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[thomas_pynchon]

What specific language learning issues do you find are the most common with SA students (for all 4 skills)? Thanks

[The Fifth Column]

Showing up to class on time...

[nomad soul]

There's been plenty of formal research on this very subject---easy to find on the Internet via a search.

By the way, what's the purpose of this and your other two like-minded questions? Are you preparing for a test, an interview...?

[sicklyman]

hey... maybe it's Yasuke's ghost come back to haunt us

[plumpy nut]

4 language skills? Please! Take away the behavioral and cultural issues that allow students to force universities and academies to only keep complacent teachers that do nothing more than friendly talk and provide pleasant entertainment and then we can get to the point where the 4 language skills are relevant.

[SheikMilkShake]

writing skill= whatapp, Keek, FB, twitter writing comments
speaking = communicating with expats at McDonalds, at home with house workers, drivers, taxi drivers, salesman in the market and malls
listening = youtube movies and songs
reading = read messages/comments on SNSs and flirt msgs

Where else would Saudis/non English speakers need to use English these days??

[coder]

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[jaffa]

A colleague teaches job skills courses and one was called Stress in the Workplace. A conversation with a student/employee went something like this:-

Teacher: Do you have any examples of stress at work, Mohammed?

Student: Yes, teacher. I office go and boss my say you do job. I no do job teacher. I have telephone. I have facebook. I have youtube. This stress, teacher!

Apparently he'd just come back from an intensive 3 month English language course in New Zealand

That's what you're up against.

[Hatcher]

By far and away the greatest challenge is motivation. 90% constantly asked to be allowed to leave early and asked me to lie on attendance.

Very few wanted to improve their skills. Most teachers were-are there for the money. Happy on payday and the countdown begins to the next one.

[coder]

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[plumpy nut]