tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post8649281182799653902..comments2024-03-26T06:07:35.453+01:00Comments on Kalinago English: TED videos for Business English, Part I (Making Decisions)KALINAGO ENGLISHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202016406865561740noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-16657721710328974092012-02-05T17:36:03.783+01:002012-02-05T17:36:03.783+01:00Hi Natalia,
I tried to write you via Twitter and h...Hi Natalia,<br />I tried to write you via Twitter and hopefully through one of the ways we'll get in touch - I have a massive spreadsheet which I was using to divide up the TedTalks into categories and then with school starting got rushed off my feet - but a lot of the research is already done! <br /><br />If you're still keen to create this resource, I can share it with you and/or work on a joint project to sort them out for easy access by Business English teachers. Do get in touch :-))KALINAGO ENGLISHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202016406865561740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-85521352763927525712012-02-03T10:44:51.711+01:002012-02-03T10:44:51.711+01:00Thanks for this post! I already Tweeted you on thi...Thanks for this post! I already Tweeted you on this, but I'll say this again here. I have a vision of an entire web resource of TEDtalks lesson plans, that teachers from all over the world would post. This is an incredibly exciting ideas for me, and I an happy to see that you share my vision. How can we make it happen?<br /><br />https://twitter.com/#!/NatalieGorohovaNatalie Gorohovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18369264619476815185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-2192590278421805522011-03-01T23:25:28.498+01:002011-03-01T23:25:28.498+01:00I love TED Talks - thanks Karenne for this excelle...I love TED Talks - thanks Karenne for this excellent post<br />MercedesMercedes Violahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08022825080643292135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-31298095554585165522011-02-08T12:11:04.341+01:002011-02-08T12:11:04.341+01:00Wow, Stuart - that talk was incredibly moving and ...Wow, Stuart - that talk was incredibly moving and incredibly spot on. Thank you so much, I think I'll share this with my students on Valentine's Day. <br /><br />Thanks for the other links as well. That program Lie to me is incredibly powerful, I catch myself looking for and at micro-expressions these days!KALINAGO ENGLISHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202016406865561740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-28425315936698645612011-02-08T11:25:04.133+01:002011-02-08T11:25:04.133+01:00I saw your question about "Lie to me".
...I saw your question about "Lie to me". <br /><br />There was an interesting piece in the Economist about “24” legitimizing the idea of torture. http://www.economist.com/node/16219301?story_id=16219301 <br /><br />“Lie to me” seems to be having a more beneficial effect. I saw this story about Li Gang’s son http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/18/world/asia/18li.html <br /><br />And the internet campaign to bring justice (or Justice, as I like to call it!) The web protests inspired this Dr. Cal Lightman analysis.<br />http://www.zonaeuropa.com/201010a.brief.htm#028<br /><br />which helped bring this result.<br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12317756<br /><br />Compare this with what happened in India in a similar case and we seem to have a new form of Justice (« democratic » justice ?) aided by a tv programme on how to catch out liars.<br />No One Killed Jessica (2010) http://movies.nytimes.com/2011/01/10/movies/10noone.html<br /><br />It all reminded me of Spartacus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8h_v_our_Q<br />Should get a discussion going!<br /><br />Here’s my favourite tedtalk. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html<br />Best wishes,<br />Stuart WiffinUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14063567407188407772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-54501742433658102692011-02-04T22:42:34.165+01:002011-02-04T22:42:34.165+01:00Great post, thanks for sharing this great videos; ...Great post, thanks for sharing this great videos; I had seen a few previously but the entire group aggregated offers nice context with which to watch them all again.Paul O'Brienhttp://www.foxtranslate.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-50422645983225784022011-02-04T10:33:00.360+01:002011-02-04T10:33:00.360+01:00Yup, actually in class this morning we were talkin...Yup, actually in class this morning we were talking about decision-making, namely the advantages and disadvantages of split decisions. The conversation went in several directions... also very philosophical in parts... but leaving there and heading back home I started thinking about how sometimes Business English texts often don't challenge students enough. <br /><br />Not really sure where I am going with this... thoughts... but one thing that videos from TED do is provoke a level of discussion beyond the norm - engages them and provokes the "same level" of discussion that they are used to carrying out in their own languages - even the short videos with lower level learners seem to open up better debates.<br /><br />Hmmm....KALINAGO ENGLISHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202016406865561740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-84929494570445890912011-02-04T00:16:37.370+01:002011-02-04T00:16:37.370+01:00I think theory of mind has strong connections with...I think theory of mind has strong connections with language learning, and yes, they are deep. As well as facts, we pack a lot of other stuff about ourselves, our feelings and attitudes into what we say. Having the ability to understand people’s intent beyond the literal meanings of the words they are using is closely related to theory of mind. We have a long way to go in understanding the all the cognitive processes involved involved of course, but as well as being revealling about language learning, I think it’s probably also very important for understanding autism.<br />Great to hear more videos are coming! :-)Vicki Holletthttp://www.vickihollett.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-18146484026114090532011-02-03T16:07:28.458+01:002011-02-03T16:07:28.458+01:00Thanks Bayrak and Vicki -
So pleased to hear you...Thanks Bayrak and Vicki - <br /><br />So pleased to hear you like the Saxe video too... it was one of those I debated on whether or not really connected to BE but in the end, like Laurie Santos - they provoke great discussion anyway... and what is Business English but really just English aimed at working adults... perhaps am being too deep so I'll end with asking if you've ever seen the TV Series "Lie to me?" -rather cool!<br /><br />More videos coming!!KALINAGO ENGLISHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202016406865561740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-48926985125853718472011-02-03T07:50:27.067+01:002011-02-03T07:50:27.067+01:00Thanks so much for this post and metion here, Kare...Thanks so much for this post and metion here, Karenne! I really appreciated your previous post on TED videos too. Great stuff! TED videos are such a rich source for lesson material. <br /><br />I loved seeing some of your choices here. You have some of my big TED favourites too - and what struck me was they were not always videos I'd have expected to be on everyone's favourites lists - like that Rebecca Saxe video. Gosh, I really love that one too! <br /><br />But there were also some videos I'd never seen before and was delighted to discover. Thank you for sharing!Vicki Holletthttp://vickihollett.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-10605897905414278922011-02-02T11:14:32.443+01:002011-02-02T11:14:32.443+01:00Nice post. Thank you for the information. I think ...Nice post. Thank you for the information. I think your blog contains useful informationbayrakhttp://www.bayrakline.comnoreply@blogger.com