My lesson plan here teaches the Chinese students how to crack jokes and amuse English-speaking audience. And the premise is that cracking jokes in English can...
The TEM4 and TEM8 for English majors both include oral tests. This program began about 6 years ago on an experimental basis and the number of institutions...
Linell Davis
linelldavis@...
Jun 1, 2004 7:21 am
6839
Interesting Alan. It explains something. I'm also in Zhejiang and during our contract negotiations for September we were informed that as of 2005 this...
... be "in" ... Google gives about twice as many "on the cards" as "in the cards" The BNC gives 170 for "on the cards": " There is a Bertone version on the...
... From: Sheila Cornelius [mailto:sheilacornuk@...] Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 2:13 AM Sheila said: the even more famous saying 'When you learn a...
peter neu
peterneu@...
Jun 1, 2004 7:25 am
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I agree with Sheila. It seems as if there's an attitude of all or nothing when it comes to learning English here. I haven't met many who believe it's possible...
J P
boilerfan86@...
Jun 1, 2004 7:25 am
6843
It is sad to see the country embrace only the shoddier (but showy) aspects of western culture - or, to speak more plainly, capitalism propped up by rampant...
Sheila Cornelius
sheilacornuk@...
Jun 1, 2004 7:25 am
6844
Most Chinese students learn English because they have to take the tests for college entrance and college degrees. The language education curriculum does not...
... of western culture - or, to speak more plainly, capitalism propped up by rampant consumerism. Perhaps it is time to start talking about the Third Place,...
hi all, Thank You for being helpful, *friendly* and thank you for being here! list rules ... 1. *friendliness first* - this is a public list, avoid attacking...
TEFLChina@yahoogroups...
Jun 1, 2004 4:36 pm
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Name of the anthropologist (who wrote about "language and culture"): Clifford Geertz. Writing quite a while ago (30+ years), too (Long time, even for me!)....
peter neu
peterneu@...
Jun 1, 2004 8:50 pm
6848
hi Simon, I'm taking it that as an obviously "foreign" learner of English, you are still unaware that , in general, English speakers consider the word...
TrainingDumpBox@...
Jun 1, 2004 8:52 pm
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Thanks for the citations Dick. I would have responded to anyone in China by saying that 'on' was incorrect and this reinforces for me the need to check first...
john pullen
j_pullen@...
Jun 1, 2004 8:52 pm
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In our college, English major students were being ranked and assigned to classes according to maths, politics, Chinese... anything BUT English. David Lawrie ...
Ria Smit
tryria@...
Jun 1, 2004 8:53 pm
6851
"I'm also in Zhejiang and during our contract negotiations for September we were informed that as of 2005 this university would be reducing the number of...
Steven McMath
ssroverss@...
Jun 1, 2004 8:53 pm
6852
There is a trend to hire more Chinese English teachers in many schools. This trend is strongest in many private schools. Yes, this hurts the quality of the...
Interesting article about how it's not what kids do "in" school that counts but what kids do "out" of school. -dk Good news for 'bad' students As the June sun...
'language as a tool'? We discussed this issue in the context of global English several months ago. I believe that language can be both. It really depends on...
Yes, thanks, Peter. Makes sense to anybody who has learned a foreign language. I know it made a lot of sense to me when I read it. Where do the Chinese get...
Sheila Cornelius
sheilacornuk@...
Jun 2, 2004 3:09 am
6856
The reason that the Chinese prefer Chinglish to English is they don't have to read anything other than dictionaries to produce it, and as English books are...
Sheila Cornelius
sheilacornuk@...
Jun 2, 2004 3:10 am
6857
"In the cards" is firmly established in American usage. You can see the American preference for this term when you do a Google search. There are lots of...
Not so much a trend as just an expectation in many situations. There are some places that will consider the foreign teacher an expert, but the idea that the...
john pullen
j_pullen@...
Jun 2, 2004 3:12 am
6859
... From: Frank Doonan <shunyadragon@...> ... Hi! I work for a multinational engineering company and we have problems with our senior managers' English....
Stephanie Noke
araxy@...
Jun 2, 2004 3:12 am
6860
... This was my opinion when I was working back in 94 to 97. In most cases the expectation isn't to go much beyond your statement. However, some teachers ...
john pullen
j_pullen@...
Jun 2, 2004 3:12 am
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There may such a trend, but there is no change in national policy as far as I can tell. ... Regards, Jim Bishop Associate Professor James Bishop Baoding...
... From: "john pullen" <j_pullen@...> To: <TEFLChina@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 8:00 AM Subject: RE: (teach) Foreign teachers...
mailliw
mailliw@...
Jun 2, 2004 5:37 am
6863
I heartily agree with what John says. I have just spent a year, day after day, taking the exams that Chinese students take, so have some insight into the kind...
Sheila Cornelius
sheilacornuk@...
Jun 2, 2004 9:38 am
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I have a slightly different perspective on this question and I feel that the tone of many of the other messages add weight to this viewpoint. In this thread I...
Ria, The technical university where I worked in Japan eight years ago administered a vocabulary test to track the non-English majors into six levels to be...
Dave Kees said: There is this sort of presumption that foreign English teachers are vastly superior to Chinese English teachers. ... teachers. ... are gods."...
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