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by lucieJane
Wed Feb 02, 2005 10:58 am
Forum: Applied Linguistics
Topic: Content and Language Integrated Learning
Replies: 9
Views: 5721

Good for children

Pilot studies wigth children are very encouraging. Sorry I don't have a link. But it is the same principle as bilingual education. Children acquire language naturally with enough exposure. And with adults the switch to task and theme based training is sort of the same principle: when people forget t...
by lucieJane
Wed Feb 02, 2005 10:41 am
Forum: Keypals
Topic: Skype4eflclasses
Replies: 2
Views: 3341

yeah yeah yeah

Eric you are brilliant. That's just what the world needs. I've got 4 beginners and 3 intermediates that want to join in. How do I get started? Who arranges the courses? Can we have themes 'talking about your family' etc. We're here Mon 10-12, Weds 14-17, Thurs 14 - 17 My skype name is luzieJay but I...
by lucieJane
Wed Feb 02, 2005 9:18 am
Forum: Software
Topic: Interactive Software for Home Tutoring
Replies: 7
Views: 13475

Testing Rosetta Stone

Hullo I'm testing Rosetta Stone and like the other poster I don't like it very much. I saw the online demo of Reward and thought it looked quite good. Has anybody tried it? And seriously I have yet to find English Learning Software which isn't dismal, cheap and grotty. But it must exist! Someone rec...