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zorro · Posted: Mon May 03, 2004 10:57 am Post subject: Westgate Application

I wonder if anyone can help me to clarify this following question from the Westgate application... I have tried to get my head around what it is they want for an answer, but my head is beginning to hurt.

"In a sample class, you are using a dialogue to teach a situation context.
You are teaching clarification language. For example, Can you repeat that?
Can you create a 4 sentence dialogue between two people illustrating how to clarify a misunderstanding?"

any help or suggestions would be very much appreciated.

thanks, love from zorro.

PAULH · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 4672 Location: Western Japan

zorro · Posted: Mon May 03, 2004 11:16 am Post subject:

thanks for that quick response paulh. so they just want the language used for clarification? perhaps i should clarify the intent with westgate by saying

"i'm sorry i don't understand what you require from me. can you give me an example...."

PAULH · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 4672 Location: Western Japan

zorro · Posted: Mon May 03, 2004 11:31 am Post subject:

wow paulh your really clever.

thanks for doing the work in coming up with a four sentence dialogue for me.

love zorro.

zorro · Posted: Mon May 03, 2004 11:38 am Post subject:

A: whats your phone number?

B: Its 090-XXXX-0906.

A: I m sorry I couldnt follow you. Could you say it one more time? Was that last number 0609 at the end?

B No 0-9-0-6. 090-XXXX-0906.

A: OK... so it's 090-XXXX-0-9-0-6.

B: Yes that's right.

Thats a four sentence dialogue paulh is it? smartass.

PAULH · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 4672 Location: Western Japan

I'll leave you to do the editing to make it fit.

Its the least I can do.

PAULH · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 4672 Location: Western Japan

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

zorro,
Don't bite the hand that feeds you. We're not here to do all of your work for you.

PAULH · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 4672 Location: Western Japan

zorro · Posted: Tue May 04, 2004 4:18 pm Post subject:

come on girls. i'm really sorry.
i am thankful that you helped me out paulh. even though in hindsight you think that i shouldn't have asked for anyones help. but then again, as your replies indicate, i am a dumbass. thats why i needed just that little bit of extra help. i'm glad i'm not one of your students though. i'd be scared to ask anything.
anyway can we still be friends?
lots of love from zorro.

PAULH · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 4672 Location: Western Japan

you can ask for help, thats what we are here for. Its not polite however to insult or make fun of the people who help you though. As Glenski mentioned its not our job to think of examples or do your job for you. We are not a free translation service.

Maybe you were trying to be clever but sarcasm doesnt travel well through the written word.

zorro · Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 9:06 pm Post subject:

an interesting point you raised about sarcasm not translating into the written word very well. i did a bit of research and thought that as someone who is interested in linguistics and internet communication (as you obviously are from looking at your previous posts) you might like to take a look at these sites.

http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/faculty/cumming/ling50/sarcasm.htm
http://www.knotmag.com/?article=599
http://homepages.spider.lu/blueberryjane/sarcasm.html

there is no sarcasm above. in future i will highlight sarcastic statements
}some of the posts on this website are so interesting{

lots of love, zorro.

ChotoHen · Joined: 17 Apr 2004 Posts: 41

Zorro,

In filling out your application, what did you use as your country code? I keep trying to use "001" (for the U.S.A.) but the application keeps reading 'error'.

Any help?

Thanks

PAULH · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 4672 Location: Western Japan