Weekend Wordsurfing - 26.10.2003. First of all, thanks Steve for joining the discussion group. I hope that some others will join us soon! Personally, I'd like...
Will We are just trying out some of the principles of your wordsurfing approach
with some volunteer elementary students. One question I have (anticipating...
Steve Neufeld
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Oct 30, 2003 6:59 pm
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Steve, thanks for creating the first wave to catch. The beauty of all words is that they can be used in different sentences, often to convey completely...
Thanks Steve and Will for 2 of the most enlightening e-mail forums I have
ever read. I think Steve has asked a terrific question and got a superb answer. Great...
Hello Nellie, Welcome to the discussion group - and thanks for making such nice comments. As you know, I'm completely convinced about the value of "organized...
Nellie I'm particularly interested in combining the WordSurfing concept with
principles of data-driven learning. In particular, corpus-based techniques
have a...
Steve Neufeld
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Nov 3, 2003 11:07 am
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Nellie My attachment seems to have been lost in cyberspace (or judging from the
message at the bottom, removed by yahoogroups.) I'll try to copy/paste the...
Steve Neufeld
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Nov 3, 2003 11:35 am
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Hi Steve, Great work on the word "light". I have three comments: 1. How do students apply this? How do they learn the concepts? Do they
memorize the meanings,...
Nellie You've raised some interesting issues...the underlying principle to this
approach is a sort of 'discovery' learning, a la 'constructivism'. I'm
still...
Steve Neufeld
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Nov 4, 2003 8:13 am
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Stephen, Thank you for your reply. It sure is a small world, isn't. I am very familiar with your institution
and your website. I am a friend of Ildeniz...
Nellie Interesting philosophical points you raise about the nature of the learning
process. I do agree that a corpus-based approach is entirely dependent on...
Steve Neufeld
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Nov 4, 2003 5:50 pm
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Hi Steve and Nellie, I've no idea how many different words you have used in your postings so far – or which ones have been the most frequent - but I've...
I have always wanted to find a way to get students to derive the meanings of words from context rather than translating them into their own language. Here, in...
Will I think we have put 'georgesenglish' to sleep, but I'd like to add just a
few more lines to our discussion thread before calling it quits. (Actually,
I'm...
Steve Neufeld
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Nov 6, 2003 7:38 pm
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Hi Steve, Thank you for giving me credit for links you found useful. As one Canadian to another, I see your point of view. I agree with you. Your students are...
Hi again, Can I start another wave? We already have the problem of the same word with different meanings, but what happens when there are different words...
Sorry, I was just trying my new membership facilities and I didn't realize you all were to get this 'letter'. (I just held down a key to check whether my new...
Dear All, I am verymuch glad to find such a group like yours. Because I wish to learn English to a high level. But I am not in an environment to develop...
Dear Siva Lenin, Thank you for writing. I am sure you will improve you English language skills. Your motivation will help you a great deal. Are you a teacher?...
Hi. I teach ESL and ESL Social Studies in a public high school near Portland, OR, US. My students are mostly immigrants from Mexico and Guatemala. Because of...
Hi there, everyone! I've recently joined this group, but I'm not quite sure about its aims and about the kind of stuff that other members expect/want to...
Dear everyone, I am humbled! I have never seen such a high level of academic discussion about language learning on the Internet before tonight. Sadly, it also...
Hi there all, I just joined recently and have been listening in a bit. "constructivism"is a topic that is very interesting for me as i find it has the most...
Hello Lance, Welcome to the group! I have developed a site you might find interesting. I also use WebQuests for
a project format. Take a look at this page and...
Hi again group. I am presently teaching my students word formation. I find it helpful if rather than just teach them the words as a whole and translate...
Hi there, everyone! 'Collocations' is quite probably the latest buzzword in the world of language learning/teaching. You're all probably familiar with its...
Hi there. I think that your method is probably very effective. I've actually already heard or read some people advocating that it's a very good way of...
