what is the difference between this blog and our list
I am curious to see how our blog develops and what the content of it will be. Many blogs serve the purpose of a sort of online-diary or journal. Personal experiences play a large role. I think the blog is a place for story telling, whether in the form of an anecdote or a little longer text, a place for musing out loud. It is a "slower" medium than the ELTAF_ML list and allows us to weave a tapestry of comments.
As a "treat" to myself, I am tutoring a high-school student who just wants a regular opportunity to speak English, and read interesting or challenging English stories and texts. It is fun to share her enthusiasm for reading. Today we started the abridged version of "I know why the caged bird sings" by Maya Angelou. Since I grew up in the south of the USA I remember some of the atmosphere that Angelou describes.
I'd like to know if there is anything in your teaching that you experience as refreshing or as a treat.
posted by Yvonne Ford @ 1:59 PM
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2 Comments:
I love the analogy of weaving a tapestry. At the moment there are not many threads and the picture is not discernable, but as more weavers join in it will start to appear.
I particularly like the idea that you are doing something as a treat for yourself, Yvonne. I'm hoping to set up a book/film club soon. Having recently joined a book club myselfI've noticed how much this has extended the variety of literature that I've been reading; trying out literature that I wouldn't normally touch with a bargepole! Sometimes excellent literature and film even touches on current events, such as the pharmaceutical testing in the UK just now and John le Carre's book The Constant Gardener.
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