tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714045366168902489.post4266871499393717980..comments2024-02-06T07:49:22.830-08:00Comments on Evidence Based EFL: KKCL ELT podcast or why LS is so popularmallingualhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13278408615407649532noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714045366168902489.post-18292504019019971622015-01-11T02:13:52.357-08:002015-01-11T02:13:52.357-08:00hi, thanks for the interesting question...
first ...hi, thanks for the interesting question...<br /><br />first off...'evidence-based EFL' isn't an approach or a method, it's just the title for the blog, so I'm not really sure if discussing whether it 'works' or not is possible. I guess what the blog is about is examining the evidence that certain things work or don't work and in that regard it's just like and other research. with that in mind and in answer to your question where is the evidence that any "evidence-based whatever" works in complete contrast to "non-evidence-based whatever"? -I understand you're playing devil's advocate, but you seem to be asking 'why is testing our medicine better than just giving people any old drugs for illness' or 'why bother having a court case, why not just toss a coin to decide if people are guilty'. Is this what you're asking? mallingualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13278408615407649532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714045366168902489.post-43655748954303483282015-01-04T10:59:36.892-08:002015-01-04T10:59:36.892-08:00I have a strange question: Where is the evidence ...I have a strange question: Where is the evidence that Evidence-Based EFL really works? If there's no evidence, then the whole topic is mute.<br />In addition, where is the evidence that any "evidence-based whatever" works in complete contrast to "non-evidence-based whatever"?<br /><br />Apropos, "Research shows nobody reads manuals". What about the typesetting editor? Anyway, I read manuals, occasionally, depending on if I need to or not. For example, I wouldn't read the manual to a generic, cabled USB mouse, but definitely for something as complicated as a video camera or ActionCam.<br /><br />Signed,<br /><br />Devil's AdvocateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714045366168902489.post-91953993263745061852013-07-28T04:11:07.689-07:002013-07-28T04:11:07.689-07:00Hi James, thanks for the comment and thanks for th...Hi James, thanks for the comment and thanks for the link. I didn't know about your podcast so it was good to hear your voice!<br /><br />You're right, it is a shame! It's quite a fun sounding podcast. Too bad they didn't tackle some of the (numerous) criticisms. mallingualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13278408615407649532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714045366168902489.post-65483705190737638552013-07-23T12:47:51.844-07:002013-07-23T12:47:51.844-07:00As soon as I saw this episode of their podcast was...As soon as I saw this episode of their podcast was on learning styles, I rushed to iTunes and downloaded it. And as a producer of my own ELT podcast (SHAMELESS SELF PROMOTION ALERT: http://eltchat.org/wordpress/chat-reviews/), I'm reluctant to criticise a fellow podcaster, but I was surprised that at no point did anyone say "And how do you deal with the fact that there's no real evidence for this?". That seemed to be a fairly abject editorial failure to me, and unfortunately makes it difficult to take anything else they say seriously. Which seems a shame to me.hf,c,.jgvkhbj,.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13450893353483592561noreply@blogger.com