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Episode 006: You Don't Know What You Don't Know

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The Minimal Pair: Episode 006

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Title: “You don’t know what you
don’t know…”
Episode no: 006
Date recorded: 4/14/14

Topics in Language Learning
Taking care of ourselves as teachers…
  • Thursday’s TESOL presentation
    (that we regrettably were unable to attend): “Keeping ESL Teachers
    from Becoming Their Own Worst Enemies,” George Plautz, Korrin
    Ebira, Naomi Lee
  • Stack of Marking (Balance), by
    Thomas Starkey http://stackofmarking.wordpress.com
  • 5 tips for finding balance/what we
    do now and what we’re going to do…
      5. Exercise
      4. Quiet time
      3. Set boundaries w/ students
      2. Let it go!
      1. Sacred Time

      [PAUSE][19:05]

      Methodology
      Plagiarism, Paraphrasing, and Citation
      • Why is it important?
        1. Academic Integrity
        2. Culturalism
        3. Reading comprehension
          • How do we teach it?
            1. The “why” and the “when”
            2. Resources: Purdue OWL, Easybib
            3. Modeling paraphrasing w/o looking
              & paraphrasing vs. “translating”

              [PAUSE][35:31]

              “Culturally speaking…”
              • Introducing our new segment (to
                alternate w/ “Adjunct Antics”)
              • “You don’t know what you don’t
                know…”
                1. How are you a student?
                  1. Classroom dynamic
                  2. Group work
                  3. Questioning authority
                  4. Asking questions
                  5. Student-teacher relationships
                    1. Addressing each other
                    2. Invitations for outside
                      interaction
                    3. Giving/receiving presents

                      SHOUT OUTS: Brad Bawtinheimer @BradELT
                      and Allison Roba (thanks for listening!)


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