Comments for The Learning Teacher http://edwinvethamani.com/blog Keep the passion burning Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:23:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 Comment on Returning to writing by Amir Omar http://edwinvethamani.com/blog/?p=67#comment-3752 Amir Omar Sat, 07 Aug 2010 03:18:27 +0000 http://edwinvethamani.com/blog/?p=67#comment-3752 Good to have you back blogging sir! Hope to see and read more updates from you here! Good to have you back blogging sir!
Hope to see and read more updates from you here!

]]> Comment on Return to my blog by Edwin http://edwinvethamani.com/blog/?p=66#comment-3750 Edwin Sun, 04 Jul 2010 04:20:48 +0000 http://edwinvethamani.com/blog/?p=66#comment-3750 lol ... tells you how well-known the writer and the play is! I believe the play was written for language learners and not as a play for an actual audience. The script is clearly written in a manner that teachers can easily find teaching points. Edwin lol … tells you how well-known the writer and the play is!
I believe the play was written for language learners and not as a play for an actual audience.
The script is clearly written in a manner that teachers can easily find teaching points.
Edwin

]]> Comment on Return to my blog by mohd zarin http://edwinvethamani.com/blog/?p=66#comment-3749 mohd zarin Sun, 04 Jul 2010 02:28:44 +0000 http://edwinvethamani.com/blog/?p=66#comment-3749 Yes, been a long time. Actually, I was in the middle of searching the biography of John Townsend- the playwright of Gulp and Gasp. However, I was (and still am) confused. So many John Townsends... Yes, been a long time. Actually, I was in the middle of searching the biography of John Townsend- the playwright of Gulp and Gasp. However, I was (and still am) confused. So many John Townsends…

]]> Comment on Wonderful Time Working with English Language Teachers by alexyew http://edwinvethamani.com/blog/?p=64#comment-3702 alexyew Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:05:58 +0000 http://edwinvethamani.com/blog/?p=64#comment-3702 Dear Dr. Edwin, Noted. I have been longing to learn someting more from you. I will try my best to attend the workshop, maybe Jacqueline will come with me. Take care Dr. Edwin. Best Regards, Alex Dear Dr. Edwin,

Noted. I have been longing to learn someting more from you. I will try my best to attend the workshop, maybe Jacqueline will come with me. Take care Dr. Edwin.

Best Regards,
Alex

]]> Comment on Wonderful Time Working with English Language Teachers by Edwin http://edwinvethamani.com/blog/?p=64#comment-3701 Edwin Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:53:22 +0000 http://edwinvethamani.com/blog/?p=64#comment-3701 Well, what I taught you and your classmates was to help you have an in-depth reading of the texts. As teachers, you will have to adapt to your students' levels and abilties. FUN is indeed most inportant in the learning experience. I've written articles along these lines and have one called "Reading as a Pleasurable Activity". There will be WOU workshops in Skudai (27 and 28 Feb.) - quite close to Batu Pahat! Hope to see you some time, Alex. Keep well. Well, what I taught you and your classmates was to help you have an in-depth reading of the texts. As teachers, you will have to adapt to your students’ levels and abilties.
FUN is indeed most inportant in the learning experience. I’ve written articles along these lines and have one called “Reading as a Pleasurable Activity”.
There will be WOU workshops in Skudai (27 and 28 Feb.) - quite close to Batu Pahat!
Hope to see you some time, Alex.
Keep well.

]]> Comment on Wonderful Time Working with English Language Teachers by alexyew http://edwinvethamani.com/blog/?p=64#comment-3700 alexyew Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:35:44 +0000 http://edwinvethamani.com/blog/?p=64#comment-3700 Dear Dr. Edwin, I am sure that those teachers had really enjoyed discussing and sharing experiences with you. I have just participated a Kursus for new literature component starting this year. We were introduced with "FUN" teaching skills and activities and students will have "Fun" learning. We were told that there is no longer "Teaching Lit in Depth" like what Dr. Edwin had taught us last time. I am quite sad about this as there is less underlying meaning conveyed in the text. But, Drama is introduced this year. For me, most of the poems, short- stories, novels and Drama are down to earth. Students will easily understand the text and i personally dont think that the texts will invoke thier thoughts. Some of the activities were new to me as i didnt expose these at UPM. Quite fun for students but i think these activities could most probably carry out with intermediate to advanced students as there are more willing to participate when it comes to students centered atmosphere. Therefore, i have to read the new texts again and adapt myself to the current trend of teaching Lit. However, i will try to train students to examine the language and enjoy the real Lit:-) Best Regards, Alex Dear Dr. Edwin,

I am sure that those teachers had really enjoyed discussing and sharing experiences with you.

I have just participated a Kursus for new literature component starting this year. We were introduced with “FUN” teaching skills and activities and students will have “Fun” learning. We were told that there is no longer “Teaching Lit in Depth” like what Dr. Edwin had taught us last time.
I am quite sad about this as there is less underlying meaning conveyed in the text. But, Drama is introduced this year. For me, most of the poems, short- stories, novels and Drama are down to earth. Students will easily understand the text and i personally dont think that the texts will invoke thier thoughts.

Some of the activities were new to me as i didnt expose these at UPM. Quite fun for students but i think these activities could most probably carry out with intermediate to advanced students as there are more willing to participate when it comes to students centered atmosphere.

Therefore, i have to read the new texts again and adapt myself to the current trend of teaching Lit. However, i will try to train students to examine the language and enjoy the real Lit:-)

Best Regards,
Alex

]]> Comment on Getting away selling cigarettes to the under-aged by Edwin http://edwinvethamani.com/blog/?p=63#comment-3699 Edwin Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:13:37 +0000 http://edwinvethamani.com/blog/?p=63#comment-3699 No worries! Thanks for your good wishes. You can always send a message to my Facebook to. All the best for 2010!! No worries! Thanks for your good wishes. You can always send a message to my Facebook to.
All the best for 2010!!

]]> Comment on Getting away selling cigarettes to the under-aged by mohd zarin http://edwinvethamani.com/blog/?p=63#comment-3698 mohd zarin Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:20:32 +0000 http://edwinvethamani.com/blog/?p=63#comment-3698 I do not know where to write, so I just post it here (without noticing that it is inappropriate). Merry Christmas Dr! =) I do not know where to write, so I just post it here (without noticing that it is inappropriate). Merry Christmas Dr! =)

]]> Comment on Social Media in the Digital Age by Edwin http://edwinvethamani.com/blog/?p=60#comment-3695 Edwin Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:12:21 +0000 http://edwinvethamani.com/blog/?p=60#comment-3695 My students who did the video recording and are editing it for me. Have to wait till they sort it out ..... hope it wont be too long. Cheers My students who did the video recording and are editing it for me. Have to wait till they sort it out ….. hope it wont be too long.

Cheers

]]> Comment on Social Media in the Digital Age by Shahriyar http://edwinvethamani.com/blog/?p=60#comment-3694 Shahriyar Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:58:01 +0000 http://edwinvethamani.com/blog/?p=60#comment-3694 "don't scream..." this was hilarious, Dr. Edwin! :D really loved it! Personally, I think what Digital age has brought forth is simply a new form of social isolation, masked behind plethora of virtual profile pictures, ever-growing sense of virtual self-presentation - perhaps cyber narcissism, and vague short forms of words (e.g., LOL, OMG, BRB, GTG, WND...!!!). Take Twitter, for instance, I have been using it for a year or so, and have tweeted 194 times so far; I follow 55 and followed by 35. But wait, who is the target audience of my tweets? do I know them? do they know me? the answer is irrevocably funny, though, scary: NO! I mostly tweet about the books I read - or have read, share personal "techie" views on different things, and, of course, follow a similar pattern of tweets. Yet, I quite rarely receive relevant feedback on my tweets - aside from "thank you for the retweet" kind of reply that I receive very often. It occurred to me that probably it's only me, and others may have a much richer form of feedback. Hence, I googled and gooogled, and finally found a couple of parodies on twitter and other social networks that really pinned the issue: where am I in this vast, void and murky space? simply a twitting voice heard by a couple, replied by none? On the bright side, YES, I have found and connected with some of my friends with whom I lost contact since ... for ever, I presume! and YES, I have a feeling that I can get myself up to the very date by checking tweets, posts, and links shared on Facebook, yet I still deliriously crave for my voice?! "Where art thou?" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN2HAroA12w ------- By the way, what happened to the video of your presented paper? the one you said one of your ex-students agreed to upload on Youtube? couldn't find it anywhere! “don’t scream…” this was hilarious, Dr. Edwin! :D
really loved it!

Personally, I think what Digital age has brought forth is simply a new form of social isolation, masked behind plethora of virtual profile pictures, ever-growing sense of virtual self-presentation - perhaps cyber narcissism, and vague short forms of words (e.g., LOL, OMG, BRB, GTG, WND…!!!).
Take Twitter, for instance, I have been using it for a year or so, and have tweeted 194 times so far; I follow 55 and followed by 35. But wait, who is the target audience of my tweets? do I know them? do they know me? the answer is irrevocably funny, though, scary: NO!
I mostly tweet about the books I read - or have read, share personal “techie” views on different things, and, of course, follow a similar pattern of tweets.
Yet, I quite rarely receive relevant feedback on my tweets - aside from “thank you for the retweet” kind of reply that I receive very often.
It occurred to me that probably it’s only me, and others may have a much richer form of feedback. Hence, I googled and gooogled, and finally found a couple of parodies on twitter and other social networks that really pinned the issue: where am I in this vast, void and murky space? simply a twitting voice heard by a couple, replied by none?

On the bright side, YES, I have found and connected with some of my friends with whom I lost contact since … for ever, I presume! and YES, I have a feeling that I can get myself up to the very date by checking tweets, posts, and links shared on Facebook, yet I still deliriously crave for my voice?!
“Where art thou?”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN2HAroA12w
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By the way, what happened to the video of your presented paper? the one you said one of your ex-students agreed to upload on Youtube? couldn’t find it anywhere!

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