Posts about teaching ESL and studying DELTA
Hello, hello, hello, After over a year off from blogging, and delaying Module 3 after getting a promotion at work (!), I’m back to tell yet another harrowing academic tale. Although not yet submitted, let alone passed, I wanted to discuss how it went and my impressions of it. I was inspired to write thisContinue reading “DELTA Module 3: It wasn’t easy!”
First of all, I have to start off with an apology! My DELTA blogs died out after Week 8 as things started to get on top of me. Now when I look back at my journey, I have no idea how I managed to keep up with those blogs as consistently as I did forContinue reading “DELTA M1: Over and Out”
This week, after the quieter week last week, felt a lot more intense. The exam is only 4 weeks away now so any mistakes I make are starting to feel a lot more real and problematic. I’ve fretting a little more over gaps in my knowledge and writing long to-do lists of books I’m sureContinue reading “DELTA Week 8: Pedal to the Metal”
This week was a week of contrast. Week 6 was definitely a hectic one with a considerable amount of study hours, almost 200 pages of reading and the usual stress that DELTA brings. However, this week was quite a different one. I was initially expecting it to be equally as heavy but to my pleasantContinue reading “DELTA Week 7: Sorry, not sorry”
This week was a week of oh’s and gotcha’s. It was the week when all of this DELTA stuff finally started to click, especially in terms of phonology. I dare to say that phonological terms are starting to make sense to me and my use of phonemic script is starting to improve. Obviously this weekContinue reading “DELTA Week 6: The Penny Dropped”
This week was Reading Week, a week free from assignments and endless stress, but not away from preparation. Instead, we had a week to catch up on missed reading from previous weeks, get ahead with reading for next week and finally take some time to do our first full mock exam. How was my feedbackContinue reading “DELTA Week 5: A Real Page-Turner”
I’m a month in and a third of the way through my 12 week intensive course with NILE. I’m feeling really happy with what I’ve achieved so far. Despite the slightly negative blog post today, I am pleased I am making gradual progress. I keep having to remind myself; Rome wasn’t built in a day.Continue reading “DELTA Week 4: Slow and Steady Wins the Race”
How was my feedback from Week 2? My feedback for Week 2 was really positive. Of course, there was constructive criticism in each of the tasks I submitted. There were certain comments which went along the lines of “Jordan, you didn’t read the question properly here” or “Did you proofread this?” which I totally appreciatedContinue reading “DELTA Week 3: A Fish in Troubled Waters”
How was my feedback from Week 1? Generally, I was very pleased with my feedback on my work from Week 1. The essence of my comments was that I do not need to write in long, extended prose in the exam and I should avoid lengthy explanations (basically explaining something to the examiner which theyContinue reading “DELTA Week 2: The Early Bird Catches the Worm”
Hello, again. Week 1 is completed (and I’m now in Week 2) and it was a whirlwind of nerves and slight abject panic. It was a big shock to the system after being out of academic study for nearly 3 years but it has been a pleasant distraction all things considered. Today, I wanted toContinue reading “DELTA Week 1: The Baptism by Fire”
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