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- Mon Nov 07, 2011 9:57 am
- Forum: Assessment
- Topic: Cambridge examiners assessment procedure: marks collection
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6985
- Sun Jun 01, 2008 1:51 pm
- Forum: Pronunciation
- Topic: about phonics
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15722
Without turning this into a whole word vs Phonics discussion, there is no evidence that students find English more interesting if they are able to pronounce English words. They have to understand what they are reading. Phonics education by itself does not guarantee that. As for only teaching one par...
- Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:18 pm
- Forum: Business English
- Topic: keep half an eye
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4310
- Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:23 pm
- Forum: Business English
- Topic: fall over oneself
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4659
- Sun Mar 23, 2008 2:23 pm
- Forum: Pronunciation
- Topic: Phonetic alphabet symbol set
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11596
Just for clarification I did mean to say "The person not pronouncing the "r" is as correct as the one that does" Luke, all I can say to your last comment is "I know and it is very frustrating" They seem to approach it like there is only one way to write it, and one way to do it and thus only one cor...
- Sun Mar 23, 2008 10:43 am
- Forum: Pronunciation
- Topic: Phonetic alphabet symbol set
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11596
I am not mixing IPA and Phonics. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenyon_and_Knott Many students in Taiwan are required to not only learn the KK (Kenyon and Knott system) but also write it in spelling tests. The problem I have with this is like in the example I gave the word "square" has 6 correct trans...
- Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:01 pm
- Forum: Pronunciation
- Topic: Phonetic alphabet symbol set
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11596
I don't know in which country you teach but if it is in Taiwan you are probably having your first encounter with Kenyon Knott or KK Phonics as they call it. They wrote "A pronunciation Dictionary of American English" and although it is based on the IPA it is not exactly the same. Try to explain to a...
- Fri Mar 21, 2008 8:40 am
- Forum: Business English
- Topic: a vested interest in
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4847
- Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:18 am
- Forum: Business English
- Topic: a vested interest in
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4847
Banks make more money of richer clients. It differs from bank to bank but about 80% of there income is generated through "structured lending" which is Tax or Derivative Based Finance. So the more a client is worth the more they can invest through the bank or borrow from it. Richer people hedge their...
- Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:01 am
- Forum: Activities and Games
- Topic: Activities for those 'too cool' advanced teenagers
- Replies: 21
- Views: 34539
I guess my point is - how to get them to read it, to know it. Reading it in class ain't condusive to a good class activity. They won't read it at home. Do you know what I mean? At first they don't read it. I know there are many people against this but I have my reasons. Let the students read aloud ...
- Sun Mar 16, 2008 1:02 am
- Forum: Activities and Games
- Topic: Activities for those 'too cool' advanced teenagers
- Replies: 21
- Views: 34539
- Fri Mar 14, 2008 6:06 pm
- Forum: Activities and Games
- Topic: Activities for those 'too cool' advanced teenagers
- Replies: 21
- Views: 34539
Depending on what you are required to teach you could try short story reading. It does take a long time to start seeing results but it is worth it. Ideally you want the students to read the story at home and then discuss it in class. Initially they won't, in fact for the first 6 months you would pro...
- Fri Mar 14, 2008 1:17 am
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: voiced/unvoiced - the real story?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 21153
Firstly I agree completely that while we shouldn't change the spelling, we should change the way the phonics is written purely because it is clearer for word like stop or skill. Ironically, many foreign teachers whom I have met here in Taiwan is unaware of this and only realize the say "sdop" if you...
- Wed Mar 12, 2008 3:19 pm
- Forum: Bilingual Education
- Topic: Interesting story
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3308
Interesting story
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/23556514?GT1=43001
I don't think it has much practical application for teachers but it is nevertheless interesting.
Would you consider sign language as a second language or an extension of the first language?
The girl is obviously very gifted.
I don't think it has much practical application for teachers but it is nevertheless interesting.
Would you consider sign language as a second language or an extension of the first language?
The girl is obviously very gifted.
- Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:47 pm
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: voiced/unvoiced - the real story?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 21153
I wasn't disagreeing with you. I agree. I just find it the easiest to explain to a grade one or two kid who asks me why one sound is long and the other short. That was really the reason for the experiment. It really does happen kind of naturally and I suspect (have no proof) it has to do with the as...