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Concept of "context"

 
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Tman



Joined: 24 Sep 2007

PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 4:26 pm    Post subject: Concept of "context" Reply with quote

Anyone have a beautiful little gem of an idea they would like to share of a simple way of explaining the concept of "context" - in context/out of context.

First year high school students...

Thanks
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mnhnhyouh



Joined: 21 Nov 2006
Location: The Middle Kingdom

PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 4:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you are talking about words having different meanings in different contexts use a little Korean.

한분 and 일분 have different meanings, even though they are both one bun.

Han bun is one minute, ill bun is one person.

Move from there to the next one,

일년 and 한년 and , but dont say them, the first means one year, the latter, one bitch (I think).

They will then get the idea of context changing the meaning of words, because they already get it.

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Tman



Joined: 24 Sep 2007

PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 4:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Kamsa hamnida! (Day seven here - so that is half my vocab in korean:)
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laogaiguk



Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea

PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 4:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tman wrote:
Kamsa hamnida! (Day seven here - so that is half my vocab in korean:)


Well, if you are teaching high school students, I bet the other half is a swear word Smile
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