[etni] Re: ETAI FORUM : Regarding Dr. Susan Holzman's introduction
- From: Iris shenkman <iris1648@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: david@xxxxxxxx, Etni <etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 02:30:19 -0700 (PDT)
To all the great, devoted English teachers on ALL levels,
Hi and Happy Passover.
I just had to put my two cents in about on-line versus magazines. I spend so
MANY hours at the computer with personal email and the new trend of getting
most of my students' work on-line and surfing AANDDDDDDD, so I must say that I
enjoy taking my Forum with me to read on the bus, waiting for appointments,
sitting in my garden, curling up on the sofa or bed etc. I truly hope that it
will continue to be sent as a magazine.
However, on-line does have its benefits and I read the RAG too. If the Forum
is posted I hope that it will be in addition to receiving the magazine.
Both these publications offer a wealth of information, which I use for my
personal interests and share with my student teachers. Keep up the great work
Sincerely,
An appreciative English teacher IRIS SHENKMAN
David Lloyd <david@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
ETNI would be happy to work together with ETAI in putting out a magazine
that would both be sent to ETAI members in a printed version, and posted on
the ETNI site in an online version.
We created the Etni Rag in answer to the many calls for an online
publication that would reach the widest audience possible, as well as offer
all of the things that an online publication provides (Naomi spoke of many
of these elements in her message, below). We only did so when it became
clear that ETAI had no intention of putting out an online version of its
Forum because of membership considerations.
As always, our concern is to provide the best possible service to the
English teaching community as a whole. We are open to all suggestions that
will help in bringing this about.
David
Naomi wrote:
> I write the following as someone who might be called "addicted" to
> magazines
> and as someone who has written in the past both for the ETAI FORUM and for
> the ETNI RAG (once again I submit my apologies - I have been unable to
> "get
> my act together" and write recently).
> I believe that the two magazines should become one.
> Consider the following:
> 1) It was a pleasure, as always, to receive the FORUM in the mail
> recently. I agree completely that there is nothing like holding the
> magazine
> in your hand, reading it wherever and whenever possible (such as while
> waiting for your son at the orthodontist) and just the joy of turning
> pages.
> A printed magazine is a pleasure.
> 2) Past articles in the FORUM are GONE. I remember reading a
> wonderful
> article by a teacher who compared teaching to the gym classes she took
> (I'd
> love to read that one again!). Who wrote it? Where is the article? How can
> I
> share it with other teachers? As a "Madricha", if I think an article that
> appeared in the ETNI RAG could be helpful all I have to do is give the
> link!
> 3) Articles in the ETNI RAG can be found by using a search engine. As
> someone who writes about a subject which isn't of interest to many
> (English
> for the hearing impaired) I realized the importance of this fact after the
> first ETNI RAG went online. I received an email from a mother who had
> never
> heard of ETAI or ETNI but simply searched using the key words "hearing
> impaired" and "English" and found the article. Many of the wonderful
> pieces
> I read on the FORUM would interest all sorts of people if they could find
> them. I'm sure the wonderful pieces on ETNI RAG are enjoyed by many.
> 4) In the past the question of membership arose - one of the
> advantages
> of being an ETAI member is that you receive the magazine. My suggestion is
> that the online version of the magazine would only go up a month later, or
> more.
> 5) Last, but far from least, the awesome people on both teams could
> join forces!
> There have been no comments on the list recently regarding either
> publication. I wonder what the other ETNIANS think?
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