Contents

Editorial

Towards reception-oriented
language learning
by AlastairBanton

Learning-centred reading lessons

- an ILT view
by Lara Panzini

Supermarket magic

12

by VlncentDesmond

Enthusiasm, puzzlement,
and exploratory practice
lty Judith Hanks

A co-operative course design project

18

l:y Margot Lange

The importance of global issues

20

l.ty Philllp K-^rr

Practice nets - iii

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Taped correction of learner

written work

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Com paratively creative

l.:y l\4adclinr: Patriclt

Doing the DELTA

by Jo Trotter

I can dish it out, but can I take it?

by JennyLeanard

What's it like in Opole, Bielsko Biala,

Wroclaw and Katowice?
by Rod Fricker

John Haycraft: an autobiography

Book review
by Lin Colenan

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exploratory practice

Introduction

The idea of sustainability

I u n s r e r ' \ i n l c r c s t c t ll o l c a i l . l a n r i c

O n e o t l h c n r a i na i r . t tos l ' E r p k r n t t o r r

D u n c a n ' sr r t i c l e i n t h e l H . l o u r - n aoll '

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E d u c a l i o rur n d D c v c l o p n r c n{tN o \ . I r ) t ) t ) .

c l a s s r o o n rr c s c e r c h .A k e f i s s u ei s t h l t

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b u r c l c no n t c l c h e r s . b u t s h o u l t l u t i l i s c

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What is exploratory practice?

a l i k c n r a l 'r c - r u l r k e n( o l s i n r p l r s r r s l l r i n .

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i l i t h a s n ' tu u n e c l )e n t l r u s i a s nt irr r t h c
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l r r t c rr l i r t c .

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a s p i r i to l ' c L r r i o s i No 'r p u z z l e r r e n t,.. \ s

t o e n c o u f t r g ep e e l 'o [ ] s e r V o t l o na n d / o f
c l a s s r - o o rrrcr s c a r c l .trc n c lt o " l i z z l e o L r t " .O n c

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c r r p h a s i s c st h c i l l r p o r t a n c co l l c a c h c r s

r e u s o nf o l t h i s r r u t h c b c c a u s cp a i c lt i n r r -l i r r

u n c l c r l fi n g r i l t i o n i l l e " .t h e r n a i n t h r u s t o t '

n o r k i n g t o g c t h c f( t h c c o l l e g i a li l s p e c o
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r a r c l v a v r i l e h l c . T h c r c l i r r c .s u c h r c s c a r c h

n r a k i n g l i t e r n o l c b e a l u b l c .c r c n

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p r o j e c t so t i e n e n t l u p b e i n g t l o n c i n

p l c a s u l a L r l cl .i u t h c p a r t i c i p u r r t s :

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l t tt t t l i t t ' . t t i t I t t l t t t t l t . s o l t t tnt 't i t t i t t t t r nr t l

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l o s t i n a m o n g s tt h c -o n - g o i r r gm e e t i n s s .l h c

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a n d a n a l r s i s .i n c l c p t hr c r d i n g .u l l t u k e u p a
l a l g e a n r o u n to l t i r r c a n d c n c r g l ' .T h u s t h e

p i l c s o l ' n r a r k i n g . s t a n d b l ,t c u c h i n g .u n t l t h c

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l l t o f ! ' t h i l t ' l i l t h c t t i t t t t c t t t ' tttt I l i ! . ' r l . L t l r l

g e n e r u ls c h o o l a d n r i n i s l r - a t i otna s k s t h a l

i n r c s t i g a l c c l i r t i L s I i t r t o l l . L r z z l . ' i l r L i lnl l l r r

r u c c r , r n r u l adtucr i n g t h e 1 e a r .

b e l k e r ' 1 o l i l f t h c l L t t t r l t f . t l L t r . rr r :

Eight steps for exploratory

practice

d i s c u s s i o no l ' t h c v i c l c o so l a p a r t i c u l a r

u s i n g l t a l i a ni n a n E n g l i s hc l a s s )c o u l d b e

D i c k A l l w r i g h t s l r g g e s t se i g h t s t e p sf i r r

c l a s s .t h c t e a c h e rI h a d b e e n r v o r k i n g w i t h
s u d d e n l ya n n o u n c e d" l r c a l l y w o u l d l i k e t o

p e r c e i v e da s c i t h e f a n e g a t i v et h i n g t o b e
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tcachers b firllow in Exploratorl, Pr-actice:

k n o w w h y i t i s t h a t s o n r es t u d e n t sc a n r c a c h

o n l y E n g l i s h ( u s i n g a n u n r b e ro l t e c h n i q u e s l
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a c e r t a i n l e v e l a n d s t a r t t o p l ' o n o u n c ew e l l .

S o t h e s a m e e v e n t ( i n t h i s c a s c .n s t u d c n t

t o r e a l l y u s c a n d c x p a n c la n E , n g l i s ha c c e n t .

l i k c t . r r r i t r ' o r r l tllr r ' \ ( ' ( ' l Jr \ i i l ) i r r l c r e . t i i l g

Step 2 Refine rortr thinkitr,qob()ut tlkft

a n d o t h e r s t u d e n t se i t h e r d o n ' t u n d c r s t a n d

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unknor.vnfacts corne out.

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a b o u t i t ' . ' )a n d s p c n d i n ga l o t o f t i m e a n d

o f m v o . , v nc l a s s e sr c c en t l v . i l s t u d e n t

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a n n o u n c c dt h a t s h c s i n t p l y d i d n o t l i k e

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s p c a k i n gE n g l i s h l O t h e r s t r i e d t o a n a l l s c

( a n d r v i t h v a r y i n g d e g r c c so l ' s u c c e s s ) t. h e

t h c i r o w n f ' e e l i n g st o w a r d s u s i n g E n g l i s h

W h c n I t r i c d d e b a t i n gt h i s q u e s t i o nr v i t h o n c

t e a c h e rc o n c c n r c dw a s a b l c t o s h i f i t h e

a n t l u s i n s I t a l i a n i n c l a s s .W c a l s o c l i s c u s s e d

l i r c u s o n t o s o m e t h i u gt h a t r v a sa l s o o f '

t h e t l m e s w h c n i t r . v a su s e f u l . i m p o r t a n t a n d

i n t e r e s tt o h e r s t u d c n t s( s o m c o 1 ' t l i e mh a c l

p o s i t i v ek r u s e I t a l i a ni n c l a s s .S h o r t l va l t e r '

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a l s o e x p r e s s e da n i n t e r e s ti n r e a c l i n ga l o u d

t h a t . I n o t i c e d a n r a r k e di n c r e a s ei n t h c

n o t c d a b o u t t h e s es t e p s .T h e t i r s t . i n m 1 ,

t b r p r o n r - r n c i a t i oun. o r k ) . I w o u l d s u g g c s t

s t u d e n t s c' f l b r t s t o r . r s cE n g l i s h . I t w a s a s i f .

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i n d i v i d r . r asl t l l d e n t so n p a r t i c u l a rd a y s .

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Narrative accounts

Conclusions

O n e ( l o w - t e c h n o l o g y )u a 1 , o f i c l e n t i l r ' i n g

I b e l i e v c t h a t t h e v a l r , r eo l E x p l o r a t o r , v

c r e a so l p u z z l c m c u tt o b e
and rcl'inrn,a

P t ' a c t i c el i e s i n t h c f i r c t t h a t i t e n c o u t a g c s

Notes
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t h i s r e m a i n sa n o n g o i n g p r o c e s s .

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