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Post-3: Sounds of me

Dear All,

today you'll have a chance to choose, share and discuss your Top-5 list of favourite music clips.
In your post, write the names of the songs you chose and the reasons you like them and why they are significqnt to you. Add links to the songs on your playlist. It should contain 5 items (or more, up to 8 if you wish). In your post explain why these songs are your favourite.

Listen to the selection of clips your peers have made and share a short post in the blog in which you share your impressions about your peers' selection.

Now, from my experience in working with Russian students I know that they are reluctant to make any negative comments about what their peers have shared with each other. I think it's necessary to take it into accoumt when planning your activities for your classes.

One thing to consider is that according to N. Hoskly, there is a tendency to becoming more text-oriented among the learners, so it's advisable to use a broader range of media, such as images, video and music to make the course content more varied.

References:

N. Hockly and L. Clansfield Teaching Online. Tools and techniques, options and opportunities. (2010). Delta Publishing. 

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  1. eydelman.natalia@gmail.comMarch 16, 2020 at 8:23 PM

    1. What are the lesson's goals and objectives?
    2. How are they achieved?
    3. Characterise the activities of this lesson from the point of view of
    a) how engaging they are

    b) what the students will learn as the result of completing the activities of this lesson?

    c) what problems (if any) do you think the students can encounter during the lesson?

    d) how are you going to deal with these difficulties?

    e) are you going to teach the lesson as it is proposed in the lesson plan or will change/add something; if yes, why and how. If no, why again?

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    1. eydelman.natalia@gmail.comMarch 16, 2020 at 10:17 PM

      Dear All,

      please add your comments about the lesson activities in the thread.

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  2. eydelman.natalia@gmail.comMarch 16, 2020 at 10:21 PM

    And on another matter: I did not notice that I made a typo in Nicky Hockly's name in my post. Sorry about it. I hope that you will get acquainted with her works, particluraly How to Teach English with Technology https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7369125-how-to-teach-english-with-technology. I'll share some excerpts from it with you on my drive

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