do these speakers have?
Posh British accent.Were you able to identify where they were from?
They're from somewhere in the UK apart from Manchester, London, Wales or Scottland.What else could you infer from these speakers’ voices?
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Hello all,
I'm from Mexico, I'm a public highschool English teacher, I'm taking this course because I love everything about teaching and I'm looking forward to improving my knowledge about sociolinguistics which I've a slightly idea of what it is about.
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A barrier I may have in my institution is money; the funding for public education in my country is very bad. They hardly invest in the school basics so technology tends to be obsolete or unuseful. I guess that's a common thing in sub-developed countries such as mine.
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Great example, I kinf of used one similar too.
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I'm an English teacher in secondary level, I think the 3rd case would be beneficial to my context because I can use the technology to recreate a conversation they might have with a friend who speaks English, this could contribute to make and recreate the conversation in a more dynamic and fun way.
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I think blended courses in education are so important right now, mainly due to the situation the world is living, the pandemic has made people realize that blended learning is a set of tools which need to be more employed whether we return to the physical classrooms or not. It is necessary that the traditional education include technology and new digital...
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@JulietteHamilton I agree with you.
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It changed my perceptions a little bit.
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Yes, those examples align with my thoughts about how digital technology can be used to support learning and teaching, there should be a chance for everybody whatever they wanna see it like.
I can't recall any experience right now but I'm enthusiastically reading the comments from other people.
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I think digital technology is changing teaching and learning in many ways, I think this pandemic brought to light even more the changes that are being made, new ways to communicate between teachers and students, activities for students, application of the knowledge acquired in class and many more. I would like digital technology change the education regarding...
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It my culture is seen with admiration and respect, few people continue learning and seeking new ways of growing professionaly so when someone does it is considered really great and admirable.
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My son is my lifelong learning, he's 1 year old and every single day is such a challenge and a truly jungle-like adventure.
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I consider them all very important, but I think the one that says "Have something to say or don't post" summarises it all pretty much.
I think those eight covered it all, I can't think of another one right now.
I think it is important because that way the communities would have order and it would be easier for the participants to read the opinion of others.
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Great information, I've already followed Jeremy Harmer on Facebook, I have a book of him.
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I´ve only heard of TESOL and I follow them on Facebook but I'm not a member because I'm poor and I think they charge you pretty big.
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I haven't participated in any similar community of practice ever.
I would like to try what Majo said, talk with teachers of a different subject so you can have a different perspective and maybe use some stuff in English classes.
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I usually talk about my teaching practice with my dad, he was an English teacher for more than 35 years and so he's got a lot of experiences. We like to discuss about topics regarding teaching and learning process as well as activities inside the classroom and evaluation. We usully discuss it at home.
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I think my experience is closest to the beautiful Genny. I think that speed observation should be more common since it is faster to do and still gives a chance to observe a colleague.
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I haven't tried an unseen observation.
I think the advantages are that the teacher cannot feel the pressure of being observed, another one is that his or her honesty is tested because if she or he wants to grow up as a teacher he or she has to be honest and tell the observee the negative points as well. A disadvantage could be that the observed teacher...
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I don't have a critical friend, but I wish I had one. I have tried to be a critical friend just with my brothet, people in my country tend to be very sensitive and delicate and get offended very easily.
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Yes, I think you always learn about oberving someone else at teaching practice, it is intrinsic in the obersevation itself.
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It might be developed with a mutual agreement on to be honest at all times. Both teachers should create a report so both could have each other’s opinion. I think the observer also benefits since he or she could observe something that he or she also does and change it, since observing helps you to realize from a different perspective an aspect that might be...
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I haven't received peer feedback yet, but since I've taken two courses here about improving my teaching, they both have recommended it so much so next time I return to school (hopefully soon) I'll take it into action.
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I record my learners obeservation by writing down some aspects of them like their enthusiasm, distraction, interest, attitude towards the class and their classmates, etc.
What I do with the observation is that I analise if a good practice or bad attitude or aspect has got be with something that I had done and if it does I try to use it with my other groups...
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I'm on vacation. No teaching until middle September.
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Sadly enough, I think the Instruction learning is the one I use the most, but it is also because public education in my country makes it so hard to make the learning co-constructive, the classrooms tend to be of around 45 students. Hopefully, after this course, I'll be able to cope with those challenges.
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Which phase do you find most interesting?
Checking phase, I think this one culminates it all.Do you think you could try the spiral of inquiry approach in your school? How could you involve your colleagues? Myabe some phases, in my school my peers tend to be very busy and are not very interested in improving.
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John pretty much summarized it all quite well.
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I focus on how appropriate the resources you used were and how well you managed the pace and timing of the lesson, mainly. I think I need to focus more on whether or not you met the needs of all the learners, not just some of them and the learning environment: to what extent it was positive and how you know, basically.
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I think it helps oneself to realize what could be improved or what could be left out.
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Yes, they are. Online course has to be the future for professional development.
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I relate the most with Sangeeta's eperience, time challenge, sometimes I just can't prepare and plan my lessons as well as I wish because my commuting is very long. I also face the challenge of the little payment I receive for my job, I love teaching but since in the government schools pay so little I sometimes feel not motivated because of this. I have...
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I love the challenging that it is to deal with human beings at all times, I also love that I get lots of vacations during the year, I love to help people develop themselves, I also love making a positive impression on students who are accustomed to receive bad treatments from teachers.
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Good answer, I think I should include it too.
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I think I need to change my class planning, it should be elaborated in more detail and also I think I should change my dynamics inside the classroom.
I like my class managment, I like my knowledge about the topics and I also like volume and tone of voice.
I think my collegues can help with making these decisions by observing me and giving feedback.
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Yes, I have had additional time for professional development, I signed up for Future Learn and taken many course and I have attented multiple webinars.
I taught online for like a month, it was kind of difficult since many students battled with connecting to the internet.
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I think Rajeena's description is the one I find more like me because as she mentioned, one's have to be patient because it is a lifelong planned process and I feel like I'm in that situation.
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I have used a reflective journal before, it is a great idea. I do it digitally, I create notes with the links I find interesting and I download the videos that are useful.
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Esta música me lleva a la sabana, a la jungla, a la vida salvaje, a lo natural, al agua, al campo, a la lluvia, con los animales, me produce risa, un escape de estos tiempos tan complicados que vivimos. La música es de lo más excepcional que ha creado el ser humano.
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Mee too, I have always been interested in learning signed-Spanish, I find it really particular and special.
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Saddly enough, I don't.
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Awesome! Palestine is such a great and important country.
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The emotions, the body language, the intonation, the loquacity, the sadness, the intensity, the passion, that's what sometimes is lost from speaking one single language. Refugees feel desperate to speak their mind, it is uncommon that a reporter or journalist asks them to reply in their own language while being in a foreigner country, the refugees have a voice...
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Man is a wolf to man: Hobbes.
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I love mankind.
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@HiroyukiYuasa I didn't understand what you meant, did you mean that Japanese people don't like foreigners to learn their language?
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Learning a new language is like putting on some glasses that would allow you to see things in new many different ways. The amount of information and people you know when learning a new language changes and transforms your life in so many aspects.
If a language died, I think we’d lose a whole identity of humanity. We would also be losing an unequalled...
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Speaking of English, I think that 'good' is generally said to someone who is fluent and has an accent similar to those Anglo-Saxon English native speakers countries (Canada, UK, USA, Australia and New Zealand), the adjective 'good' is rarely used to assess the listening, reading or writing of the people and, sadly enough, not for English native speakers from...
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Well, definitely the world is organised for and by monolinguals. The native speakers of that language of course benefit from it because they impose it by wars and economic control and try to establish their language as lingua franca. It affects many people who see their opportunities cut off when they don't speak that lingua franca. I think the language...
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They contribute to our societies' progress towards a more peaceful human future becasue a language is equal to culture, culture will bring the best in every single human being and we should always try to be friendly and kind with people no matter what language they speak.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRgz0JGdQPk
This singer is a reference in Mexico, he passed away recently but he was widely known by ALL our people. He had an amazing voice and he is played at the end of every party when the boost is running out; men and women sing along this man's songs, and there isn't one single Mexican who cannot recall at least one...
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Good song!
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The map is frozen...
I live in a city called Texcoco in Mexico. We speak Spanish here.
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How does it feel to listen to languages that are unfamiliar?
It feels like funny because in some I didn't understand any word word but Glasgow.How do you feel about speaking your own language?
I feel fine about it.Does your language have a sensory quality?
Not that I'm awared of.Do you think it is beautiful?
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Pam-French
Ugo-Portuguese
Jill- Korean
Ella-Ukranian
Roz-Italian
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Well, I hope to see the relationships between different languages and their main characteristics.
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Excellent information! All useful tips.
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Maybe I could use the Quiz your English app with some volunteer students, teaching English in a public school in Mexico tends to be hard with little cooperation from the students sometimes.
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Awesome tools! I'm definetely using a couple of them as soon as I return to school next period.
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I think I would adapt it as in the video, with a whiteboard. I like the way the teacher Cristina uses Word to discover the antonyms and in any other exercise.
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Make Beliefs Comics looks pretty good, thanks for sharing these really useful apps.
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Screencast-o-matic looks really good to give feedback on writing! I'm definetely going to try it.
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I might help them by sharing with them a dictionary with pronunciations included and so they can double-check the pronunciation of some words there. Evidently, I as well support them during the session.
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@rominamancilla Thanks, Romina.
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It was difficult, I can imagine that my students would be a little impacient since it takes a little long to type on the keyboard, but I think that with lots of practice this could be solved.
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I correct the errors by letting the students finish talking, although, it is sometimes ok to interrupt them; sometimes, I use the chatbox as well to emphasise on a word or sentence.
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Make the students talk about hobbies, music, TV shows and maybe a little bit of off-topic conversations in the beginning and in the end of the session always works.
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I would deal with a weaker learner by giving him/her extra material and some parts of the script and information about the class in advance. I would recommend him or her some activities in Duolingo so he/she could catch up a little.
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I use songs, audio recordings, conversations, etc. I think most of the speaking activities can be applied into online classes, the main thing to consider is to have a good speaker and make sure the students have earplugs or a headset so they can hear well; and you, as a teacher always have to make sure no dogs or kids are around while you're teaching.
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I can't believe they haven't mentioned songs in the entire course yet.
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What resources does Mary mention?
TED talks, YouTube videos, clips and news items.Why does Mary think listening to a range of resources is beneficial?
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Maybe playing a YouTube video without the subtitles and discussing it afterwards.
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The most challenging in my experience is listening due to technical problems from the teacher or the students and the lack of good quality in computers audio or students devices.
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Just don't be nervous and use the platform a lot, so you get familiarised with it as much as you can.
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I took the webinar, it wasn't that good, it was too basic.
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Is the platform free, or does it require a subscription/payment? FREE
Do you have to register and sign in? Do your students? REGISTER
Can it be used on all browsers and most devices? YES
Can you and your students see each other? YES
Is there a (interactive) whiteboard? YES
Is it possible to share your screen? YES
Is there a chat feature? YES
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This is like so easy for me...
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I'm interested in teaching online because I think that's the future of teaching, I think this pandemic has opened they eyes of many people in order to realise that online teaching is and can be an option from now on. Besides, I'd like to teach online because I'd like to make an extra money since I get paid too little in my public school job.
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I'd like to teach anything from teenagers to adults, I think I can provide more examples to that range of age and I've got almost no experience with kids. I'dprefer to teach people of my country but I would't be close to teach foreign people or people abroad.
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I'm hoping to improve my online teaching and learning lots of stuff about technology in English teaching and become a better English teacher, this will contribute in my becoming one of the best English teachers in my country.
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Do you agree or disagree that automation is a positive step in compiling dictionaries? It is a postive step because the more information and elements to compare with you have, the better.
Could the process of creating the dictionary entry be an automated process?
I think that with the correct algorithm one day it could be possible.What could be the big...
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The word TEXT in the past used to be a noun only and now it has become a verb meaning to write someone a message on the phone.
