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I agree and for me Immersion is the best way. Alvon<BR><BR>
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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:41:50 -0500<BR>From: mikinakn@SHAW.CA<BR>Subject: Re: [ILAT] On teaching approaches<BR>To: ILAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU<BR><BR>
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<DIV>Good post and point....<BR>-------<BR>wahjeh<BR>rolland nadjiwon</DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=wjposer@LDC.UPENN.EDU>William J Poser</A> </DIV>
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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><br /><hr />Windows Live™ Hotmail®: Chat. Store. Share. Do more with mail. <a href='http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_hm_justgotbetter_explore_012009' target='_new'>Check it out.</a></body>
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