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james s
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 Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:09 am Post subject: EAL |
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North American coutries are calling it EAL. We should too, right?
ENGLISH AS AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE. |
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Ahchoo
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| Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:59 am Post subject: |
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| Why? I don't think we need ANOTHER catchphrase. |
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Shan-Shan
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| Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 8:44 am Post subject: |
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Why not go to the masses learning English in China's school system, and ask them once and for all how we ought to shorten the length of time it takes to say "English for those whose native language is not English"?
Here is how I suspect some might respond:
"FE" -- fukcing English
"WWE" -- why? why?! English
"WAWOT" -- what a waste of time
Other predictions? |
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danielb
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| Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 8:54 am Post subject: |
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| "HIMOE" - How to improve my oral English? |
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clarrie
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| Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 1:32 am Post subject: What about AAL |
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| Not wanting to be left out of 'it', maybe the septics could provide AAL, American as an Additional Language. The number of bloody yanks I've heard say they speak American rather than English would seem to certainly justify this acronym! |
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AussieGuyInChina
Joined: 23 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 2:22 pm Post subject: |
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EAL (English as a Additional Language) could serve as a substitute for the acronym, ESL (English as a Second Language), but not for EFL (English as a Foreign Language).
EAL may, in fact, be based on a system of teaching especially designed for bi/trilingual learners. For example, a Russian businessman who is fluent in Mandarin and now wants to learn English. |
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william wallace
Joined: 14 May 2003
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| Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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Let's go to the inevitable conclusion ;let's put every phrase and sentence into acronyms.Then when everything has been shrunk to acronyms,by us knowing them we can pat ourselves on the back for being so bright and knowledgeable,good idea ?  |
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Sonnet
Joined: 10 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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I agree with AussieGuy.
What in the world is wrong with EFL? English as a Foriegn Language. Didn't we all learn French/Spanish/German (delete as applicable) when we went to school back in the day? |
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