Comments on: urban legends and critical thinking http://www.livesofteachers.com/2009/10/31/urban-legends-and-critical-thinking/ teaching and learning languages Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:10:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: the lives of teachers » Blog Archive » happy hallowe’en! http://www.livesofteachers.com/2009/10/31/urban-legends-and-critical-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-8661 the lives of teachers » Blog Archive » happy hallowe’en! Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:26:19 +0000 http://www.livesofteachers.com/?p=140#comment-8661 [...] I have written before about the Kuchisake-onna, one of my favourite urban legends. Students can read about her, and her little sister Toire no [...] [...] I have written before about the Kuchisake-onna, one of my favourite urban legends. Students can read about her, and her little sister Toire no [...]

]]> By: Vicki Hollett http://www.livesofteachers.com/2009/10/31/urban-legends-and-critical-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Vicki Hollett Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:24:14 +0000 http://www.livesofteachers.com/?p=140#comment-74 Love the ideas here. I've come across texts in course books that I've known to be urban legends before, and no doubt unintentionally included a good few in books myself. But they are a rich area for discussion in class in their own right. "Is this story true or is is false - and why would this story spread?". A discussion with a useful purpose... Love the ideas here. I’ve come across texts in course books that I’ve known to be urban legends before, and no doubt unintentionally included a good few in books myself. But they are a rich area for discussion in class in their own right. “Is this story true or is is false – and why would this story spread?”. A discussion with a useful purpose…

]]> By: darren http://www.livesofteachers.com/2009/10/31/urban-legends-and-critical-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-67 darren Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:12:22 +0000 http://www.livesofteachers.com/?p=140#comment-67 Sandy... you are all over the blogosphere with this one! Still, noble cause and all that. Sandy… you are all over the blogosphere with this one! Still, noble cause and all that.

]]> By: Sandy Mac http://www.livesofteachers.com/2009/10/31/urban-legends-and-critical-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Sandy Mac Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:33:07 +0000 http://www.livesofteachers.com/?p=140#comment-65 Hey, I thought I was the one who went about making urban legends, but I don't s'pose the competition will do me much harm. Meanwhile, in an effort at a free bit of shameless publicity, your UK readers might like to trip over to my blog and vote on this: "NOVEMBER POLL: Whose interests do the British Council and English UK serve via their accreditation processes?" I'm hoping for a big turnout on this one, chaps! Hey, I thought I was the one who went about making urban legends, but I don’t s’pose the competition will do me much harm.

Meanwhile, in an effort at a free bit of shameless publicity, your UK readers might like to trip over to my blog and vote on this: “NOVEMBER POLL: Whose interests do the British Council and English UK serve via their accreditation processes?”

I’m hoping for a big turnout on this one, chaps!

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