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Hi Iain, You're getting warm.....to the type of response I was expecting!!! I'm not quite sure where you read "manipulate" into what I've written, but to clear that one up, manipulation of the students' opinions is certainly not my goal. I'm not trying to get their opinion to "swing around" to mine....

Hi Neil, Wow! My seemingly straightforward question has gotten quite complicated. :wink: I see that the 2 of you that have responded have a different take on the matter than I intended, so I would like to give an example, and hopefully make the issue clearer. First of all, my classes are large, abou...

Hi Iain, Thanks for responding! I think maybe you misunderstood what I am trying to get at here. I have had many students make comments and ask questions during class about American policy, American culture and American people. When this happens, there are often anti-American opinions voiced as well...

I am curious if other EFL teachers have used specific exercises, games, conversation stimuli, or any other materials to deal with anti-American sentiment from students inside the classroom. I have had quite a few (mostly) non-threatening anti-American statements made in my EFL classroom, especially ...