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WALT and WILF
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almaz
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WALT and WILF
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WALT & WILF
I just came across these today from a primary school teacher. Does anyone actually use these acronyms IRL?
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23 Apr 2012
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MoodyMoody
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Not at my community college, we don �t use these acronyms. As far as I �m concerned, Walt is short for Walter (such as Walt Disney). I never heard of WILF at all before, and the first meaning I found on Google was Woman I �d Like to F--- (very crude term for have sexual relations with). I don �t think that �s what your teacher friend had in mind. |
23 Apr 2012
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ueslteacher
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It �s not all that bad, Moody:) WALT - we are learning toWILF - what I �m looking for
I �ve never heard anyone use it in my surrounding:)
We do use SWBAT and SWD in terms of learning outcomes:)
Sophia |
23 Apr 2012
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almaz
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Wow, Moody, way to go on the �misunderstanding � front. I know what they mean. I �m just asking if anyone actually uses these acronyms when talking to other adults without feeling the need to throw up.
WALT = We Are Learning TodayWILF = What I �m Looking For (not what you �re thinking, Moody)
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23 Apr 2012
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ueslteacher
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@Alex: looks like we were posting simultaneously:) Sophia |
23 Apr 2012
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kmtr
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It must be our dirty American minds MoodyMoody because I thought the same thing!! HAHAHA!!! |
23 Apr 2012
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almaz
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Och, you �re just naughty wee American monkeys! |
23 Apr 2012
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MoodyMoody
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I �d never heard either acronym before, so I Googled. The first meaning of WILF on Google is the one I mentioned. I �m a middle-aged heterosexual female, so I don �t really have any use for that meaning. |
23 Apr 2012
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N.F.T
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In my school we use the acronym WILT "What I learned today" - usually recorded in a homework book of some kind.
The crude on you �re thinking of is MILF. I won �t define it, but that �s the one. |
23 Apr 2012
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izulia
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Hi,
In our school we follow British National Curriculum and teachers in primary classes HAVE to put both WALT (We Are Learning Today) and WILF (What I am Looking For) on the board before every lesson. Students also write down WALT in their exercise books straight after the date. E.g. WALT: How to write an animal report. WILF: Can I write in paragraphs?
I always feel that WALT and WILF sound highly unnatural, but this is how learning objectives are introduced to the kids in our school... |
24 Apr 2012
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