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Digital Identity Research and Pronunciation Teaching

Saturday, July 30, 2022

Upcoming KINETIK Courses, beginning September, 2022!

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As promised, two or three great KINETIK courses now scheduled:  (For students, adults, lower intermediate and above) Embodied English Fluenc...
Thursday, July 21, 2022

Talking (and analyzing) Pragmatics with Students: Meta-pragmatics and Embodied Prosody!

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Great news! Just approved! That is the title of our upcoming half-day, 4-hour Pre-convention Institute at that the 2023 TESOL Convention in ...

Giving the nod to good pronunciation teaching: the "Coconut Cheeseburger" effect

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Many in the field "look down on" using gesture and body movement extensively in pronunciation teaching; some of it is deserved, of...
Sunday, July 17, 2022

Looking, sounding and feeling confident in front of your (English language teaching) class!

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Something of a radical idea . . . You can substantially improve your "Classroom English teaching presence" by talking pretty much ...
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Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Embodied (and great) learning of pronunciation: Exploring Arthur Lessac!

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Once in a while, we should go back to the source, what inspired us to be in this field, just to understand better where are at the moment. ...
Monday, June 27, 2022

Why haptic pronunciation teaching should be seen as more "memorable!"

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(Eye) moving study by Johansson, Nystrom, Dewhurst and Johansson of Lund University, entitled,  "Eye-movement replay supports episodic ...
Saturday, June 4, 2022

A near perfect pronunciation course! (Fun, efficient, effective, memorable. . . and almost . . . free!)

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If your students need help with basic pronunciation work --and remembering it-- and you don't have the time or training or cash on hand ...
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Saturday, May 14, 2022

Required reading! (New book on Embodied Cognition in Teaching and Learning)

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Put this one on your list:  Movement Matters: How Embodied Cognition Informs Teaching and Learning, edited by Macrine, S. & Fugate, J.,...
Friday, May 6, 2022

Let's talk (and analyze) pragmatics . . . with students!

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There is no shortage of "talk" about pragmatics in research and pedagogy. In terms of methodology of teaching, most of it boils do...
Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Pronunciation teaching: RIP (requiescat in pace--or not)

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An earlier, 2018 study, summarized by ScienceDaily.com as  Even mild physical activity immediately improves memory function,  by researchers...
Sunday, April 10, 2022

KINETIK English Fluency and Pronunciation Course (5/26~8/9)!

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The course is being offered to the public for the first time by the Trinity Western University MATESOL (LIVE on Zoom or by viewing the class...
Sunday, April 3, 2022

Z-OR: Enhanced English Fluency and Confidence

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Conference presentation later this month with Eileen McWilliams at the BCTEAL annual conference, entitled: How to Speak with Confident Vowe...
Thursday, March 3, 2022

More than just a gesture: Non-referential gesture in children's conversation and (haptic pronunciation) instruction

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Interesting study, summarized on Technologynetwork.com, one pointing the way to potentially greater, systematic application of gesture in i...
Thursday, February 24, 2022

"Content-Based Haptic Oral Reading: Enhanced Memory for Text and Pronunciation,":

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Workshop to be presented at the TESOL Convention, Wednesday, 23 March, 14:00-15:45 US EST in Room 333 at The David L. Lawrence Convention Ce...
Tuesday, February 22, 2022

From conversational analysis (in class!) to L2 pragmatic competence at TESOL 2022!

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The full  title of our TESOL 2022 presentation: Spontaneous classroom conversational analysis supporting development L2 pragmatic competence...
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Monday, February 21, 2022

50 ways to say "Haptic Pronunciation Teaching is BEST!"

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About 30 years ago, at the KOTESOL annual conference, I did a plenary talk, something of a demonstration of the power of using gesture, pros...
Wednesday, February 16, 2022

"Parsing your words!" A key skill for teaching English rhythm!

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A few (4) decades ago, in my first TESL course as an undergrad, we had a sentence something like the following, where the "point" ...
Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Haptic at TESOL 2022!

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Haptic Pronunciation Teaching "Touching Base" at TESOL 2022 Convention in Pittsburgh, March 22~25th! If you will be at the conven...
Thursday, January 27, 2022

BIG news about Haptic Pronunciation Teaching!

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Size DOES matter it turns out, according to research by Masarwa, Kreichman, and Gilaie-Dotan of Bar Ilan University and University College L...
Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Confident English Speaking, Fluency and Pronunciation--in 10 weeks!

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As announced here on the blog , the new KINETIK English Fluency and Pronunciation Course is on.  Especially designed for students who do not...
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