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Michael: Unity

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006 Posted in esol, TAFE | No Comments »

[blip.tv ?posts_id=2508460&dest=-1] Michael with Leigh, one of the students involved in the Unity Project Last week I happened to come across a very striking unfinished painting leaning against one of the classroom walls at our college. Later I met Michael, a ...

Andrew: Nut & Num

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006 Posted in ESL podcasts, esol, TAFE | 3 Comments »

This week's episode was produced by my students. They interviewed Andrew, one of our teachers, who has spent nearly three years living in Thailand. Listen to the interview and tell us what you think about the very interesting topics raised ...

Health Expo 2006

Friday, November 3rd, 2006 Posted in ESL podcasts, esol, ESOL students | No Comments »

Last Tuesday, 24th October 2006, our four AMEP classes took part in the first Health Expo organised by the Student Asociation at St George TAFE. It was a first in Sydney. The Association considered it a pilot to be followed ...

Olga: New Horizons

Saturday, October 28th, 2006 Posted in ESL podcasts, esol, Native speakers & Fluent speakers | No Comments »

Today you can listen to Olga again. You have met her before. She interviewed Ana Maria, our flamenco teacher. One of the many things that Olga has done in her different jobs in Sydney is the Guides for Skilled Migrants commissioned ...

Hato de Foces

Friday, September 22nd, 2006 Posted in ESL podcasts, esol | 2 Comments »

If you've been listening to the podcasts in this blog, nearly all of the background music comes from my brothers' (Jose Luis and Carlos Ochoa) group Tresena. The rest is expressly composed by my son, Mig, or is from my ...

Ana Maria: Flamenco

Saturday, August 26th, 2006 Posted in ESL podcasts, esol, Native speakers & Fluent speakers | No Comments »

Some people do yoga, some practise a sport or go to the gym, others ... dance! In the middle of Sydney's Inner West we find a little Spanish corner, Ana Maria Campo's Spanish School of Dance. My friend Olga Yoldi talks ...

Lisbeth: 2 months, 10 countries

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006 Posted in ESL podcasts, esol, TAFE | No Comments »

Lisbeth happened to be in our class when we got there for our afternoon lesson. We asked her if she would mind being interviewed for our class podcast and she kindly accepted, so we fired our questions on the spot. Before ...

Patricia: St George College Librarian

Monday, July 31st, 2006 Posted in ESL podcasts, esol, TAFE | 2 Comments »

Last week we had a tour of the library. Greig Thomson, the library manager, gave a power point presentation on the library services and facilities. Then he gave as a tour of the library and showed us where the ESL ...

Angela’s radio program: Work

Tuesday, July 4th, 2006 Posted in ESL podcasts, esol, ESOL students | No Comments »

Angela talks to her classmates about work, their jobs before they came to Australia, their jobs now and in the future.As usual, Hideki has a very particular take on the topic. Listen to them and tell us what you think. Download the ...

Djimi’s radio program:The first trip to Australia

Monday, July 3rd, 2006 Posted in ESL podcasts, esol, ESOL students | No Comments »

Djimi interviewed her classmates about their first trip to Australia. How long did it take? Were they by themselves? Was it boring? There is a twist at the end. Listen to her and Hideki debating why they are studying English. Hideki ...