tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37860137.comments2023-04-04T05:10:43.280-07:00Blogging EnglishVanessa Vailehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04647639725252430851noreply@blogger.comBlogger792125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37860137.post-54251053810471686942020-12-24T11:47:57.063-08:002020-12-24T11:47:57.063-08:00Hello Mata
My apologies -- I haven't been blo...Hello Mata<br /><br />My apologies -- I haven't been blogging lately and only just noticed this. I do think of you when Greece comes up on my news feeds. The site has been inactive, dormant rather than dead. In the meantime, the Blogger platform has upgraded at least twice. <br /><br />The short version: I am doing well, now living in rural Colorado after moving here from Mountainair NM in 2015 at the same time as my daughter and family when her husband retired. He's from Yuma and grew up here: his mother and most of his family still live here.<br /><br />VanessaVanessa Vailehttps://facebook.com/vanessa,vailenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37860137.post-77427495289388447232018-04-10T10:57:27.682-07:002018-04-10T10:57:27.682-07:00update on spam comments: apparently, comment spam ...update on spam comments: apparently, comment spam do not read the posts they comment on because they have been posting spam comments on the post. I delete them all and will continue to... <br /><br />I also share and link this post when appropriate and invite readers to do the same.Vanessa Vailehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647639725252430851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37860137.post-43515346142226367162014-10-29T22:33:29.206-07:002014-10-29T22:33:29.206-07:00Some teachers think the ESL teacher is someone who...Some teachers think the ESL teacher is someone who is there to support failing students. Others think that the ESL teacher speaks all the languages spoken by the English Language Learners. That's how I end up speaking more than 20 languages <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ielts31.blogspot.com/2012/12/improve-your-vocabulary-for-toefl-and.html" rel="nofollow">ielts vocabulary</a><br />nancy johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693074677100549710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37860137.post-6340365333464258882013-02-08T19:18:36.503-08:002013-02-08T19:18:36.503-08:00a newsletter sounds cool. what would be in it? can...a newsletter sounds cool. what would be in it? can we make suggestions?bandananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37860137.post-75872207172570582492012-09-08T06:58:22.216-07:002012-09-08T06:58:22.216-07:00I'll be waiting. That would be a good project ...I'll be waiting. That would be a good project too... study resources for an English as a foreign language for a university requirement. I bet there are others else where doing the same.<br /><br />As I mentioned earlier (or think I did), we seem to have a number of lurkers who visit regularly but remain silent. Maybe this will encourage them. Vanessa Vailehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647639725252430851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37860137.post-61166565188982780682012-09-05T11:48:32.216-07:002012-09-05T11:48:32.216-07:00I do not know yet what will be the requirements of...I do not know yet what will be the requirements of knowledge in a foreign language .. I will inform you and ask for your advice .. Thank you, Vanessa. Ι'm gland to be here again.. matahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14582770316020127997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37860137.post-87801102380764447932012-09-05T11:45:45.432-07:002012-09-05T11:45:45.432-07:00I Think I'll need to study and give some exams... I Think I'll need to study and give some exams in a language which I would choose .. I chose the English .Maybe I need your help ..this School is not easy .. and I want to pass the exam with good score.I hope to succeedmatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14582770316020127997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37860137.post-26418365170362197892012-09-04T15:42:43.730-07:002012-09-04T15:42:43.730-07:00Not giving up may be more important in the long ru...Not giving up may be more important in the long run than resources or even luck ~ not that we'd mind having those. Sadamu checks in from time, so I expect you'll hear from him too.Vanessa Vailehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647639725252430851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37860137.post-72842225602106913262012-09-04T05:05:35.471-07:002012-09-04T05:05:35.471-07:00I've been thinking about you too..
My life was... I've been thinking about you too..<br />My life wasn't easy the last years.. as you know.. But I'm not give up.. <br />Here the life is little dificult than before.. I forget my English..:) matahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14582770316020127997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37860137.post-21641839466403717382012-09-03T14:47:32.160-07:002012-09-03T14:47:32.160-07:00Congratulations! There will be a lot of writing an...Congratulations! There will be a lot of writing and reading too. Will any be in English? For sociology, you might be interested in supplementing classes with ones in your field from Coursera, Udacity, EdX, etc. <br /><br />I've made changes too that I will write about ~ you've reminded me that I'm overdue posting an update.Vanessa Vailehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647639725252430851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37860137.post-58296917884469209642012-09-03T12:47:31.370-07:002012-09-03T12:47:31.370-07:00Mata! What a delight to hear (read?) from you. I&#...Mata! What a delight to hear (read?) from you. I've been thinking about you and worried with all the bad news from GreeceVanessa Vailehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647639725252430851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37860137.post-7141693713157173932012-09-03T11:32:57.171-07:002012-09-03T11:32:57.171-07:00Good evening Ms Vanessa.. I write you at the main ...Good evening Ms Vanessa.. I write you at the main page. <br />I'm very happy to be here again...matahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14582770316020127997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37860137.post-55267260533091704352012-08-27T08:10:41.798-07:002012-08-27T08:10:41.798-07:00go search Facebook for ESL pages and groupsgo search Facebook for ESL pages and groupsLearnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37860137.post-61009897256655523312012-08-08T15:52:55.452-07:002012-08-08T15:52:55.452-07:00Vik, your post reads like borderline spam and is r...Vik, your post reads like borderline spam and is redundant since all the posts listed are to Nellie's classes. The main reason I approved your comment was to communicate with you. A link to your profile was no help. <br /><br />You are welcome to post resources but should describe them and include specific details such as topics covered (grammar, writing, etc), what level learner would you recommend them for, and so on. FYI, our preference is for free and open learning resources. <br /><br />If you post another resource without a description, I will mark it as spam. I doubt the phrase "Nellie Deutsch herself" would mean anything to most visitors.Vanessa Vailehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647639725252430851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37860137.post-26029272671666752342012-08-08T15:07:32.132-07:002012-08-08T15:07:32.132-07:00Would you be interested enough to join and invite ...Would you be interested enough to join and invite friends? You'd have to join under your own name.Vanessa Vailehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647639725252430851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37860137.post-23981574079515033152012-08-04T01:08:45.103-07:002012-08-04T01:08:45.103-07:00This looks awesome!
Thanks for this post. There i...This looks awesome!<br /><br />Thanks for this post. There is also a low-cost learning English solution available via Nellie Deutsch herself. Here is it : http://www.wiziq.com/course/4174-learn-english-online-leo<br /><br />-Vikvik_dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11875839642598057455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37860137.post-5389682011446059142012-07-25T17:08:44.534-07:002012-07-25T17:08:44.534-07:00Has anyone joined the Fantasy and Science Fiction ...Has anyone joined the Fantasy and Science Fiction class? If you have, please post a notice and let us know. Although there is a lot of reading, most of it is not too difficult ~ plus you don't have to do *all* of it. Any reading and writing you do will strengthen your English skills.<br /><br />Plus there are video lectures. The professor speaks very clearly and not too fast.Vanessa Vailehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647639725252430851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37860137.post-73256859474946625162012-07-24T00:07:34.382-07:002012-07-24T00:07:34.382-07:00Interesting and informative Tony, even self-promot...Interesting and informative Tony, even self-promotion and thereby borderline spam, which is why I approved the post. I hope it is not bot posted and that you will respond and rewrite your post to present information in a manner and style suitable for ESL learners, who are the target audience of this blog. <br /><br />Please write something clear and jargon free that will help them.Vanessa Vailehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647639725252430851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37860137.post-33845605680592032812012-07-23T13:41:35.465-07:002012-07-23T13:41:35.465-07:00Progress in Reading Comprehension hits a wall acro...Progress in Reading Comprehension hits a wall across the nation at about the 4th grade level due entirely to lack of Differential Diagnosis. There is a 21st Century method of differential assessment that will greatly assist teachers in understanding, diagnosing and correcting several fundamental aspects of reading comprehension. It is an upgrade of the legacy Informal Reading Inventory (IRI) called the Informal Reading- Thinking Inventory or IR-TI (Manzo, Manzo & McKenna 1995, 2004, Cengage publishers). The IR-TI with years of research in the making is organized around the three most fundamental diagnostic abilities, namely the assessment and comparison of abilities to read the lines, read between the lines and read beyond the lines. It also provides measures of metacognition and listening comprehension.This instrument puts a sharper point on comprehension needs. As such it is useful in working with second language learners and uniquely in identifying weaknesses in seemingly proficient readers and often surprising strengths in weaker readers. The IR-TI can be cross-verified with a classical diagnostic-teaching method called the ReQuest (Reciprocal Questioning) Procedure. See: http://anthony-manzo.blogspot.com/2010/05/request-procedure-roots-in-reciprocity.html <br />See the following for a new foundation attempting to identify every teaching method known in order to cull the Best Instructional Practices in a totally transparent way.<br />• http://www.globaladvancementofprofessionaleducation.com/Anthony (Tony) V. Manzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184974267515843352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37860137.post-3437083019075790512012-07-23T13:41:25.508-07:002012-07-23T13:41:25.508-07:00Progress in Reading Comprehension hits a wall acro...Progress in Reading Comprehension hits a wall across the nation at about the 4th grade level due entirely to lack of Differential Diagnosis. There is a 21st Century method of differential assessment that will greatly assist teachers in understanding, diagnosing and correcting several fundamental aspects of reading comprehension. It is an upgrade of the legacy Informal Reading Inventory (IRI) called the Informal Reading- Thinking Inventory or IR-TI (Manzo, Manzo & McKenna 1995, 2004, Cengage publishers). The IR-TI with years of research in the making is organized around the three most fundamental diagnostic abilities, namely the assessment and comparison of abilities to read the lines, read between the lines and read beyond the lines. It also provides measures of metacognition and listening comprehension.This instrument puts a sharper point on comprehension needs. As such it is useful in working with second language learners and uniquely in identifying weaknesses in seemingly proficient readers and often surprising strengths in weaker readers. The IR-TI can be cross-verified with a classical diagnostic-teaching method called the ReQuest (Reciprocal Questioning) Procedure. See: http://anthony-manzo.blogspot.com/2010/05/request-procedure-roots-in-reciprocity.html <br />See the following for a new foundation attempting to identify every teaching method known in order to cull the Best Instructional Practices in a totally transparent way.<br />• http://www.globaladvancementofprofessionaleducation.com/Anthony (Tony) V. Manzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184974267515843352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37860137.post-55639698576404662802012-07-23T07:54:14.360-07:002012-07-23T07:54:14.360-07:00My pleasure and thanks for the link to your site ~...My pleasure and thanks for the link to your site ~ so many good resources. I'll be blogging as well as sharing with a friend who teaches Adult Basic Education locally and and want to start ESL classes too.Vanessa Vailehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647639725252430851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37860137.post-71878434986522898052012-07-23T02:00:06.875-07:002012-07-23T02:00:06.875-07:00Thanks for this post Vanessa!
http://www.scoop.it...Thanks for this post Vanessa!<br /><br />http://www.scoop.it/t/telt/p/2223370620/language-garden<br /><br />Shona Whyte<br />@whyshonaShona Whytehttp://efl.unice.frnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37860137.post-5147145859035891712012-07-06T05:09:37.615-07:002012-07-06T05:09:37.615-07:00PS Learn to Play Bridge videos on YouTube ~ but yo...PS <a rel="nofollow">Learn to Play Bridge</a> videos on YouTube ~ but you can search for more too or short videos on other topics.Vanessa Vailehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647639725252430851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37860137.post-49893519248655952702012-07-06T05:02:01.764-07:002012-07-06T05:02:01.764-07:00I'll look for shorter, easier to follow videos...I'll look for shorter, easier to follow videos and have a few ideas: 1) <a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/" rel="nofollow">Khan Academy</a> and 2) learn to play bridge videos. <br /><br />It's easier to understand lectures and video presentations on subjects you already know. <br /><br />Another strategy is to watch a video with a script that you can follow. Your reading skills will reinforce listening. <a href="http://eslnotes.com/" rel="nofollow">ESL Notes</a> is a movies for ESL site with scripts. <br /><br />Have you listened <a href="http://www.pandora.com/?type=all&q=ESL%20Lessons&x=0&y=0" rel="nofollow">audio ESL Lessons</a> on <a href="http://www.pandora.com/" rel="nofollow">Pandora Internet Radio</a>? I don't really know much about it, but the link came up on search.Vanessa Vailehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647639725252430851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37860137.post-91315035697920873162012-07-06T02:46:18.287-07:002012-07-06T02:46:18.287-07:00Vanessa
I found to be visit Blogging English and ...Vanessa <br />I found to be visit Blogging English and post to it. I don't know why.<br />I know it's hard to understand poems. I tried to watch this video. I couldn't understand her lecture.<br />I'll try to watch easier one.<br />Regards,<br />SadamuSadamuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04619551222931818348noreply@blogger.com