Various Links of Interest

Links of interest found on the Lost Nomad’s site:

One BBC reporter’s diary of Bush’s Asian tour
A judge with what seems like a proper appreciation of Gilbert & Sullivan (or at least their call to let the punishment fit the crime).

And via peemil (first point also discussed by Lost Nomad):

Do they want to rectify all misconceptions [...]

Got Trackbacks Working

Thanks to a comment from EFL Geek, I was reminded that trackbacks were not working on my site. Well, it looks like it’s working now; not just if you ping manually, but the autodetect seems to be working. That’s cool. Phew!
Let me know if it doesn’t work with your particular blogging software, please, my dear [...]

Kobe Beef

American Japanopodcaster Kobe Beef is someone whose show my Japan-enthusiast friend Marvin would enjoy — intelligent discussion of American politics, Japanese history, and a naughty Japanese word in Nihongo time (Japanese-language time) were all featured in the episode I listened to. Maybe some of the rest of you, too.

The Big White / The Final Cut

This sounds like it should be a post from Marmot’s Stupid Foreigner Tricks section, but in fact it’s about movies.
I’ve been on a Robin Williams kick. Not the soft, mushy, albeit pretty-good films of yesteryear, but things with a distinctly different angle — bent, dark, or just plain weird.
The two films I’ve seen [...]

Using What You Know

NOTE: Apologies to those who read this incomplete. I posted it by accident when I meant to save it as a draft, and didn’t notice until some time later. Please have another look at the end, where most of the additions can be found.

Lately in my more mid-level or advanced classes I’ve been experimenting [...]

Mind Control 101

After my more advanced course in Speech & Drama met today, and I showed the students a few tricks about getting the audience to relax and feel sympathetic to a speaker, one of the girls in the class asked me, with a big friendly smile on her face,
How do I control my audience’s mood?
While it [...]

Lime and the Kicking Of Butts

Those who know me well have heard me point out my doubts regarding the wisdom of Korea’s adopting the TOEIC test for business English as the litmus test for English ability in the country. I won’t restate my objections here, but I will say that they do not take away from how happy I am [...]

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