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In-Service Training 2010: World Englishes and the Reading Year

Idwan Deshira — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 08:22:49 +0000

The Reading Year

Having done the previous In-Service Trainings in the past three years, this year TTD chose “World Englishes and Reading Year” as the theme. Why “World Englishes and the Reading Year”? Find out in the handout. (download handout)

World Englishes

The English language as we know today is the language of the world since there are more non-native speakers or English than those of the native speakers. (download handout)

Teaching Reading (demo)

The teaching demo is meant to give exposure on what to do during the Pre Reading. Whilst Reading and Post Reading activities. (download handout)

Teaching aids and multimedia

The Hot Potatoes software suite includes five applications that can create exercises for the World Wide Web. The applications are JCloze, JCross, JMatch, JMix and JQuiz. There is also a sixth application called The Masher, that will compile all the Hot Potatoes exercises into one unit.

Hot Potatoes was created by the Research and Development team at the University of Victoria Humanities Computing and Media Centre. Commercial aspects of the software are handled by Half-Baked Software Inc. Hot Potatoes is freeware since October 2009. (Wikipedia)

You can download the software from this link: http://www.halfbakedsoftware.com/hot_pot_download.php

Please remember that to make the result of Hot Potatoes exercise work in your computer you must have Mozilla Firefox web browser installed in your computer.

You can download the handout of the Multimedia Kit, where you can teach yourself how to make exercises or activities using MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point and Hot Potatoes.

Download Multimedia Kit handout

Here some sample of exercises made with Hot Potatoes

China matching
Rock and Roll Multiple Choice
China Cloze Exercise
China Crossword Puzzle

Compiled Reference/Bibliography Lists (Resources for Researchers) on Many Professional ESL/EFL Research

Ismail Ali Harahap — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 18:01:58 +0000

The International Research Foundation for English Language Education (TIRF) has compiled reference/bibliography lists (‘Resources for Researchers’) on many professional ESL/EFL research topics: http://www.tirfonline.org/newresearchers.html

This is a great professional resource.

Action Research
Alternative Authentic Performance Assessment
Anxiety Language Learning & Assessment
Autonomy and Agency

Communication Strategies
Communicative Language Testing
Community College & ESL
Compliment Responses
Content-Based Instruction
Critical Pedagogy & Critical Research

Diagnostic Assessment
Diary Studies

Fluency
Foreign Second Language Teaching
Form-Focused Instruction

Identity Language Learning Teaching
Innovations
International English

Language Classroom Research
Language in Business Industry
Language Teacher Education
Leadership
Listening Assessment

Motivation in Language Learning

Non Native Speaking Teachers
Nursing Education

Observation

Portfolio Assessment
Pragmatics
Professional Development of Language Teachers
Pronunciation

Reading Assessment

TOEFL Small Grants for Doctoral Research in Second or Foreign Language Assessment

Ismail Ali Harahap — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 16:45:52 +0000

This is a reminder that the deadline for applications for the TOEFL Small Grants for Doctoral Research in Second or Foreign Language Assessment is October 15th. The award makes available cash awards up to US $2000 to promising students working in the field of foreign or second language assessment that will help them finish their dissertations in a timely manner.

Applications received after October 15th will be considered for the next application deadline of February 15th.

For more information about the award, please visit:

http://www.ets.org/toefl/grants/doctoral_research_grant_second_language

and

http://www.ets.org/toefl/grants

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The RELO Resource Center

Gedung Balai Pustaka 6th Fl (AMINEF)

Gunung Sahari Raya No. 4

JAKARTA 10720 Indonesia

Phone: +62-21-352-0622 – Fax: +62-21-351-6919

Email: english.indonesia@gmail.com

New EducationUSA website for Indonesia!

Ismail Ali Harahap — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:04:08 +0000

http://www.educationusa.or.id/home

International Education Week, November 15-19, 2010

International Education Week (IEW) is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide.

This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S.
Department of Education is part of our efforts to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences in the United States.

We encourage the participation of all individuals and institutions interested in international education and exchange activities, including schools, colleges and universities, embassies, international organizations, businesses, associations, and community organizations.

The dates for IEW 2010 are November 15th – 19th.

Please visit:
New EducationUSA website for Indonesia: http://www.educationusa.or.id/home
http://www.educationusa.state.gov/
http://connect.state.gov/
http://iew.state.gov/

Facebook Indonesia:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jakarta-Indonesia/EducationUSA-Indonesia/161413017108
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/internationaleducationweek

For further research on studying in the USA:
http://www.petersons.com/educationusa/

In Indonesia, the EducationUSA offices are:

JAKARTA OFFICE
Gedung Balai Pustaka 6th Fl.
Jl. Gunung Sahari Raya No. 4
Jakarta 10720
Tel.: 021 345 2016
Office hours:
Mondays – Fridays: 9:00 – 16:30
Saturdays: 9:00 – 13:00
Email: infoeas@aminef.or.id
http://www.educationusa.or.id/home

SURABAYA OFFICE
International Village Bldg 2nd Fl. Universitas Surabaya Jl Raya Kalirungkut Surabaya 60293
Tel.: 031 847 1809/298 1320
Office hours:
Mondays – Fridays: 9:00 – 15:00
Saturdays: 9:00 – 13:00
Email : eas_sby@rad.net.id

MEDAN OFFICE
Yayasan Persahabatan Indonesia Amerika
Jl. Mansur III No. 1A
Medan 20121
Tel.: 061 821 1074
Office hours:
Mondays – Fridays: 8:00 – 12:00; 1:30 – 16:00 Email : donna_pasaribu@yahoo.com

MALANG OFFICE
Gedung Perpustakaan Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang Jl. Tlogomas 246 Malang 65144
Tel.: 0341 463 345
Office hours:
Mondays – Fridays: 7:30 – 15:00
Saturdays: 7:30 – 12:00
Email : infoeas@aminef.or.id

New website for Indonesia: http://www.educationusa.or.id/home

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The RELO Resource Center
Gedung Balai Pustaka 6th Fl (AMINEF)
Gunung Sahari Raya No. 4
JAKARTA 10720 Indonesia
Phone: +62-21-352-0622 – Fax: +62-21-351-6919
Email: english.indonesia@gmail.com
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Website List for Learning English in the United States

Ismail Ali Harahap — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:53:30 +0000

The United States is a great destination for international students seeking to learn English or improve their English skills. There are over 400 educational institutions that offer English language programs, spread across the many geographic and cultural regions of the United States.

The following websites can help narrow your search:

American Association of Intensive English Programs

http://aaiep.org

Commission on English Language Program Accreditation

http://www.cea-accredit.org

Consortium of University & College Intensive English Programs in the USA

http://www.uciep.org

Intensive English USA -Institute of International Education

http://www.intensiveenglishusa.com

Petersons – English Language Programs

http://www.petersons.com/elp/

Warm Regards,

The RELO Resource Center
Gedung Balai Pustaka 6th Fl (AMINEF)
Gunung Sahari Raya No. 4
JAKARTA 10720 Indonesia
Phone: +62-21-352-0622 – Fax: +62-21-351-6919
Email: english.indonesia@gmail.com
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Let’s Join English Web Chat: Tuesday, July 14 at 1: 00 pm: English Web Chat – “World English or World English-es?”

Ismail Ali Harahap — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:51:39 +0000

SEE THE TRANSCRIPT

We are pleased to inform you that RELO Beijing Damon Anderson hosts a monthly Web Chat on language and culture, discussing issues of interest to teachers and future teachers of English. Tuesday, July 14 the topic will be “World English or World English-es?”

Here are the details:

Topic: “World English or World English-es?”

When: Tuesday, July 14 at 1:00 pm Jakarta Time (2 p.m. Beijing Time)

Where:

https://statedept.connectsolutions.com/englishroundtable

(log-in required)

Who: Teachers and students of English, anyone who is interested in sharing their English-learning and -teaching experience!

The Discussion:

There is a great discussion in the field right now concerning whether we should be talking about a standard World English or about World Englishes.

It is true that English has become a lingua franca and that it is being used either as an official or non-official language in most countries throughout the world. Check out this web site for the list of countries in which English is an official language:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_where_English_is_an_official language.

The question is, which English is being used in these countries? English is a world language and so does not belong to any one country or culture. Many people tell me that they prefer to learn American English, while others prefer British or Australian or Canadian English. What about English in other countries?Linguists have long said that a language is a reflection of culture and that language is defined by its users. This can be demonstrated in looking at how different languages treat time. In English it is a tangible (you can make time, buy time, sell time, steal time, kill time), whereas in some other languages it is an intangible (most Asian languages). Many students of English have found such items in the English language difficult to understand and learn because it is different from their culture and understanding. Some non-mother-tongue users of English have found certain forms in English difficult to use because culturally these forms are different from their native cultures. One example of such a form could be the forms of address, which in English may not always demonstrate enough politeness or respect, according to some cultures.

As a result of this, many users of English in different countries are beginning to adapt English by embedding their culture into English and using English, but within their own cultural context. Some users are adding such things as new kinds of tag questions, single syllable markers such as la or na, or adding forms of address. This is resulting in different Englishes.

This concept of different Englishes is to be differentiated from poor translations in which English is being translated incorrectly or the local language is being translated incorrectly into English. As more and more people throughout the world use English through all the social networking tools now available, they are creating more new vocabulary and forms of English.

How do we classify these changes which are not necessarily generated by the “native speakers” of English, but are being accepted by the majority of users? So, in our English Roundtable chat we would like to discuss this issue and hear your thoughts and examples. Should we be talking about a standard World English or World Englishes? What implications does your stance have on our profession and the teaching of English locally?

Please join us and share your thoughts and insights with us on this controversial topic.

Please don’t miss this exciting web chat as you will be discussing about language and culture with many people from other countries.

We look forward to having you in the web chat!