TBLT Prep: Planned Serendipity?
tokyokevinIs it really serendipity if it's planned? By starting prep so early (6 months before), it allows time to find things as they cross by during my daily info-grazing sessions.…
TBLT Prep: Blood-Brain Barrier between Theory and Practice
The blood-brain barrier in physiology is a lot like the "barrier" between theory and practice. In language teaching, research and teaching oftentimes are not linked. This book (note the title)…
TBLT Prep: First Reading
The first reading has a few purposes. I note feelings I get when discovery is delightful or difficult. I make a deck of jargon flip cards. I highlight as if…
TBLT Prep: Three Readings
I read the text for each of my courses three times. The first is the most exciting, but least interesting. The second is the hardest, but most interesting (I get…
TBLT Course: The Book Part 2
I've already written about the choice of the book and its place in the course, but wanted to say a few more things. Most of these reflect what I do…