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Chinese students/tenses
Can anyone suggest a potential solution/help here. (Or possibly direct me to another relevant newsgroup).
One common problem with Chinese students learning English is their use of tenses - which are treated completely differently in their native language. We now have a number of Chinese students who are quite capable of some stunning prose, only for them to trip up on tenses.
I'm just wondering if someone has come across similar problems - not necessarily involving Chinese students - who have found a particularly effective way to practise.
Will Gortoa
UK Teaching Assistant with no formal English training - other than 40 years using the language. Working with very inquisitive Year 9 pupil of Chinese origin. Helping to improve English usage understanding/skills.
One common problem with Chinese students learning English is their use of tenses - which are treated completely differently in their native language. We now have a number of Chinese students who are quite capable of some stunning prose, only for them to trip up on tenses.
I'm just wondering if someone has come across similar problems - not necessarily involving Chinese students - who have found a particularly effective way to practise.
Will Gortoa
UK Teaching Assistant with no formal English training - other than 40 years using the language. Working with very inquisitive Year 9 pupil of Chinese origin. Helping to improve English usage understanding/skills.
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[/nq] Well, present perfect is typically hard for Italian students: in Northern Italy we always use present perfect, whereas in Southern Italy they always use simple past. In correct Italian both of them are used, but Italian's present perfect (as well as French's) is just different from English's, which has wholly peculiar rules. Bye-bye, FB
- [/nq] Well, present perfect is typically hard for Italian students: in Northern Italy we always use present perfect, whereas in Southern Italy they always use simple past.
- In correct Italian both of them are used, but Italian's present perfect (as well as French's) is just different from English's, which has wholly peculiar rules.
- Bye-bye, FB
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"Will Gortoa" <>>>WillGortoa>>>@ollis.demon.co.uk> ha scritto nel messaggio
[nq:1]I'm just wondering if someone has come across similar problems - not necessarily involving Chinese students - who have found a particularly effective way to practise.[/nq]
Well, present perfect is typically hard for Italian students: in Northern Italy we always use present perfect, whereas
[nq:1]I'm just wondering if someone has come across similar problems - not necessarily involving Chinese students - who have found a particularly effective way to practise.[/nq]
Well, present perfect is typically hard for Italian students: in Northern Italy we always use present perfect, whereas
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"Will Gortoa" <>>>WillGortoa>>>@ollis.demon.co.uk> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
[nq:1]Can anyone suggest a potential solution/help here. (Or possibly direct me to another relevant newsgroup). One common problem with Chinese ... problems - not necessarily involving Chinese students - who have found a particularly effective way to practise. Will Gortoa[/nq]
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[nq:1]Can anyone suggest a potential solution/help here. (Or possibly direct me to another relevant newsgroup). One common problem with Chinese ... problems - not necessarily involving Chinese students - who have found a particularly effective way to practise. Will Gortoa[/nq]
An effective way to pr
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