ShiJie HanYu JiaoXue, the long awaited

today i received in my SNAIL mailbox FOUR copies of 《世界汉语教学》 (Chinese Teaching in the World). the journey of getting our article 《以元认知为主导信息科技为辅的口语教学模式探索》 (A Metacognitive and Information Technology Integrated Approach to Teaching Speaking in Chinese Language) has been a long one. it was first submitted in march 2008, after 2 reviews, it’s finally published! my first attempt at getting an article published in an international recognised blind-refereed journal (:

the article is an abridged version of my MA research, so if you would like to find out more, i would suggest you go here 🙂

Citation:
Tan, Y.H., Tan S.C., & Teo, E.H. (2009). A metacognitive and information technology integrated approach to teaching speaking in Chinese language. Chinese Teaching in the World, 23(4), 519-534.

陈育焕、陈成志、张永慧. 以元认知为主导信息科技为辅的口语教学模式探索 [J]. 世界汉语教学, 2009, 23(4), 519-534.

one screen’s not enough?

we’re so used to laptop/notebook carrying only one screen while we need to multi-task 10-20 windows cluttered all in one screen. this intel’s FOUR-screen laptop, if ever leaves prototype for production, can very well change the way we work and learn. what opportunities would such a device present for learning and teaching? perhaps on screen for pm and online status, one screen for personal note/scribble/doodle, one screen for discussion topics, and the main screen for the (20-3) windows that’s left? (: cant wait till the day when i can get my hands on one of these 😮

the P monster

take a look at this (all too familiar?) list:

pedagogical skills
pedagogical strategies
pedagogical content knowledge
pedagogical framework
pedagogical principles
complex pedagogy
basic pedagogy

what’s the similarities and/or difference(s) among them? which is a subset of which? or which is the same as the other?

if i may quote “(i see) STARS” — LK

what do you see? 😛