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<DIV>Good post and point....<BR>-------<BR>wahjeh<BR>rolland nadjiwon</DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=wjposer@LDC.UPENN.EDU href="mailto:wjposer@LDC.UPENN.EDU">William J
Poser</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=ILAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
href="mailto:ILAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU">ILAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 12, 2009 9:01
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [ILAT] On teaching
approaches</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Perhaps the general point that should be made about teaching
techniques<BR>is that what needs to be taught is determined by the nature of
the<BR>language, not by what teaching methods may be felt to be
effective<BR>or culturally preferred. If a language has a complex verbal
system<BR>and you don't provide that content your students will not learn
the<BR>language, regardless of what the fad is in language teaching
methods<BR>or what politicians claim about traditions. The content has to
come<BR>first. Once you know what you have to teach you can try to find
the<BR>best way to do it. <BR><BR>Bill<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>