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New Words for NOAD
Thu Sep 23 00:00:00 EDT 2010
The New Oxford American Dictionary has released its third edition, and in the time-honored tradition of lexicographical publicity, a sampling of the dictionary's new words and phrases has been making the rounds. Some have griped that the list "reads like a list of Twitter trending topics" that is designed "to bait bloggers, who really are obsessed with the Interweb." Is the list too preoccupied with evanescent online culture? You be the judge!
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Edulinks
Sites for English Language Learners
Wed Sep 22 00:00:00 EDT 2010
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Teachers at Work
Testing is a Sport (and Other Teaching Analogies)
Wed Sep 22 00:00:00 EDT 2010
The past week or so, while I wrestled with trying to tackle another column on the five-paragraph essay, I found myself monitoring all those little things I say in class. So, as the school year begins to rev up into high gear, I thought maybe something more lighthearted would be fun.
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Blog Excerpts
Get Ready for National Punctuation Day!
Wed Sep 22 00:00:00 EDT 2010
Did you know that Friday, September 24th is National Punctuation Day? Get in the mood by submitting an entry to the Punctuation Haiku Contest, sponsored by the organizers of NPD. Read all about it here.
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Word Count
Words on a Wire
Tue Sep 21 00:00:00 EDT 2010
Stan Carey, a professional editor from Ireland, writes:
We think of balance as a good thing, associating it with poise, equilibrium, evenness and harmony, as stability in unpredictable circumstances or as a healthy mix of disparate elements. It's a versatile metaphor. We try to balance our lives by living a balanced lifestyle, holding balanced views and following, on balance, a balanced diet. We balance work and play, overtime and downtime, business and pleasure. Mostly business: we balance our books, accounts, loans, budgets and balance sheets.
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Word Routes
All Aboard the "Chunking" Express
Mon Sep 20 00:00:00 EDT 2010
This Sunday's New York Times Magazine was a special issue on education, with a focus on education technology. I used the opportunity to write an On Language column that explored new theoretical approaches to language learning that are having important practical applications in the English-language classroom.
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Word Count
Words on Probation
Fri Sep 17 00:00:00 EDT 2010
Veteran Baltimore Sun copy editor John E. McIntyre writes:
When a new word pops into the language, or an old one acquires a new sense, there is a probationary period during which it either lodges itself in the language or fades away. As with electronic gadgets, the early adopters latch onto these words eagerly, the Luddites fiercely resist them, and the rest of us stand uncertainly in the middle.
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Blog Excerpts
Zimmer and McWhorter on Bloggingheads
Fri Sep 17 00:00:00 EDT 2010
On Bloggingheads, Visual Thesaurus executive producer Ben Zimmer joins fellow linguist John McWhorter to talk about a wide range of language issues, from new approaches to the teaching of English to the language of "Mad Men." Watch the conversation here.
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Wordshop
Sorting it Out: Word Sorts for Secondary School Students
Thu Sep 16 00:00:00 EDT 2010
Many secondary school teachers may be dismissive about using manipulatives in the classroom. They may think of word cards and word puzzles as belonging in the elementary school realm, along with crayons and counting cubes. However, when it comes to vocabulary learning, it can sometimes be a more engaging way to teach words as individual manipulative units rather than lists of tiny words printed out on 8 ½ x 11 sheets of paper. After all, why do so many adults have fridge doors covered in magnetic poetry?
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Teachers at Work
Y'All Want This Party Started, Right?
Thu Sep 16 00:00:00 EDT 2010
Teachers, are you having trouble finding a way to set the proper tone for an interactive writing class? Writing teacher Margaret Hundley Parker has tips for starting things off on the right foot.
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