http://groups.yahoo.com/group/besig/ The Business English Special Interest Group discussion list Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:20:11 GMT Karenne Sylvester http://groups.yahoo.com/group/besig/message/3062 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/besig/message/3062 Great! My needs analysis whenever I start a new conversation class consists of me drawing a circle on the board (in your case, on-line: with one of those great Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:29:11 GMT carldowse http://groups.yahoo.com/group/besig/message/3061 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/besig/message/3061 Hi Nik, I have groups at different levels and within the groups there will also be a range of language competencies so I can see myself being able to adapt all Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:35:39 GMT carldowse http://groups.yahoo.com/group/besig/message/3060 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/besig/message/3060 Hi Anne, Wow, what a host of ideas! Many, many thanks. I think what is becoming very clear to me from the great responses I'm getting here is the need to Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:35:21 GMT carldowse http://groups.yahoo.com/group/besig/message/3059 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/besig/message/3059 Hi Kevin, Not "unhelpful" at all! I agree with you completely that the technology should be relevant and I really like your idea of using the chat room to Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:20:09 GMT carldowse http://groups.yahoo.com/group/besig/message/3058 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/besig/message/3058 Hi Karenne, Thanks for these great ideas. I'm going to try your rotational themes idea and have a brainstorming session first with some of the groups so they Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:20:47 GMT anne dwyer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/besig/message/3057 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/besig/message/3057 What about thinking how people use Messenger and other chat programmes in the real world and creating simulations. Usually it's when people need to use files, Sun, 31 Aug 2008 11:56:11 GMT Karenne Sylvester http://groups.yahoo.com/group/besig/message/3056 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/besig/message/3056 Hi Carl, How about posting specific theme-based questions on the wiki and getting the students to hold a video conference/conversation based on the question? Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:30:18 GMT Kevin Westbrook http://groups.yahoo.com/group/besig/message/3055 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/besig/message/3055 Hi Carl, I think in that case (rather unhelpfully I fear), my answer remains the same :-) What I mean is, the chat room use needs to be related to an exercise Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:36:22 GMT carldowse http://groups.yahoo.com/group/besig/message/3054 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/besig/message/3054 Hi Kevin, Thanks for your really helpful suggestions about providing clear aims for activities and plenty of support when using online tools such as wikis. My Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:36:17 GMT Nik Peachey http://groups.yahoo.com/group/besig/message/3053 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/besig/message/3053 Hi Carl I can't guarntee that these will work for the level, but a few suggestions off the top of my head would be: 1. Send them a job profile and get them to Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:24:38 GMT Kevin Westbrook http://groups.yahoo.com/group/besig/message/3052 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/besig/message/3052 Hi Carl, When I did my CELTA, one of the several excellent trainers there always said "give them a reason". It actually made quite an impact on me so I tend to Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:07:08 GMT carldowse http://groups.yahoo.com/group/besig/message/3051 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/besig/message/3051 Hi Everyone, I have recently set up a wiki for some undergraduate business groups I am teaching. The groups are located in different cities but doing the same Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:45:43 GMT bjhaymo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/besig/message/3050 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/besig/message/3050 Hi Besig Members, I am an instructor at FH Magdeburg-Stendal and FH Anhalt in Saxony-Anhalt. Germany. I have recently expressed my interest and willingness to Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:45:34 GMT Karenne Sylvester http://groups.yahoo.com/group/besig/message/3049 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/besig/message/3049 Hi again, For those lovely teachers who've been responding to Claire regarding her peer observations questionnaire but have been getting a "not valid email Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:05:07 GMT Francine Robinson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/besig/message/3048 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/besig/message/3048 Got to the BESIG sight and it's all there. Francine _____ From: besig@yahoogroups.com [mailto:besig@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of bjhaymo Sent: Friday, August