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N is for New Information

October 14, 2012

<![CDATA[This is the first of a series of posts intended to introduce some basic concepts of Discourse Analysis and to illustrate them in a fun, if possible, way. N is for New Information Screenshot of front pages Definition New information is information that is assumed by the speaker not to be known to or assumed by the addressee,…
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P is for Politeness in Conversational English – a Discourse Perspective

December 11, 2011

<![CDATA[Many teachers who have had the opportunity to read discourse analysis either at University or on a PD course such as the Cambridge DELTA, express great interest in this way of studying connected text or talk, but just as many find it hard to incorporate it into their teaching; apart from an occasional lesson focusing…
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Tradition Revisited & Revamped: "Something old, something new…."

November 21, 2010

<![CDATA[ What are the good things you can draw from each of the approaches labelled traditional? How have you adapted them or changed them/renovated them and how do you integrate them into your teaching practice? The discussions during the #ELTchat of November 10 had us running in two directions: there were those colleagues who wanted…
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N is for New Information

P is for Politeness in Conversational English – a Discourse Perspective

Tradition Revisited & Revamped: "Something old, something new…."

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