Hi everyone

Hi everyone,
Hi Prof. Steven ,
Hi Dear Penny , our inspired lecturer ,
At last , I've managed to get most of the 1st week's video and send my feedback .
It seems that" Teaching better " is not a mere course for you , but a lifelong mission.
I greatly appreciate your tips , and agree to all.
Just I want to add that I like using multi -techniques.
Sometimes I introduce pre-voc while discussing before listening to facilitate the task .
On certain occasions , I tend to blind listening which works better on arousing Ss' imagination and improving their pronunciation ( according to my listen-to-speak approatch ).It is also useful to train them in phone conversations ..and so on..
In Egypt , teachers depend mostly on Longman voc. activites in the set books , ministry official courses, butvsome of them design their own flashcards , games , and definition charts for Ss' further practise in pairs or little workshops.
Very soon , each classroom will have a smartboard. We long for a breakthrough in teaching voc. and all the languagee items.
Warm regards...
Abdelhady

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