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Dear colleagues,
Eid Adha Mubarak to all of you,Merry Christmas to all brothers and sisters and Happy New Year to all the world.WIsh you a happy and enjoyable vacation to get ready to the conference.
Yours
Hassan Abu Ali

Hi Friends

Here are all the cell phone numbers for the Egyptian group to facilitate communication during the preparation period for the conference


Abdel rahman Eliwa 0101047850
Taha Samir 0124034423
Ahmed Abdelrashid 0103390955
Kamal Eldeeen Albadry 0103898210
Shady Mohammed 0101826139
Mohammed Lotfy 0107670238
Ramdan Hassan 0121599502
Hassan Badr 0105630151
Tarik Mohammed 0104107019
Nassr Abuelsoud 088/ 2357891

The fruit game

I tried the games we took
Hi dear friends:
The aim is to revise the past simple tense.
I have tried some of the games that Dr. Steven has given us. Do you remember the game about a group of six each three have the name of fruit? I used it in my classes and it was very wonderful.




















In this picture you can see the students while doing the game. I was holding the camera. I asked three students to come and I gave them the name apple. And I asked other three and I gave them the name banana. And I asked them to be seated in seats in front of the class. Then I began telling a story in the past simple tense. I told them that while telling the story I’m going to mansion the name of a fruit so they have to change seats and I’m going to take one of your seats. So the one who will remain without a seat is going to tell us a story in the about something happened to him in the past.



















I began the game and at the begging the students were puzzled and after that they got the idea. They enjoyed the game very much. I tried it with another class as you can see from the pictures.

After doing this game each week my students ask me about new games we can do in the class. Nearly I’m trying everything we learned in USA with my students and they enjoy very much. Can Dr. Steven send us more games I didn’t expect that the students will get benefit from these games in addition to the amount of amusement and joy that my students feel when they’re in the game.
Next week I’m going to try using drama with them to dramatis some of their book’s lessons.
Thanks very much.
I hope to read your comment and advices about using these techniques.
Kamal Eldeen
Egypt

The Spring Conference

Dear Colleagues,
Hope you are all fine and doing well in life.I'd like to inform you that Hesham Kanona of the American embassay is coming to Assuit and Minia next week .He would like to meet Minia group on Monday in Minia at 8 o'clock pm and Assuit group at 8 o'clock pm in Assuit to discuss some points related to the conference as it is supposed to hold it in either Assuit or Minia.I will tell you the exact time and location as soon as I know.Till then, I wish you all the best.
yours
Hassan Abu Ali

Happy Feast

Hi dear friends happy Ramadan feast.
Hi dear colleagues. Happy feast. I hope that you all are Ok.
Kamal (Egypt)

Dear colleagues,
Hope you are all fine and "Many Happy Returns of the Day'on the Occasion of "Eid Elftr' .Hope that God bless you all during those Holy days.Again I send my invitation to those who are interested to present in the mini-conference That will be held in my school after the "Eid Elfetr' vacation.The workshops will be 45 minutes each.You can consider it as a practice for the big conference next spring.Thank you for your co-operation and Happy Feast.
Hassan Abu Ali

Samia Kamel -- Egypt

Hi ! This is Samia Kamel Egypt. How are u ?
I missed u so much. I’d like to thank u again 4 every thing u have done 4 us .
I”ve sent u 2 photos as an attachment.
The first photo shows the meeting that I held wiz my colleagues& among us is sitting our school director who was a teacher of English too.
The aims of this meeting
To give my colleagues an idea about the programme that I attended in the US.
To show them the box of books.
Every one of my colleagues has borrowed a book from the box to select the most attractive & applicable activities / topics to be ready to take turns to demonstrate them during our staff meetings.
NOTE :- At first I didn’t expect their enthusiastic reaction. They were very pleased to see this treasure (the box of books) & willingly offered to participate in the meetings and to apply the technques inside their classrooms.
To give them the coppies of the Forum that I have received by mail.
To assign a notebook specially for P4L.

The second photo:-

This is my class , the photo couldn’t hold my all 68 studients.
Two of my colleagues visited me to observe my class.
In the picture all my ss are wearing large letter name tags that they ‘ve designed&decorated themselves.
The wonderful idea of having a box of concern (Mail box) for each class , also I didn’t expect the wonderful outcome of using this box that could create a friendly atmosphere between me as a teacher & my ss since it maximized the
Teacher/students interaction.
One of my studients is holding a theatre, the same as that one that Dr Stevens has shown us in the US ,but I have substituted the characters wiz the characters of our textbooks .I wish I could send this photos to Dr Stevens but I missed his e- mail so if u don’t mind send them 2 him
I’m looking forward to your feedback . and if you don’t mind send me Dr Stevens’ e-mail . love Samia kamel . my new e-mail is samiakamelegypt@yahoo.com

The "What are you doing?" game

I tried this game in my classes


Hi my friends
I tied the games that Dr steven tought usI tried the game of " What are you doing?"to revise the present continuous tense. It was very successful.











The students enjoyed it very much. I played the game with a student then I asked two of them to come out and play it in pairs.I aimed to revise the present continuous tense.I asked two students to come out and I told them that we are going to play a game. The game was to make the two students ask each other about what he is doing. and the other student tells him and acts the action.







Then the second student who is acting asks the first student about what he is doing. And he acts the action.The students enjoyed the game very much and they practiced the present continuous tense. So they formed complete sentences in the tense.

Dictation Lessons

Hi dear colleagues
I have tried one of our friends from Syria techniques. They showed it in thier conference. To dictate English in a funny and interactive way. It was very wonderfl to my students. I wrote the group of words which I want the students to remember in two pieces of paper and hanged them on each board side. Then I asked two volunteer groups of students to sit in groups. I told them that they have to choose one of each group who is good in writing. Then with time each group member comes to the board with his pencil and reads as much as he can memorise of the words and puts a mark with the pencil where he reached and runs back to the group's writer and dictates him the words. At the same time another member of the group runs to the bourd and does the same but begining where his friend has just put the mark. So it becomes a competition between the two groups. And the winner group is the one that writes the most words in due time. My students enjoyed this game and they learned with great fun.
I hope to read your comments dear friends.
Kamal Eldeen Albadry
Egypt

Dear colleagues,
Hope you are all fine and doing well.I have good news for those who are interested.I am going to hold a mini-conference in our school .I have discussed this issue with the school director and she willingly agreed.The conference is going to be held after Aid El-Fetr.That is after 2 weeks from now.So please ,those who are interested to conduct a workshop, send me an e-mail through the blog with title of your workshop to include you in the schedual.All colleagues from El-Minia and Assuit are welcomed.Also you can tell me any suggestion about the conference. Have a peaceful time with your families in Ramadan.
Hassan Abu Ali

Dear respectful colleagues,
I'd like to congratulate you all on the occasion of 6 October.Last week has been the week of my favorite technique which is using debate in the classroom especially if the topic is exciting and negotiable .Last week I held 3 debates with my students about three very important topics
1-For or against the work of woman
2-For or against the examinations
3-For or against Using Arabic inside the Classroom.
The result is not as important as the ideas and the language the students used to get their ideas across to the audeince.Some of my colleagues were there and they approved the idea .By the way , I have been using Debate for more than 7 years and every time it proves more success and my students and myself learn something new.If you want more information about how to conduct a debate in a class just e-mail me it is an easy task yet so fruitful.
Hassan Abu Ali

Greetings &feedback

Hello friends from Delaware,
Hello Moroccan friends,
Hello Egyptian friends,
Happy new year and happy Ramadan.I missed you so much. I have some good news. I used four techniques with my 8 grade students and they worked very well. The tecniques are: 1-the warmer.
2-catch my eyes.
3-the mirror.
4-what are you doing?
Hoping to hear from you soon.
Nasr Abou El Seoud

Happy Ramadan

Dear colleagues,

Happy Ramadan to all of you in Morrocoo and Egypt .Hope this Holy month gives us all a new push in our spiritual life and in our carreer too.Yesterday I applied using scenario in my classroom .It was a great success and all my colleagues in my school liked the idea as I invited them all to attend and the students standard was so high that it impressed us all including myself.I will try it tomorrow again with a new class.Wish me luck.Thank you all and miss you all.

Hassan abu Ali

new scholastic year

Dear All,
Hope you have recovered your jet lag and culture shock.Also hope you are spending a nice time with your families.Now it is time for us all to make a diffrence in our schools .I know that the school year stated in Morocco yesterday and it will start in Egypt tomorrow.So it is the awaiting for chance to accept the challenge in our educational system by applying some of the applicable things we have learned in the US .So let me remind myself and you of some useful topics to start with in the first week.
1- The wonderful workshops of Dr. Stephen on DRAMA.
2- The unorgetable workshops of Deb on STORYTELLING.
3- The very nice workshops of Mary on JAZZ CHANTS.
4- The very effective behavior of control and problem solving of BAERB.

Just to mention 4 as a starter.So it is our time to put our action plan in Action.

Hassan Abu Ali

Scenario

Scenario
1) Part A:
You are traveling on a road. Suddenly in a remote area your car breaks down.
You try to get help. You try to stop a car to help you or takes you to the nearest
garage or phone. You stop a big lorry carrying an expensive cargo. You try to
Convince the driver to help you.

Part B:
You are a lorry driver. You are on a road you have a expensive cargo on your lorry.
You see someone on the road who wants help. You feel sympathy with him but you
Can’t take anyone with you on the lorry.

2) Part A:
You are a husband talking to your wife about saving money to your children’s
school fees. You want to save money for them, so you want to delay the summer
holiday this Year to a resort.

Part B:
You are a wife. You get tired of log school year and work.
You have been dreaming of a nice summer holiday in a resort.

3) Part A:
You are a careless friend. You have borrowed an expensive camera from a
Friend to take shots of a wedding party. Although your friend told you that the
camera is expensive, you’ve broken it. You try to delay the time of returning it.
Part B:
You have an expensive camera, a friend asked you to do him favor and give him a
camera. You gave him the camera but not to keep it than two days .you meet your
friend and he tries to delay the time of giving the camera back
4) Part A:
You are a trader; you have a business a appointment in Broadway street in New York.
There is much time you decided to go by common means of transport, there is a
bus .You told the driver about your destination ,but the bus was going to the west
Broadway street .you want east Broadway you missed the appointment.
Part B:
You have stopped at a stop, a passenger asked you to go to Broadway but you have
to ask him which Broadway Street he wants to go.

Prepared by:
Tarek Mohamed Ramadan Hassan

Writing scenarios

Writing scenarios

Prepared by:

Nasr Abou El Seoud

&

Mohamed Loutfi

Scenario1:

Role(A) You are travelling on a train and sitting next to a person who looks like your son that got lost fifteen years ago.You want to find out if he is your lost son or not.

Role( B)You are travelling on a train and sitting next to a person who stares at you.He seems to be mad.

Scenario2:

Role(A)You are a mother and you are sitting with your daughter trying to convince her to marry someone who has proposed to her.You talk about his merits.

Role(B)You are sitting alone with your mother and you took the chance that she is in high spirits to tell her about someone who you are in love with.

Amercican Pronounciation Patterns

Egypt Morocco Blog
This lecture was given by
Dr. Kenneth Allen Hyde

In this lecture or workshop we learned that the trick to teaching pronounciation is to understand the articulation of sounds. When teaching ESL students, it's usually more important that they understand the artuculation movement rather than the technical terms. And from theis workshop Dr. Hyde said that transcription helps students focus on the actual pronounciation of English. It also forces them to confront the fact about English that our spelling system is only tangentially related to ur pronounciation. In addition, students usually need help with suprasegmental aspects of pronounciationthat involve more than one sound at a time. This an example of some suprasegmental issues that students may have questions about:

Syllables:
In English every vowel sound and every syllabic consonent (and not letter) is counted as syllable.

Stress:
English stress is created by an increase in pitch, volume, length, and clarity of the vowel in the stressed syllable.
Intonation: English speakers use a downward intonation to indicate the end af a group of related words.
Syllable length: Using a correct vowel length can help listeners guess correctly. Long vowels signal that the following consonant is voiced, while short vowels signal that the following consonant is voiceless.


Prepared by
Kamal Eldeen

Using drama in the EFL classroom

Using drama in the EFL classroom

by Dr/Stevens

Summarised by/Nasr Abou El Seoud

It is one of the most fascinating workshops.I think everyone enjoyed it and participated in it .This may due to the vivity of the subject.But, also the cleverness of Dr/Stevens contributed alot.

Dr/Stevens began his workshop with the fact that drama has been used in language classes to develop communicative competence and improving oral intelligibility and fluency.It also inspires students to learn another language by making language use purposeful and contextualized.It also makes learning enjoyable by creating a relaxed atmosphere inside the learning environment.Drama allows students to participate in the new culture. Also, drama builds group unity through trust. It draws upon all senses and skills. Multiple intelligences can be achieved through drama. Finally , successful drama activities make use of students experience.

Then , Dr/ Stevens moved to speak about the basics of a drama class as follows:
1-Group development.
2-Energy.
3-Voice.
4- Movement.
5-Concentration.
6- Spontaneity.
7- Creativity.
8- Mechanics.

Afterthat ,Dr/Stevens mentioned some suggestions for ordering drama class activities as follows:
1- Relaxation.
2-Physical warm up.
3- Vocal warm up.
4-Rehearsal/performance.
5- New activity.
6-Coo down.

Finally he used some of these activities as follows:
1-Circle movement.
2-Push/pull.
3- Lean in.
4-The great shake.
5-Mirror movement.
6- The observation game.
7-Fruit basket.
8-Sing the missing part.
9-Preposition circle game.
10-What are you doing.
11- The freeze game.
12- Using puppets.

Above are some of the techniques that can be used in teaching English as a foreign language.They can be used with different levels and ages. The distinguishing thing about Dr/ Stevens' workshops is their applicability.So many thanks are due to him.

LEGESILATIVE HALL, DOVER, DELAWARE

Legislative Hall, Dover, Delaware
The legislative Hall is the capitol b uilding for Delaware s General Assembly since 1933. The formal chambers of the Senate and house of Representative
Government became more representative and the state population increased , the legislature out grew is original Dover home .The Old State House has been restore as a historic landmark and is open for tours
The members of the General Assembly created a Legislative building committee propose an addition
That would give each legislative an office in addition to his or her desk in the house and Senate Chamber.
The Delaware General Assembly will enter the 21st century in modern surrounding that nonetheless maintain a strong bond with Delaware s historic past.
Ruth Ann Minner s election as Delaware s the first state woman governor is the latest milestone in a remarkable journey.
Delaware has proud and long history which were made by the Spaniards and Portuguese in the sixteenth
Century.
LEGESILATIVE HALL, DOVER, DELAWARE
Legislative Hall has the rooms of the Senate and House of Representatives. It has General Assembly’s nonpartisan staff agencies. This building was dedicated as such in 1933. It has been restored as a historic landmark and is open for Tours. Two wings were added to the building to provide more rooms. The interior reflects the style of the late 18th century.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
It contains two formal bodies: the Senate and the House of Representatives. The meetings are held every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Until June 30th. The call to session is announced by bells: 1 chime for the Senate, 2 chime for the House of Representatives. All sessions must be held at the Hall and are open to the public. Each assembly is made up of two years. Each year is considered a session.
Legislation introduced but not complete during the first year of the two-year General Assembly is carried over to the second year, but not beyond. Between sessions, either or both chambers can be called into special sessions by the Governor or their presiding officer.
ABOUT THE SENATE
The Senate is composed of 21 members. The candidates must be citizens of the U.S.A. who have lived for 3 years and have been a resident of their district for 1 year prior the election. Senators are elected for 4-year terms and there are no term limits. These terms are staggered so that ½ the body runs for election every two years. The Lt. Governor presides over the Senate and votes only to break a tie. In his absence, the President Pro Tempore presides over the Senate.

DUTIES AT LEGISLATIVE HALL
Legislative Hall, the capital of Delaware, is located at 411 Legislative Avenue in Dover. It is the home of the Delaware General Assembly consisting of the House of Representatives and Senate. The Division of Capitol Police was originally created as Capitol Security during the social unrest of 1965 to protect Legislative Hall. Over the years Capitol Security has transformed, taking on more responsibilities and providing police services where needed, eventually becoming the Division of Capitol Police. While the division has seen many changes over time, the original mission of the unit has not. The Division of Capitol Police still provides Legislative Hall with police protection, only now with the help of audio / video surveillance, and alarms throughout the facility. Legislative Hall has recently undergone a three phase project of expansion and renovation. The last phase of this included the installation of a state of the art surveillance system that enables the division to view the entire perimeter, entrances/exits, and interior of the building. This system has the ability to maintain a recorded log of after hour entries and record all of the surveillance points twenty-four hours a day. From 1965 to the present the Division of Capitol Police is committed to providing the Delaware General Assembly with the ability to conduct their business without interference, interruption, and in as safe a work environment as possible.
This visit enriches all the visitors’ information about the great history of U.S.A. especially the history of Delaware as one of the most effective role in the early history of U.S.A. It also dates back to the life of early American compared with the other states.
.prepared by
Tarek
Ramadan

Jazz Chants

Jazz Chants
By: Taha And Fadwa
Presented by: Mary Beth Worrilow
Date : July 17 ,2006
-Using Jazz Chants in teaching English as a foreign language is the issue we have tackled in today’s workshop.
-The lecturer gave a brief introduction about Jazz Chants using interactive examples. Than she let us know about the Jazz Chants’ history.
The creator of Jazz Chants was Ms Graham. She felt a connection between rhythm of spoken American English and the 1, 2, 3, 4 book of American Jazz. It‘s got a great fame from the 1970’s up till now.
Jazz Chants have a lot of characteristics:-

1- It reduces anxiety.
2- Very motivating.
3- It can be used with students of different levels.
4- It s meaningful communicative and interactive.
5- It also teaches the multiple aspects of language. So why Jazz Chants?
-To develop students’ sensivity to English rhythm.
Problems:
*Natural native language carry over.
*Inability to recognize the difference between stressed and unstressed syllables, words.
*Speech comprehension difficulty.
How?
Through a three step process.
1- Focusing on the nature of English rhythm
*Combination of stressed and unstressed syllables.
For example:-
A- Big black dog chase small white cats.
A big black dog is chasing a little cat.
-In the end of the session, the instructor encouraged us to practise the five step model.
1- Listening to a chant.
2- Simple choral repetition.
3- Group response
4- Role play.
5- Individual response.

AMERICAN CULTURE, AMERICAN WAYS

Presenter : Christopher Wolfe
Audience : Egyptian & Moroccan Students
Setting : University of Delaware, WHL 104
Date : 7/11/06
Goal : Understanding how American people understand themselves
The start was really catchy as Chris stressed the similarity between his name and the animal’s name “wolf”. Then he captured the audience’s attention when he said,” you can’t assess your culture well unless you are exposed to others”. He also used a diagram to focus on the idea of YOU and the OTHER. He was logical when he stated that using the term “American culture” to refer to the culture of the United States may be offensive to Canadian and Latin American people. He added that it has not to do with arrogance; English does not have an adjective form of “United States”, so the word “American” is the only available word.
He dealt with the content of his workshop smoothly; he brought things to his class and provided real life situations to clarify cross-cultural misunderstanding:

Situation 1: Once Mr. Chris was driving his car along a road when he saw a non-American student walking down the street. Out of his thoughtfulness, he offered him a lift to the university. The guy said, “OK” and started walking again. Because he was answered “OK” three times for his question: “Would you like me to give you a lift to the university?” Mr. Chris asked, “OK what?” The student said:”OK. It’s nice walking to the university”.
☺OK for Yes/No question means “yes”.

Situation 2: Mr. Chris was in an African country on one of USAID programs. For the first two weeks everything was ok and the class was full of children. In the third week, no one came to the class and people began to be allergic to him. He was told that the reason was the American food. There was a packet of famous American food for children that had a big picture of a child. They thought that Americans eat children.
☺The picture on the packet means that this thing is found inside and is to be eaten.

Situation 3: Mr. Chris was once giving a class when one of his students, aged 80, said to him in a rough way: “I went to a food store yesterday. Why do you have 57 kinds of dog food, when there are people without enough to eat…?”
☺Variety and freedom of choice are national concepts in America.

Situation 4: At the presidency of John Kennedy, the Russian president paid an official visit to US. During their press talk, the Russian president said, “WE will bury you” with his hands crossed over his head. Next day, this caption was the cover page of US journals and magazines. The interrelations of both countries got worse than ever.
☺In Russia, “WE will bury you” means “We will outlast you”. The way the Russian president waved means “Thank you for your hospitality”.

In an interesting sequence, he turned to talk about the United States as a nation of immigrants. He attributed that to some general cultural values:
I. Individual Freedom & Self Reliance
Americans expect nothing from any man; they consider themselves as standing alone. That’s why they are called “Do It Yourself” DIY society.
II. Equality of Opportunity / Informality
There is no aristocracy in America. All people have equal opportunities of advancement.
III. Individual Privacy / Suspicion of Government
Americans distrust their politicians and government. That’s why they don’t have ID card, and education is governed by local school boards and home schooling.
IV. Time – Future Oriented
Time for Americans is a resource to be used; it is something tangible. Therefore, in many cultures, the typical American answer, “I’m sorry, but I don’t have time”, doesn’t make sense as a response to a dinner invitation.
V. Progress = Change = Progress
Americans believe that progress means change and change means progress. Related to this is the assumption that variety and choice is automatically a good thing.
VI. Educational System
Education is an “adventure of learning” with the goal of developing critical and creative thinking skills. Classroom style is a dialogue between teacher and students.
VII. Rule of Law
The US concept of “rule of law” includes the idea that the same system of law applies to everyone, regardless of social status or position.

hi all
I am Taha . I hope that everyone is ok.
I am so happy to join this blog.
i wish you all goodluck.

Critical thinking

Developing critical thinking skills through reading

by

Dr/Margaret Van Naerssen

Summarised

by

Nasr Abou El Seoud Abd El Megid

Dr/Margaret spoke indirectly about critical thinking skills.She did not like to give definitions or elicit definitions from us.Therefore she was misunderstood by most of us.

The focus of her workshop was Mohan's model: Knowledge structure framework( shape1).The model contains two levels of thinking skills; one is low while the other is high.The low thinking skills are concrete and specific, while the high thinking skills are general and abstract.

Dr/Margaret used the green colour(ground) for the low skills, while she used the blue colour(sky) for the high skills.As we start from the concrete and move to towards the abstract.

One can follow these skills vertically or horizontally as they appear in the diagram.

Concepts principles evalution
definition& rules,
classification cause-effect

description sequence choice

(shape 1)

Dr/Margaret focused greatly on two things: giving examples and causality ( cause-effect) and sequence. She spoke about chuk chuk and described it in detail. She also spoke about a famous pot called Zeer.

She discussed words of casuality with us : becasuse, because of, as since due to and owing to. She also dealt with words of sequence: first , second ,third , then, besides, afterthat and finally.

At the of her work shop , she asked us to prepare some texts that include words of casuality and sequence.She asked us also to use posters to illustrate the texts and we did so.

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