Dear All, Just to add my tuppence-worth, I would like to say that I once had a student with the same problem - very good at fluency, but perpetuually tripping...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Nov 1, 2006 3:20 pm
Jeff, I also married a non-native. (Tut!Tut!), and perhaps that is why certain inaccuracies - like 'The news were interesting' persist. (No Sir/Madam, I take...
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haines@...
romiha1
Nov 1, 2006 4:58 pm
Dennis believes it's too late to de-fossilize his German. And he seems to get by just fine with what he has, so does it really matter? Well, it obviously does...
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diamond_fingerz
Nov 2, 2006 4:55 am
Dear all, Many thanks for some really interesting ideas. In fact I was aware of the Stevick activity, both through post #19 and through Thornbury's Uncovering...
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Diarmuid Fogarty
diarmuid_fog...
Nov 2, 2006 7:06 am
Before you reject Stevick, allow me (once again, to bring in Guy Cook who suggests that artificiality is NOT a valid reason for rejecting an activity. In...
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Russell Kent
russkent321
Nov 2, 2006 8:09 am
Regarding pronunciation, I have recently taken on two groups of medical students at Maastricht University Hospiatal. I have been specifically asked to give...
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diamond_fingerz
Nov 2, 2006 1:41 pm
Hi Diarmuid, As I've noted in my blog recently, I've been beginning to doubt the whole authenticity thing lately too. I feel that if we limit ourselves to...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Nov 5, 2006 9:54 am
Dear list members (Dogme and Young Learners), I have a request from a friend and colleague from another list, and I know it would be highly appreciate if you...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Nov 6, 2006 8:27 am
Excuse cross posting, and excuse me if this posting is a little off-topic here. I would really like to draw on as much supportive advice as possible. Dennis ...
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Linda Martin
eslindasd
Nov 6, 2006 3:33 pm
This is a free blog service aimed at teachers and students: http://blogs.free-esl.com/blogs/blog.asp?fEntry=176 Also some publishers like Longman have...
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Linda Martin
eslindasd
Nov 6, 2006 3:44 pm
Hi, hoping for some professional suggestions. :) I'm hoping to get out of the hakwon (private language academies in South Korea) trap into a university...
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Diarmuid Fogarty
diarmuid_fog...
Nov 6, 2006 10:05 pm
Hi Dennis I would ask your friend to read your summary of the siituation. If they can't see why it is blatantly NOT their fault, then there may be no hpe for...
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scott_thornbury
Nov 7, 2006 7:58 pm
... What is ... Peter, with your permission can I use your letter on my Second Language Acquisition course here at SIT, Vermont? I thought it was a good...
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Peter Thwaites
diamond_fingerz
Nov 7, 2006 11:39 pm
Hi Scott, You're more than welcome to use the post in your course. My student, Irene, was delighted with the fact that so many people took the time to respond...
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Russell Kent
russkent321
Nov 13, 2006 8:25 pm
Dear List Members, I am writing this to try and get some comments, feedback, help with a course I have to develop. I have been asked to develop a communication...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Nov 14, 2006 8:37 am
Russ, Just a quick response. Much more is going to be involved, of course, than pronunciation - stress, intonation, elision, assimilation etc. such features...
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haines@...
romiha1
Nov 14, 2006 6:04 pm
Russell, I'm afraid I don't have any bright ideas at the moment, other than agreeing with what Dennis has added. This video clip might provide the necessary...
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Russell Kent
russkent321
Nov 14, 2006 8:29 pm
Hallo Denis and Rob. Dennis, Thanks for the input, I am actually trying to obtain tapes of such conversations. I think they will be quite formulaic and,...
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Kevin Landry
lklandry2002
Nov 14, 2006 10:25 pm
organize a soccer game with teams being mixed NNS and NS on the same team. They'll learn to communicate and get to know each other. ... -- Kevin L. Landry, MA...
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Russell Kent
russkent321
Nov 15, 2006 6:24 pm
Hallo, Cannot do anything like this. Cheers Russ _____ From: dogme@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dogme@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Landry Sent: 14 November...
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Gwen Cary
gwencary
Nov 15, 2006 10:16 pm
Russ, I took a quick read through the answers you received so far. I don't see where anyone has referred you to the following resources yet. Probably about...
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nickbilbrough
Nov 15, 2006 10:43 pm
Hi Russ, How about building in lots of activities where there is observation of different people performing the different kinds of speaking tasks that they...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Nov 16, 2006 12:09 pm
From a posting to IATEFL's GISIG list comes an example of the kind of English most of us probably don't teach. Dennis ...
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diamond_fingerz
Nov 20, 2006 3:48 am
I've had two classes with my students Irene since all of your marvellous suggestions. She was delighted by all the help people offered, and to be a part of...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Nov 20, 2006 9:15 am
Peter, two faintly glowing reflections.... Articles 1. Don't focus on 'exceptions', focus on usages you personally (or your learner, rather) frequently use...
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scott_thornbury
Nov 20, 2006 2:45 pm
... To the best ... the ... Well, yes, maybe, Dennis, but to quote myself quoting Halliday: The reason we use the definite article is simplicity itself: 'the' ...
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Rob Haines
romiha1
Nov 20, 2006 7:54 pm
Scott, you wrote: "The reason we use the definite article is simplicity itself: 'the' identifies shared knowledge. Here is how Michael Halliday puts it: "'The'...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Nov 20, 2006 9:32 pm
Scott, Scott-Halliday articulate a valuable account of part of the article system (a(n) zero the), but only a part. Why, to remain with tourist English: The...
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Rob Haines
romiha1
Nov 22, 2006 4:08 am
Today, Robert Altman died at age 81. He was one of the last great American film directors of his kind. He was also a very dogmetic movie director, even though...
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Russell Kent
russkent321
Nov 30, 2006 1:32 pm
Dear List Members, I would be grateful to hear your views on the pros and cons of language laboratories. I am particularly interested in the use of such...
