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Corporal · Joined: 25 Jan 2003

Is there any point in insisting that students say model like MAW-dul and not moh-DEL, the Konglish version? Is that just splitting hairs? Are there bigger things to worry about?

(Probably, but I'm bored.)

How picky are you with your students' pronunciations? When they say "pish-ee" do you make them say "ffffffffffffffish"?, etc. etc.

DF10 · Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 5:18 am Post subject:

I don't do it every single time, but the more you correct it the better it will be...hopefully. The more they say it incorrectly, the harder it will be for them to change it, for sure. That's when and if they want to change it.

I find repeating it the way they just said it, but in a gently questioning tone and with a smile usually gets them to say it again correctly.

Juggertha · Joined: 27 May 2003 Location: Anyang, Korea

I'm picky! If they try to speak Konglish in my class they get a pretty good earfull (depending on the day)

kiwiboy_nz_99 · Joined: 05 Jul 2003 Location: ...Enlightenment...

Holyjoe · Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Location: Away for a cuppa

I guess it depends...

... I remember the point someone made in the whole Korea/Corea debate - they said that if a student wrote "Corea" in an essay they'd lose points or fail because they are learning English and "Corea" isn't how we write the name of the country in English.
I suppose if you were being particularly strict in a speaking test situation you could deduct marks for incorrect pronunciation of Konglish words as they're speaking the "Korean" version of the word and not the English version.

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

I may be off the mark here, but I would say that pronunciation is a major reason you are getting a free apartment and a couple of million won deposited in your account each month.