Comments on: Six people who would make great English teachers http://sixthings.net/2009/02/11/six-people-who-would-make-great-english-teachers/ A Miscellany of English Language Teaching Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:01:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Loislane77 http://sixthings.net/2009/02/11/six-people-who-would-make-great-english-teachers/#comment-10166 Loislane77 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:54:43 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=335#comment-10166 Definitely Alan Rickman - I could listen to him read a shopping list!! Also Stephen Fry, he'd make it his mission to stamp out teen question intonation in any spoken assessments! ;0) Definitely Alan Rickman – I could listen to him read a shopping list!! Also Stephen Fry, he’d make it his mission to stamp out teen question intonation in any spoken assessments! ;0)

]]> By: Himanshu http://sixthings.net/2009/02/11/six-people-who-would-make-great-english-teachers/#comment-7714 Himanshu Mon, 16 May 2011 03:34:56 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=335#comment-7714 How about Alan Rickman to teach delivery and expression. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8rxa4SPbJk How about Alan Rickman to teach delivery and expression. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8rxa4SPbJk

]]> By: englishinstinct http://sixthings.net/2009/02/11/six-people-who-would-make-great-english-teachers/#comment-216 englishinstinct Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:20:35 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=335#comment-216 My team: Simon Pegg - although learning outcomes might be disastrous, the learning process would be great fun! Neil Gaiman- an inspiring teacher for creative writing and story telling. Nick Hornby - we can expect role-plays to develop conversation skills in tricky situations. And the use of song in the language classroom. Damon Albarn together with Jamie Hewlett - will develop supremely cool teaching resources for the interactive whiteboard. And Lisa Simpson - a female should definitely be included in the list and we also need someone with proper American English. I feel she would be extremely effective at teaching grammar, providing valuable assessment and feedback. My team:
Simon Pegg – although learning outcomes might be disastrous, the learning process would be great fun!
Neil Gaiman- an inspiring teacher for creative writing and story telling.
Nick Hornby – we can expect role-plays to develop conversation skills in tricky situations. And the use of song in the language classroom.
Damon Albarn together with Jamie Hewlett – will develop supremely cool teaching resources for the interactive whiteboard.
And Lisa Simpson – a female should definitely be included in the list and we also need someone with proper American English. I feel she would be extremely effective at teaching grammar, providing valuable assessment and feedback.

]]> By: Philip Kerr http://sixthings.net/2009/02/11/six-people-who-would-make-great-english-teachers/#comment-215 Philip Kerr Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:09:11 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=335#comment-215 I wonder if Joni Mitchell would use NLP techniques... I wonder if Joni Mitchell would use NLP techniques…

]]> By: Candy http://sixthings.net/2009/02/11/six-people-who-would-make-great-english-teachers/#comment-214 Candy Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:11:35 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=335#comment-214 I certainly did mean Beth Grant and Barbara Buxton. They are astounding. I certainly did mean Beth Grant and Barbara Buxton. They are astounding.

]]> By: Rich http://sixthings.net/2009/02/11/six-people-who-would-make-great-english-teachers/#comment-213 Rich Sat, 14 Feb 2009 14:33:37 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=335#comment-213 I guess you mean Barbara Buxton And Beth Grant. Yeah for sure the best! I guess you mean Barbara Buxton And Beth Grant. Yeah for sure the best!

]]> By: lclandfield http://sixthings.net/2009/02/11/six-people-who-would-make-great-english-teachers/#comment-212 lclandfield Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:07:56 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=335#comment-212 Or how about the following sentence to teach the difference between inside and outside: "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." Or how about the following sentence to teach the difference between inside and outside:
“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.”

]]> By: lclandfield http://sixthings.net/2009/02/11/six-people-who-would-make-great-english-teachers/#comment-211 lclandfield Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:06:12 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=335#comment-211 Like your choices, especially Leonard Cohen whom I had to rule out because it would just be one Canadian too far. And... I am so curious as to the identities of the legendary BB and BG! I will keep an eye out for them. BB and BG, if you are reading this, your trainee Candy should get a distinction on her next project/class! Like your choices, especially Leonard Cohen whom I had to rule out because it would just be one Canadian too far. And… I am so curious as to the identities of the legendary BB and BG! I will keep an eye out for them. BB and BG, if you are reading this, your trainee Candy should get a distinction on her next project/class!

]]> By: Candy http://sixthings.net/2009/02/11/six-people-who-would-make-great-english-teachers/#comment-210 Candy Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:09:37 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=335#comment-210 Just to add to the mix - besides possibly the best two DELTA tutors in the whole world - BB and BG - how about: Guy Kawasaki - keynote speaker extraordinaire Robert Benigni - enthusiasm personified George Dubbya - spot the mistake Leonard Cohen - the metaphor king With BB and BG, that would be my fantasy English staffroom. Just to add to the mix – besides possibly the best two DELTA tutors in the whole world – BB and BG – how about:
Guy Kawasaki – keynote speaker extraordinaire
Robert Benigni – enthusiasm personified
George Dubbya – spot the mistake
Leonard Cohen – the metaphor king

With BB and BG, that would be my fantasy English staffroom.

]]> By: Scott Thornbury http://sixthings.net/2009/02/11/six-people-who-would-make-great-english-teachers/#comment-209 Scott Thornbury Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:14:14 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=335#comment-209 My vote is Groucho Marx. Imagine a teacher who began a lesson like this: "Before I speak, I have something important to say." Or: "Well, Art is Art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water. And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now you tell me what you know." Sheer genius! My vote is Groucho Marx. Imagine a teacher who began a lesson like this: “Before I speak, I have something important to say.” Or: “Well, Art is Art, isn’t it? Still, on the other hand, water is water. And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now you tell me what you know.” Sheer genius!

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