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Grendal · Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 8:46 pm Post subject:

I would like to spew forth some of my own observations at the risk of appearing like a troll.

My wife is a near native speaker and has lived in Canada for ten years. She is a graduate of METU an all English unıversity in Ankara. Aka ODT� in Turkey. After arriving in 2000 as an immigrant to Canada she immediately enrolled in ESL classes. She was evaluated as intermediate after 16 years from her graduation date. She then completed her ESL to the end of the programme and passed her TOEFL wıth a good enough score to be accepted at The Michener Institute of Medical Sciences in Toronto. There she studied cytotechnology or two years. Then later in 2009 she decided to get her TESOL certificate and join me in Saudia.

To get to the point I am getting at: Her students understand her lessons as if she knew what areas needed repitition and what grammar points needed to be double and triple cheked. I think that because o her previous experience as an English language learner she can connect to her students in ways that I can barely grasp.

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lazycomputerkids · Joined: 22 Sep 2009 Posts: 360 Location: Tabuk

manaafa · Joined: 25 Jun 2010 Posts: 4

In some of the institutes the students grade their teachers at the end of semester. If you are liked, you can continue otherwise you will be said good bye. If you don�t let the students sleep in class, use mobile phones, put them late for being late or don�t let them leave the class before the end the class; then you are not a favourite teacher of the students. If you do, in the eyes of the management, you lack professionalism and you don�t have class control.
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lazycomputerkids · Joined: 22 Sep 2009 Posts: 360 Location: Tabuk

Grendal · Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 9:38 pm Post subject:

bje · Joined: 19 Jun 2005 Posts: 527

I don't understand what you are trying to say in the above post...it seems quite muddled. Shocked

Grendal · Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:45 pm Post subject:

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

Wait... aren't all of you on summer break? You are supposed to be relaxing and enjoying yourselves. Why are you all so testy today?

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lazycomputerkids · Joined: 22 Sep 2009 Posts: 360 Location: Tabuk

johnslat · Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 1:54 pm Post subject:

Dear LCK,

"Though I do relax and enjoy myself at work, it's not the same as a vacation."

Be careful. Posting sentiments such as that is likely to offend many, and sooner or later, you'll probably be labelled as an "apologist," "PC," or even
"a Saudi lover."

But according to the Sheik, at least you're not in danger of being executed:

"You vill like it here or you vill be shot!" (though I suspect a sword rather than a firearm would be used in the Kingdom.)

Regards,
John

lazycomputerkids · Joined: 22 Sep 2009 Posts: 360 Location: Tabuk

johnslat · Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 4:44 pm Post subject:

Dear LCK,

Out of context copying and pasting. You love it.

As for the Sheik's apologies, for some reason it doesn't seem to me to be completely sincere:

"Oh, why angry teacher? I apologize for the apologist PC remark of the remark. Let's say the orig. remark looked like that."

But perhaps I'm being far too thin-skinned.

Regards,
John

Sheikh N Bake · Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 1307 Location: Dis ting of ours

What, are we still on about that ?!

What you quoted of me is all you're getting. And I never said anything about "Saudi lover."

lazycomputerkids · Joined: 22 Sep 2009 Posts: 360 Location: Tabuk

johnslat · Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 5:00 pm Post subject:

Dear Sheik,

Well, I'll take what I can get. Now, say three "Our Fathers," three "Hail Marys," and an "Act of Contrition."

Absolvo te. Go and sin no more (or any less.)

Regards,
John