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Hi every body,
I would like some one to explain to me the difference(s) between synthetic versus analytical syllabuses, and if there is any links to help in understanding the differenceses and/or similarities.
Best regards,

You can join our group study It is my pleasure to join this group. Yet, I have two questions: 1- What does Beverly Derewianka's course book talk about? 2- How can I pay the cost of this book? ( I'm not living in Canada) I will try to get Zhaleh to contact you Please Sally do your best. I would like...

fluffyhamster thanks for your reply. Do you have any further comments on the issue?or any examples?

I will try to get her to get in touch with you. I wish to contact her as soon as possible. Sally, I can provide Zhaleh with my e-mail address- if it's OK with her-. By the way Sally, I think you are specialized in Systemic Functional Linguistics. Could you please informe me about the major domains ...

how do you measure "personality"? By using certain psychological tests. But would that personality affect learners from all over the world in the same way? or does it depend on the nature of the target language? I need to now if there are certain books, articles, or dissertations that addressed thi...

Do you think that there is a relation between a learner's personality and his achievement in L2 learning? If so, in what sense?
thanks

I've read Lado's book in relation to contrastive analysis and Jame's book on error analysis. Yet, I need to read more about fossilization in the Arab world.

if you have time to waste/spare look at this thread.

I could not log in by one way or another Yet, could you give me the title of the topic and I'll be glade to read it.

Post back to tell us what ideas you have got.

Stephen Jones, what do you think about studying something related to learners' fossilized errors? I do appreciate your care and help. Thanks

Sally Olsen, thanks for your suggestion. I think it would be interesting to study something about Systemic Functional Linguistics.

If it's Arabic I can make a couple of suggestions

Can you, please?

elodde, thanks alot for your advice and comments. They are really helpful. Your school and students are very lucky as they have got such a respectful person. Wish you all the best ,dear.


lolwhites and Andrew Patterson thanks for your comments.

in which case it you Is that what you called "the minimum care over elementary rules of English prose style"? By the way, my topic is devoted to those people who can offer help and respect others. If you claim Stephen Jones that I can not write or spell, then give me at least one correct sentence i...

elodde, I really appreciate your reply. Thanks alot indeed,sir.

when you have reached the level of a Junior High student, you could continue with a High School Certificate. Stephen Jones, could you be more polite when you talk to others??Please notice that people in this forum are from different linguistic backgrounds. Hence, you should encourage rather than di...