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A lot from a little VI

26 de setembro de 2014

In my last post here I looked at a monologue from a non-native speaker of English, Dani and analysed what made him a proficient, fluent speaker (see A lot from a little V). The interesting thing about his monologue is that its sophisticated quality does not derive from grammatical or lexical complexity but rather from...Read More

Speaking and Spoken Language

communication, language, strategies

A lot from a little V

25 de julho de 2014

by Ben Goldstein

Continuing my series on less is more. Today, and in the following posts, we will look at how much can be discovered about spoken language from watching a monologue of a mere 200 words. In this case, the monologue is given by Dani, a proficient non-native speaker of English from Barcelona. Before reading the rest...Read More

Speaking and Spoken Language

communication, language, strategies, video

A lot from a Little IV: America the Ugly…

25 de abril de 2014

by Ben Goldstein

Continuing this series of exercises based on less is more, this month we turn to adverts as a resource for intercultural awareness or should I say one advert in particular. During the Superbowl in February this year, Coca Cola aired a commercial called “It’s Beautiful” which showed people doing typical American leisure activities – surfing,...Read More

Language Acquisition

advertising, code-switching, popular culture, resources

Extracting a lot from a Little III: Trailers

25 de março de 2014

by Ben Goldstein

Continuing this series of exercises based on the concept of less is more, this month we turn to the movie trailer as a resource for the language classroom Trailers have become omnipresent in digital media and gain more views on YouTube than almost any other genre, except the music video. They are fascinating to analyse...Read More

Resources

film, genre, intertitles, lexical features, The Social Network, trailer, videos

Extracting a lot from a little II: “A relaxing cup of café con leche”

25 de fevereiro de 2014

by Ben Goldstein

This is the second of my posts which focus on drawing big conclusions from small details of language use. In the previous one we saw how the minimum of text, when combined with the right kinds of images, can generate a lot of different activities. This time round, we’re going to look at the intense,...Read More

Resources

Accuracy, English as a Lingua Franca, fluency, intelligibility, Viral video

EXTRACTING A LOT FROM A LITTLE

28 de janeiro de 2014

by Ben Goldstein

Hello everybody Every month, I’ll be posting an image or a text or a combination of the two (as you’ll find today) which has worked for me in the classroom or in teacher training sessions over the years. The main idea behind these posts is that a lot can be extracted from very little. You...Read More

Resources

materials