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Luzi Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
From or through television?
Dear all,
I'm currently writing a paper in Linguistics on language learning from/through television. But I'm not sure about the preposition. The paper is about whether or not it is possible to improve one's foreign language skills through (?) watching television and the title is going to be either "Language learning from television" or "Language Learning through television". What would native speaker's say? Could you please tell me which preposition is correct or which one sounds better?
Thank you very much for your help!
Luzi
I'm currently writing a paper in Linguistics on language learning from/through television. But I'm not sure about the preposition. The paper is about whether or not it is possible to improve one's foreign language skills through (?) watching television and the title is going to be either "Language learning from television" or "Language Learning through television". What would native speaker's say? Could you please tell me which preposition is correct or which one sounds better?
Thank you very much for your help!
Luzi
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Hi, Neither sounds wrong. I prefer 'from', because it seems to underline the one-way nature of the process of watching TV. To me, 'through' suggests more of an interaction.
- Hi, Neither sounds wrong.
- I prefer 'from', because it seems to underline the one-way nature of the process of watching TV.
- To me, 'through' suggests more of an interaction.
- Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,
Neither sounds wrong.
I prefer 'from', because it seems to underline the one-way nature of the process of watching TV.
To me, 'through' suggests more of an interaction.
Best wishes, Clive
Neither sounds wrong.
I prefer 'from', because it seems to underline the one-way nature of the process of watching TV.
To me, 'through' suggests more of an interaction.
Best wishes, Clive
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