FL courses

[Lutfi M Hussein]

Hi,

This isn't my area, either. I am interested in ESL but I haven't
really researched it.

I agree with John: Research something you are interested in. If you
can find something that both interests you and can be "marketable,"
then that would be the perfect choice.

I am currently research the Arab identity on the web. I am applying
Fairclough's, de Beaugrande's, Kress's, and others' research.

Best wishes, Lutfi



--- John E Richardson <johnerichardson at CDS-WEB.NET> wrote:
> Dear Maria,
>
> apologies if I am intruding on a conversation between you &
> Linnea...
> but I thought I'd just say that your research sounds interesting.
> It
> isn't really my area of expertise so I can't really comment on
> whether
> it is sufficiently original to be, for instance, a PhD (perhaps
> other
> members could comment - Lufti haven't you done some work on
> FL/TESL?)
> but it certainly seems an interesting area.
> I always tell my students that the best thing to research  is what
> interests *you*. The research process is a long one & choosing a
> topic
> you're interested in is essential to make it as painless as
> possible.
> When I did my PhD (on broadsheet newspaper reporting) my superviser
> was
> always trying to make me widen my sample to include tabloids, but I
> was
> not interested in them. Focusing entirely on the discourse
> practices of
> one genre of journalism made my PhD less 'marketable' in one way,
> but to
> be honest I don't mind this. Research what you're interested in, I
> say.
>
> oh, and welcome to the list (and no need to apologise for your
> English -
> it's very good!)
> best wishes
> John
>
>
> > Hi, Linnea plus discussion group,
> > just to answer very briefly your question, (sorry for my terrible
> English!):
> > since I am a language teacher, my main area of interest is
> communication in
> > foreign language (FL) courses - I am thinking of analyzing
> discourse types
> > which are relevant for FL-courses, for example, how Slovak
> students
> discuss
> > in German the meaning of a picture. (I would restrict the
> discussions to
> > dialogues or trialogues). On the one hand,I hope to detect
> particular
> > "frames" (is this the proper word??..)of perception of the
> picture
> which are
> > culturally specific, on the other hand, I want to find out which
> strategies
> > Slovak students use in the course of "negotiation" on the meaning
> of a
> > picture. However, I am not sure if this is realy a goog idea, so
> I am very
> > grateful to all of you for your reactions.
> > Have a nice evening,
> > Maria
> >
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>
> John E Richardson
> Dept of Journalism Studies
> Sheffield University
>

------Lutfi M HusseinEmail: lutfi_hussein at yahoo.comWebsite: http://www.public.asu.edu/~lhussein