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[myprofe]

Are you spending too much time correcting your students� compositions? Send them over to the Tandem Learning Forum and let the native English speakers who have registered in the forum to learn Spanish correct your students� English. It�s one big happy family. Everybody�s sharing the work. This is what e-learning was meant to be � the free exchange of information. Come and check it out: http://www.myprofe.com/tandem
Gordon

[ntropy]

This is what e-learning was meant to be � the free exchange of information.

LOOK, JUST 'CAUSE SOMEONE'S A NATIVE SPEAKER DOESN'T MEAN S/HE KNOWS SQUAT ABOUT COMPOSITION. DOING THIS WOULD BE CHEATING YOUR STUDENTS OUT OF WHAT THEY ASKED TO YOU BE DOING -- IE TEACHING!!!!

[denise]

And how can an outsider properly assess a composition, without a) understanding the assignment & topic, and b) having seen the student's thesis, notes, first draft, etc.? There's more to reading compositions than just marking grammar.

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[myprofe]

Obviously, I didn�t explain myself very well. I�m just here to inform people of the existence of a forum where a language exchange can take place. How people make use of this is up to them. This is also my personal response to the many chats and forums I�ve visited where non-native English speakers are practicing their bad English amongst themselves and nobody is correcting them. I don�t know what it�s like in other countries but Spaniards, whether they are students or professional people, have only 3 hours of English class a week. We have to offer them some additional options if we ever expect them to learn the language.
Gordon http://www.myprofe.com/tandem

[thelmadatter]

I took a look at this and bookmarked it. While I agree that it should not be used as a substitute for teacher correction, I think it could be a fine tool IN ADDITION to what the teacher does. If nothing else, a native speaker can catch a lot of minor errors, leaving us to tackle the more global stuff.

[desultude]

Thanks, I have added that to my Spanish language favorites, so I can use it as I study Spanish!