Hi guys. I think I’m done collecting accents now. It takes a long time, particularly the editing. I was gonna get more but I’m burned out. The files are too big to upload here but I can give them to you via Flash drive if you want. I edited all the clips down to under…
Rationale This is inspired by Alex’s opening presentation in LALP, which I loved; it was funny and engaging, and succeeded in more than just introducing himself to students. It also communicated that he has foibles, and is a member of the class rather than solely its leader. Genevieve also told me about her introductory exercise…
I was just browsing YouTube looking for “linguistics humor” and found an amusing little skit by Fry and Laurie, and then this book trailer that I enjoyed. I’ll have to check out the book.
A few days ago I put this up on my wormlips blog, but it’s relevant here too. This will remind me that a sense humor should have a prominent place in my TESOL studies.
I stumbled by pure kismet upon an outstanding YouTube video of an ESL teacher helping her French student with pronunciation. The video’s appearance in my life, on the very day I put finishing touches on my SIT application, seems to be a mysterious sign, a good omen, possibly portending I will be admitted by SIT…
