Hi All, Thank You for being here! LIST RULES ... 1. *Friendliness first* - this is a public forum, avoid attacking - emails sting so easily. be kindly and...
TEFLChina@yahoogroups...
Nov 1, 2005 8:26 am
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Dick, I was troubled by the fact that British/Canadian students did not learn to write at college level when I developed my comparative analysis about academic...
I think tones, stress and intonation need to be clearly separated in learners' minds, even though they have some links. I don't have to do this much because...
I believe the government is trying to encourage campuses to adopt counsellors. Once again it feels as if the government is aware of the problem but the...
... <-- SNIPPED BY MODERATOR --> Actually, I find that thinking skills are remarkably absent in my university students. On inquiry, I find that being able (in...
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... Anyone who would see a shrink must be crazy. :) And there you have it. ... Shocking to you perhaps, unfortunately, I've seen too many of these parents and...
yo - Dick,your insight is just so precise and clear,well done.It's in my file.....dave r fshdt <tibbetts@...> wrote: I think tones, stress and intonation...
Mert asked about spiral thinking in writing. Another teacher, Jean Chiu from Taiwan, described it as: "In English writing, we teach students to have topic...
I recognize there is a perennial debate back and forth over whether it is better to completely "eliminate" Hanyu from the Chinese-English classroom, in order...
west mike
orderedliberty@...
Nov 4, 2005 7:06 am
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It is very easy to sympathies with this poor teacher and I certainly do. Nonetheless, there are some questions we can ask about this situation so ... Lot's of...
Dear All, I would like to get some feedback on the positiveness or negativity about Yang-En University in Quanzhou, Fujian. They are on a foreign recruitment...
Hi Nancy, I think I missed David's article on newspapers. If you have it handy would you mind forwarding it to me. Dave ... From: TEFLChina@yahoogroups.com...
Mike, those who try to bifurcate the languages try to do so to eliminate that painful process of hearing a statement in the target language, decoding it into...
Merton Bland
mert_bland@...
Nov 4, 2005 10:36 pm
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... Chinese) to ... norm - ... debate ... education. ... Couldn't agree with you more Halima. I have found the Chinese almost devoid of original thought. My...
I have had the same experience as Marian. In one instance this week I was returning home from work exhausted to the housing 'park' in which I live when I was...
This is very nicely done, and extremely useful. I'm passing it along to other teachers here. Thank you, Dick! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ peterneu2002@......
peterneu
peterneu@...
Nov 5, 2005 7:38 am
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Of course after you learn to say "No" with conviction, you must learn the art of 'giving and receiving' face. To give the other person 'face' whilst stating...
watthhel
watthhel@...
Nov 5, 2005 7:39 am
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... Sure I doubt many would disagree with these observations. One thing I tell my university students is the thing Merton wrote about only speaking English in...
I tend to agree with Wayne Barnes Ewell and Halima about the difficulty of getting creative thinking from my classes. But I keep trying. One of the first ...
Merton Bland
mert_bland@...
Nov 5, 2005 7:41 am
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I am pleased to read this, Russ. That really is what they need, more encouragement and praise for thoughts that do come up, and a chance to express them. ...
I discovered a way to develop this which is unbelievably simple. The follow up question. Students in pairs - A and B A must interview student be by starting a...
Russ, You took the words right out of my mouth. I tell the students at the beginning of every class that only English can be used in class. I do not even let...
Dr. Bland- Here is a comparative study I propose to better understand the problem. Suppose we have a group of students with their first degrees from China and...
I teach business English. I've had students write problems and challenges they felt their boss faces. This keeps the discussion in their field of work which...
Hi all, ""Subject: Re: Re: Books Daniel was only half right when he claimed English is a form of German. Remember when William conquered England in 1066? The...
nevin@...
Nov 5, 2005 9:54 pm
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Ok, then going from here why not make your next activity where the listener must repeat what was said and then add their own information such as, "You indicate...
... From: simonsailsaway <hswanghk@...> . If we do some ... In my experience academic writing is the opposite of business writing. I was always taught...
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