tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post5779314071008902652..comments2024-03-26T06:07:35.453+01:00Comments on Kalinago English: Sweet Words vs MonstrositiesKALINAGO ENGLISHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202016406865561740noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-75517410568067418092012-02-16T18:30:02.514+01:002012-02-16T18:30:02.514+01:00Hi,
A great blog post.
I was saying something si...Hi,<br /><br />A great blog post.<br /><br />I was saying something similar about the furore over dogme in that I am sure I heard very similar arguments about the Lexical Approcah and other new ideas when they first came out.<br /><br />It seems there really is nothing new under the sun.<br /><br />StephenStephen Greenehttp://www.tmenglish.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-12560954692637919972012-02-05T17:31:46.204+01:002012-02-05T17:31:46.204+01:00Hi Kathy,
I think I'd go with dismay :)Hi Kathy,<br /><br />I think I'd go with dismay :)KALINAGO ENGLISHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202016406865561740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-89911586894484118472012-02-05T17:31:21.087+01:002012-02-05T17:31:21.087+01:00Hi Christina, I couldn't agree more. Language...Hi Christina, I couldn't agree more. Language learning is a social process - too often it gets look at analytically from the a linguistic perspective and ultimately this distracts the learner from the main function, i.e. to communicate and to be communicated to/with<br /><br />KKALINAGO ENGLISHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202016406865561740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-76949013939973790812012-01-31T06:33:59.927+01:002012-01-31T06:33:59.927+01:00Hi!Very nice post again!
I guess the issue is not ...Hi!Very nice post again!<br />I guess the issue is not a certain course book, but the English language itself.We cannot "live the language" if we search the components,if,instead of expressing ourselves, we count the "past simple" or quantify the occurrence of certain grammar items.<br />Why do we need to learn a language?Because we would enjoy making ourselves understood by our fellow humans/friends/acquaintances,we have fun in sharing feelings, agreements or greetings in a different language from our mother-tongue. <br />The teaching process should always focus on this rather than assuring a high-profile grammar explanation. Imagine yourselves in a forest, the cool spring wind, the leaves swishing, the sun shinning...Now start counting only the 25 inches stones in your path...:)CristinaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09825268333371599533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-90366348115915107642012-01-30T03:14:14.966+01:002012-01-30T03:14:14.966+01:00I can't over how relevant that quote is, I&#...I can't over how relevant that quote is, I'm not sure whether to be reassured because today's issues are nothing new, or to be dismayed because we haven't gotten farth er along in addressing them!Kathy Faganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03560485763212635239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-79023485493922456722012-01-30T01:31:59.458+01:002012-01-30T01:31:59.458+01:00Ack... this use of my Google account has prompted ...Ack... this use of my Google account has prompted me to update it. I hope it does.Tyson Seburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04113881763418411873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-49029113250190327122012-01-29T22:11:49.438+01:002012-01-29T22:11:49.438+01:00I love the connection between century-old work and...I love the connection between century-old work and today's industry, Karenne--very valuable and ultimately insightful connections indeed. History, long enough broadened, contains so much of the same.<br /><br />This disgust surrounding Headway I've seen throughout a number of blogs is so interesting to me. It's really not on the Top 5 coursebooks list in use around here during my entire career, so I have very little interaction with it. I am being influenced to pre-judge though. ;)Tyson Seburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04113881763418411873noreply@blogger.com