tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12563942706745259122024-03-08T08:12:12.939-08:00Professional English LanguageWelcome to my blog!
The explanations and activities you will find on this site are designed to give advanced students of English as a Second Language practice in advanced listening, reading, discussion, and writing. The topics presented will be geared towards a professional audience.
Are you ready for a challenge?!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02980653122405242211noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256394270674525912.post-84570932102109358962010-09-28T12:25:00.001-07:002010-09-28T12:25:09.962-07:00Pp110 dictatorshipsCheck out this SlideShare Presentation. Please use the hyperlinks to access materials to complete this lesson.<div style="width:425px" id="__ss_5308955"><strong style="display:block;margin:12px 0 4px"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/TashaTroy/pp110-dictatorships" title="Pp110 dictatorships">Pp110 dictatorships</a></strong><object id="__sse5308955" width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=pp110dictatorships-100928141929-phpapp02&stripped_title=pp110-dictatorships&userName=TashaTroy" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><embed name="__sse5308955" src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=pp110dictatorships-100928141929-phpapp02&stripped_title=pp110-dictatorships&userName=TashaTroy" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div style="padding:5px 0 12px">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/TashaTroy">Tasha Troy</a>.</div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02980653122405242211noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256394270674525912.post-38885492272776787292010-09-27T07:50:00.000-07:002010-09-27T08:21:34.222-07:00The Internet and Dictatorships - 2 Mashups<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These two links form a large part of the lesson on The Internet and Dictatorships, featuring a TED talk and an article by </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Evgeny Morozov. The lesson is designed to give advanced ESL students practice with all the basic language skills (listening, reading, speaking, writing) while engaging with an advanced topic and vocabulary.</span><br />
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<a href="http://clear.msu.edu/teaching/online/ria/mashup2/view.php?ID=7134">How the Net Aids Dictators</a><br />
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<a href="http://clear.msu.edu/teaching/online/ria/mashup2/view.php?ID=7195">Techno-utopian Fail</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02980653122405242211noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256394270674525912.post-13916755883401607072010-09-21T16:09:00.001-07:002010-09-21T16:09:49.014-07:00PP 110 ILR PresentationCheck out this SlideShare Presentation to learn more about the ILR.<div style="width:425px" id="__ss_5230996"><strong style="display:block;margin:12px 0 4px"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/TashaTroy/pp110-ilr-2" title="Pp110 ilr 2">Pp110 ilr 2</a></strong><object id="__sse5230996" width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=pp110ilr2-100918185018-phpapp02&stripped_title=pp110-ilr-2&userName=TashaTroy" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><embed name="__sse5230996" src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=pp110ilr2-100918185018-phpapp02&stripped_title=pp110-ilr-2&userName=TashaTroy" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div style="padding:5px 0 12px">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/TashaTroy">Tasha Troy</a>.</div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02980653122405242211noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256394270674525912.post-87936728699624732912010-09-11T08:49:00.000-07:002010-09-11T08:49:53.272-07:00Advanced Discussion DescriptionWhat is an advanced English speaker able to do? <br />
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There are different descriptions of what language learners can do at different levels. I will describe the Interagency Language Roundtable descriptors, which is the system used by many government agencies and is the basis of the scale used by the American Council on Teaching Foreign Languages (ACTFL). <br />
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Watch this brief presentation that describes the different levels, including some tips in reaching the next level: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, 'Sans serif'; font-size: 12px;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=ddt54x2r_219gc2w7qdx&autoStart=true&loop=true">https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=ddt54x2r_219gc2w7qdx&autoStart=true&loop=true</a></span><br />
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The activities on this website are designed to help English language learners move from level 2 (limited working proficiency) to level 3 (general professional proficiency). Consequently, most of the activities will be challenging. If they were easy, you wouldn't need to do them!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02980653122405242211noreply@blogger.com1