Language Teaching (the Cambridge University Press journal) has put together a free trial 'Survival Pack', with MA and PhD students particularly in mind, featuring a selection of Timelines, State of the Art, and Survey articles, amongst others.
This "Language Teaching Applied Linguistics Reading Pack" can be seen at:
http://journals.cambridge.org/LTAPACK
The offer is valid until the end of May 2012. At some point, the offer may be updated with new material.
Please circulate widely.
Regards,
Melissa Good
Editor, HSS Journals
Cambridge University Press
journals.cambridge.org
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"Language Teaching Applied Linguistics Reading Pack"
For my scholarly minded language teaching friends, here's a nice little research resource lasting for the next few months, thanks to Cambridge University Press.
Wie se name onthou ek eerste
Ek het 'n skokkende neiging ontdek in hoe ek my studente se name onthou. In volgorde:
1. Ywerige studente
Ek is geneig om die ywerige studente wat gewoonlik voor in die klas sit se name eerste te onthou.
2. Ekstroverte
Die ekstroverte studente wat gretig is om te gesels is nie noodwendig die die A+ studente nie. Nietemin, omdat hulle so sosiaal is en nie wegkruip agter Konfusiaanse aangeplakte skaamkry nie, onthou ek makliker hulle name.
3. Aantreklike studente
Ek voel glad nie trots op hierdie kategorie nie, maar dis ongetwyfeld 'n neiging wat ek opgelet het en wat ek nie kan ignoreer nie. Ek onthou beslis die aantreklike studente se name makliker. Dit laat my geweldig oppervlakkig voel.
4. Die teenoorgesteldes
Die besonderse lui, alewige laat, en onaantreklike studente is ek geneig om ook vinnig hulle name te leer. Ook erge lelike studente herken ek vinniger.
Wat oorbly is die algemene, medioker, niks-uitsonderse, skaam, stil, lui studente. Ek onthou hulle name aansienlik later as die ander. So wat is die les? Dit blyk eintlik eenvoudig te wees; as jy wil hê ek moet jou naam vinnig leer en onthou, trek my aandag. Jy kan dit op 'n positiewe manier doen soos om ywerig te wees, of op 'n negatiewe manier, soos om alewig laat te kom vir klas, maar solank jy my aandag op 'n manier trek sal ek jou naam vinnig leer ken.
1. Ywerige studente
Ek is geneig om die ywerige studente wat gewoonlik voor in die klas sit se name eerste te onthou.
2. Ekstroverte
Die ekstroverte studente wat gretig is om te gesels is nie noodwendig die die A+ studente nie. Nietemin, omdat hulle so sosiaal is en nie wegkruip agter Konfusiaanse aangeplakte skaamkry nie, onthou ek makliker hulle name.
3. Aantreklike studente
Ek voel glad nie trots op hierdie kategorie nie, maar dis ongetwyfeld 'n neiging wat ek opgelet het en wat ek nie kan ignoreer nie. Ek onthou beslis die aantreklike studente se name makliker. Dit laat my geweldig oppervlakkig voel.
4. Die teenoorgesteldes
Die besonderse lui, alewige laat, en onaantreklike studente is ek geneig om ook vinnig hulle name te leer. Ook erge lelike studente herken ek vinniger.
Wat oorbly is die algemene, medioker, niks-uitsonderse, skaam, stil, lui studente. Ek onthou hulle name aansienlik later as die ander. So wat is die les? Dit blyk eintlik eenvoudig te wees; as jy wil hê ek moet jou naam vinnig leer en onthou, trek my aandag. Jy kan dit op 'n positiewe manier doen soos om ywerig te wees, of op 'n negatiewe manier, soos om alewig laat te kom vir klas, maar solank jy my aandag op 'n manier trek sal ek jou naam vinnig leer ken.
Contract Renewal
My current work contract expires at the end of this semester; in other words, in about two or three months. My department chair was supposed to let me know whether or not the university desires to renew my contract or not a couple of weeks back. Since non-renewal requires some action (job searching) on my part, I decided that I cannot wait any longer and just went to the department chair, asking explicitly whether the university intends to renew my contract or not.
He answered: “Yes, with some remedies,” and continued to explain that they intend to renew my contract but that he will discuss some feedback from students with me of ways that I can improve.
I’m pleased to know that my contract will be renewed. I have a good job and I enjoy my work. The money could always be better, but the benefits makes up for it, especially the very long vacation time twice a year.
At the same time, I’m a little anxious to hear the critique. The fact that the feedback will be discussed with me is also pleasing as it does allow for improvement, but it is never nice to hear critique. Luckily I’m not too stuck in my ways and can easily adapt and improve.
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On a spiritual note, I quoted a few verses from Scripture on Sunday. It just happened to be something I read and which struck a cord in me, even though I could not at the time say why I found it meaningful. Looking at the text again, keeping the renewal of my contract in mind, it does seem significant. Verse 20 of I Corinthians chapter 7 states: "Let each man abide in that calling wherein he was called" (American Standard Version). The word "calling" here can be read "vocation," i.e. job. I think the text resonated with me because it comforted me that a will "abide" in my "job."
He answered: “Yes, with some remedies,” and continued to explain that they intend to renew my contract but that he will discuss some feedback from students with me of ways that I can improve.
I’m pleased to know that my contract will be renewed. I have a good job and I enjoy my work. The money could always be better, but the benefits makes up for it, especially the very long vacation time twice a year.
At the same time, I’m a little anxious to hear the critique. The fact that the feedback will be discussed with me is also pleasing as it does allow for improvement, but it is never nice to hear critique. Luckily I’m not too stuck in my ways and can easily adapt and improve.
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On a spiritual note, I quoted a few verses from Scripture on Sunday. It just happened to be something I read and which struck a cord in me, even though I could not at the time say why I found it meaningful. Looking at the text again, keeping the renewal of my contract in mind, it does seem significant. Verse 20 of I Corinthians chapter 7 states: "Let each man abide in that calling wherein he was called" (American Standard Version). The word "calling" here can be read "vocation," i.e. job. I think the text resonated with me because it comforted me that a will "abide" in my "job."
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