On teaching approaches

[Alvon Little White Man]

I agree and for me Immersion is the best way. Alvon

Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:41:50 -0500From: mikinakn at SHAW.CASubject: Re: [ILAT] On teaching approachesTo: ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU


Good post and point....-------wahjehrolland nadjiwon
 
 

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From: William J Poser 
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Perhaps the general point that should be made about teaching techniquesis that what needs to be taught is determined by the nature of thelanguage, not by what teaching methods may be felt to be effectiveor culturally preferred. If a language has a complex verbal systemand you don't provide that content your students will not learn thelanguage, regardless of what the fad is in language teaching methodsor what politicians claim about traditions. The content has to comefirst. Once you know what you have to teach you can try to find thebest way to do it. Bill
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