Louise W
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Hi, I'm Louise and I live in Aotearoa New Zealand. I am interested in this course as I want to learn more about challenges with ethics in conducting research and ethical considerations to overcome such challenges.
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@YAsenlaPongen Your welcome! The literature review in a way is an ongoing process as new research comes to light.
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This is a very informative, well thought-out, practical and engaging course. Thank you so much for the useful ideas and tips, as well as the clear process for doing a research proposal. Awesome course! Thanks again!
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@JulieNorton Thank you
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@jeffstanford Thank you. That is very kind of you to say. :-)
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Your welcome Agnieszka!
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Who and what do you think a PhD is for? A PhD is for everyone who wants to become an expert or specialise in a particular subject/field. A PhD is for advancing knowledge, creating new theories and building upon ideas.
What do you anticipate being the challenges of undertaking a PhD? Time and resources to do it while being able to afford living expenses....
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I consider myself to have finished my studies for the career I want to pursue in 5 years time and to have started my career in an Learning Advisor role at University or a lecturer in English for Academic Purposes. In 10 years time, I will have hoped to be established in my new career field and perhaps published in the field.
Do you need to consider other...
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To learn new skills and refine skills such as critical thinking, research competencies and technical skills that I can utilise in pursuing a new career as an academic learning advisor or English for Academic Purposes lecturer within a tertiary environment.
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Hi, my name is Louise and I live in Aotearoa New Zealand and I would love to do a PhD in TESOL or Applied Linguistics and TESOL.
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Hi Logesh, I also want to do a PhD in TESOL.
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I will try to join if I am still awake on the other side of the world... :-) Look forward to hearing more.
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I don't force the students to talk as this in my experience tends to make them so uncomfortable that they withdraw more. I have used a few techniques and, for me, it is about getting to know the students as individuals, one strategy does not fit all. An example of a technique I've used in the past is giving each person a stone and when they have talked they...
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Slightly confused - I think this grammatical terminology associated with expressions will take a while for me to process. Though it is very interesting and I look forward to learning more and hopefully understanding it all a bit better as I go through this week's learning.
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Our aim in teaching and learning pronunciation should be to achieve native-like pronunciation. DISAGREE
In pronunciation, individual sounds are more important than stress and intonation. DISAGREE
As long you can be understood, accent doesn’t really matter. AGREE
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1. Imagine you are talking in your own language to a foreigner. The person doesn’t speak your language very well and is difficult to understand. What do you do?
I reframe and ask if I hear right (to check that is what they meant) or I politely ask the person to repeat what they had said.
2. What do you say when the foreign speaker apologises for their...
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Yes often I am aware of when I change my vocal style and at times it happens more or less naturally. I think everyone changes their vocal style depending on who they are interacting with and where - the environment in which one is in whether it be work, home, social event, etc, often means people will change their voice style, tone, to a certain degree...
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Do you think that people should ‘reduce’ or ‘neutralise’ a strong or non-standard accent?
No. I think people should be more culturally sensitive in listening to other people and their accent. I like my Irish accent, it's part of my identity and where I come from. I now live in New Zealand but I am not changing my accent to a kiwi one just because some people... -
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If English is your first language, do you have, or aspire to an RP/GA or other prestige English accent? No.
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I have changed my Irish accent on a somewhat permanent bases in New Zealand (NZ) as most people here felt I talked too quickly and found my Irish accent hard to understand with the way I pronounced certain words and phrases. I have had work colleagues make fun of my accent when I say certain words which they think is harmless but I find insensitive especially...
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Yes I would say I have a telephone voice - upbeat and polite. Why? because it's welcoming and invites the other person to talk. I can tell if the other person is smiling when they talk - their intonation gives a hint so does their response.
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I have experienced communicative anxiety before in learning situations where I close down and feel shaky when speaking out in a group or classroom cohort. Facilitative language anxiety I feel can be beneficial in motivating and challenging me to step out of my comfort zone and achieve something that I initially was nervous about - ultimately leaving me to feel...
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In primary and secondary school and for most part of my undergraduate experience, the teacher was very much in control. Classroom experience in these contexts were often boring, repetitive, and irrelevant to current interests. Later at university when studying for postgraduate, I had autonomy over my learning and I loved it. Classroom experience was exciting...
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I am by large an analytical thinker and would tend to be more like Emily in most situations (thinking and listening a lot and talking less). There is pro and cons with group work and often I prefer to work alone but with the support of my peers and teacher. I like to bounce ideas off others and help others. The cons of group work is that often I find someone...
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Engagement: Actively participating in discussions relevant to the topic/activity set, asking questions, brainstorming ideas/bouncing ideas of each other, excitement.
Non-Engagement: Discussing anything else other than the topic/activity they are meant to be working on, silence and non-activity, working individually rather than in a group as they are meant...
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No I don't think it would be useful to children at all, and would impose a threat to them. To place a number on a child with details of their exam results and whether they had exclusions or expulsions in which any college or employer could access is unfair and unjust in this modern world. It is labelling a person for life! A child could have performed poorly...
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No, I would not feel confident getting on board a plane where the pilot is not fully understanding the communication or is not clear their communication. Very concerning!
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The notion of tests being fair is a difficult one for me. I see tests/exams more like a memory game which does not determine if a person actually understands the content. Half the time a candidates are simply repeating information recalled from memory/readings/classes, and more often or not after revising for that test/exam a candidate has a 'memory dump' and...
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Louise W replied to George Adams
That is better than 12am in New Zealand! Lots of coffee needed :-)
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There is so much for me to learn about applied linguistics and TESOL so I look forward to engaging in the upcoming content.
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1. It may not be correct in terms of grammatical English-rules per se, but I do think it is acceptable for communicative everyday informal language use.
2. I say 'often' with a 't' otherwise it sounds like 'offin'. English is a complex enough language to learn so if the letter can be pronounced, for me it makes more sense to do so. There are many English... -
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Study company documentation (eg meeting minutes, reports)
Get permission to record meetings
Video record meetings
Transcribe meeting discourse
Analyse meeting discourse
Talk to key personnel in the organisation
Distribute questionnaire to personnel
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I agree to a certain extent, but I also think there are circumstances when there may be differences.
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Do you think men and women use language differently?
Historically yes, present day depends on various factors (such as age, culture norms/traditions, etc).If so, do you think the difference is ‘hard-wired’ (innate) or learned?
Both. Though I think the environment/s and the people (beliefs and views) around us has a big part to play.Is it the same in...
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I think the 'Language in the Workplace' project and the resources are very interesting and valuable. I live in New Zealand and yet this is the first I have ever seen or heard of these resources! It may have made my settlement in New Zealand just over a decade ago much easier. I wonder why I was never made aware of them? I think the workforce here made...
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I think they are acceptable for informal spoken speech but perhaps not in written and/or formal speech. Spoken and written phrases often use language differently, so what is considered acceptable and unacceptable grammar depends on the context in which it is used.
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Hi, I'm Louise and live in New Zealand. Originally from Ireland. I am taking the course because I am enrolling onto a CELTA course later this year and want to find out about teaching English to speakers of other languages. I am interested to know how language learning works and how to effectively teach a language. This is a relatively new area for me and will...
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Research is enquiry in action! By conducting research, we can explore and discover possibilities and solutions.
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Hi my name is Louise and I live in Aotearoa New Zealand. I am motivated to take this course as I hope to become an English Language Teacher and I want to know more about how languages are learned and the challenges of learnign English.
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Kia ora koutou (Hello everyone), I am Louise from Aotearoa New Zealand. I am very late starting this course but hope to catch up soon. I am currently pursuing a career change and hope to train as an English Language Teacher later in the year. I am particularly interested in this course as I want to gain some insight into language learning and understanding how...