Monthly Archives: April 2011

Web-based ESL courses: A search for industry standards

Posted on April 26, 2011 by José Aldemar Álvarez Valencia

Smith, M. & Sal, U. (2000).Web-based ESL courses: A search for industry standards. In CALL-EJ Online 2 (1). Retrieved on April 16, 2011from http://callej.org/journal/2-1/msmith-salam.html Back in 2000, web-based language courses were at their infancy. Few explorations, if not any about … Continue reading →

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Learning styles don’t exist!!

Posted on April 18, 2011 by José Aldemar Álvarez Valencia

I found this video and wanted to share it. It provides good food for thought about the state of the discussion regarding learning styles. For some reason the video clip  is not compatible with wordpress so here yo are the link so you … Continue reading →

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Description Agenda Website

Posted on April 15, 2011 by José Aldemar Álvarez Valencia

There is a wide variety of Language Learning Websites (LLW henceforth) on the internet. All of them cater for learners of different ages, views of how a language should be learned and what is fashionable nowadays in the era of … Continue reading →

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