... matter ... No, it's a feature of all major Englishes and most minor. I've heard it from plenty of US English speakers. When speakers move from one vowel to...
MODERATOR NOTE: Several people have posted on this, discussing the fact that the 'r' is pronounced in some places but not in others. So, the fact that this...
American New Englanders (JFK, for instance) would say pander, umbrellar, and Chinar, apparently much influenced by British received pronunciation. But did it...
To the person(s) concerned. I would be grateful if you could pass on the following information to any people who might be interested. Please post it to any...
Eric Hagley
ehagley@...
Nov 1, 2004 10:21 pm
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Hi All, Thank You for being here! list rules ... 1. *Friendliness first* - this is a public list, avoid attacking anyone - emails sting so easily. be kindly...
TEFLChina@yahoogroups...
Nov 2, 2004 1:24 am
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This is a GREAT idea. I use Skype and recommend it very highly. Regards, Jim Bishop Associate Professor James Bishop Baoding Teachers College 93 Sheng Yin Road...
so what is your site? Sype is good, for those who have a good internet connection - but in order to use skype as you suggest, we would need to set up chat...
... sound is never added at the end of a word there. I hear it in China and on British TV. Never is China pronounced Chinar, idea, idear, umbrella, umbrellar....
"Many teachers perhaps think that [students] talking to native speakers would be better." Well, it's not just the teachers who think that. Students,...
... As I see it, we use the schwa sound instead of the r or w (which you used above). Joe Blum...
Joe Anthony Blum
jjblum@...
Nov 2, 2004 11:28 am
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Simple. Create a new account and password for the classroom. Or, have each student open their own account. ... Regards, Jim Bishop Associate Professor James...
The site is just as you have said- a place where teachers (and only teachers ideally) can go, leave a message with the time (in GMT so that there is no ...
Eric Hagley
ehagley@...
Nov 2, 2004 11:31 am
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... used ... The vowel in "for' is a schwa in normal speech unless the "for' is stressed so we can't use a schwa as transition from a schwa. We're already in...
... Here in Florida none of my friends, students, or colleagues have a transition sound in the above example. I would have my students in China practice the...
Joe Anthony Blum
jjblum@...
Nov 2, 2004 8:01 pm
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Other posters and closer observation of non-East coast Americans have persuaded me that I was wrong. I guess I was hearing what I expected to hear, not what...
Correction. The tonal practice scale does not have 7 tones but 8. It should read: a1 a2 a3 a4 a5 a4 a3 a2, e1 e2 e3 e4 e5 e4 e3 e2, etc. Naturally, they also...
Joe Anthony Blum
jjblum@...
Nov 5, 2004 1:49 pm
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Please can anyone send me some information on this exam??? I am teaching 2nd years [Writing and Oral english and am particularly concerned with the writing...
TF Eaton
terieaton2000@...
Nov 8, 2004 8:09 am
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”°Do only Chinese teachers mark it?”± I taught TEM 6 last year and I believe it is entirely Chinese marked. Initially in uni and then a few students...
Steven McMath
ssroverss@...
Nov 8, 2004 7:12 pm
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For information on CET 4 and 6, keep an eye on 21st CENTURY. The last issue, for example, has a double page spread on the reading and writing, and I've...
Jennifer Wallace
wallacejennifer@...
Nov 9, 2004 6:05 am
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Terri asked several questions about preparing her students for standardized exams. One thing that caught my attention was her comment on them using "firstly...
I saw some of my students written work they had done for a Chinese teacher today. All through each one were "In the first" "At the first" "In the last" and a...
Stephen A Jenkins
stephenajenkins@...
Nov 9, 2004 5:45 pm
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I do not care for firstly, secondly and lastly, because it is not used in the USA and just sounds unusual and old. Apparently it is uniquely British. From what...
The use of the word 'firstly' is in common usage but it is in fact a mistake - it is not recognised by major dictionaries. Likewise, 'lastly' is in the same...
... No, it's not British. It's the result of teaching with a mistaken (I think) view of the nature of organisation in essays. Teachers felt that essays needed...
Steve - wonderful and humorous post! Thanks for writing. FYI, at dinner last night with the young British teachers, they said that firstly and secondly is...
From the Collins COBUILD (the CD-ROM current version) entry on FIRST & FIRSTLY: Used as sentence adverbs: You can use first or firstly to introduce the first...
Jennifer Wallace
wallacejennifer@...
Nov 10, 2004 8:35 am
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Firstly to lasly is definitely not American, and if it is not British, how did it get into my Longman textbook, 'Introduction to Academic Writing' by Alice ...
... I meant it is not uniquely British. Here are three dictionary entries. first·ly Audio pronunciation of "firstly" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (fūrstl) adv....
I have enjoyed this discussion because I find it interesting that so many of us are willing to be so dogmatic about our feelings or impressions towards a set...
Nancy, I am glad you found it humorous, but it really is like that here. One thing that other posts have reminded me of is the over use of "...and so on..."...
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