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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Linguistics Studies
linguistic theories and language learning
0 00 Do you think linguistic theories help foreign language learning? 02 br
00 I majored in the English language at university. 02 br
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00 In my opinion, general linguistic theories, such as phonetics, phonology, syntax and semantics, 02 br
00 partly helped me improve my English skills, but I found it more important to memorize words by exposing myself 02 br
00 to English through listening and writing. 02 br
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00 Sociolinguisics, psycholinguistics and historical linguistics were very interesting subjects and helped broaden my perspectives, but they have very little to do with practical language learning. 02 br
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00 Applied linguistics are for professionals such as language teachers or speech therapists. 02 br
00 I won't deny the importance of SLA research, but it doesn't help students with no teaching experiences. 02 br
00 Those with teaching experiences find it more helpful. 02 br
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00 In conclusion, I think linguistic theories are not necessarily very important for early stage language learning. 02 br
00 As I said, in the second paragraph, language learners, particularly novice and intermediate learners, should 02 br
00 focus more on vocabulary building, listening and reading. 02 br
00 In my opinion, linguistic theories help learners organize their knowledge about the language they learn. 02 br
00 However, this happens when they have reached advanced levels. 0-
00 I majored in the English language at university. 02 br
02 br
00 In my opinion, general linguistic theories, such as phonetics, phonology, syntax and semantics, 02 br
00 partly helped me improve my English skills, but I found it more important to memorize words by exposing myself 02 br
00 to English through listening and writing. 02 br
02 br
00 Sociolinguisics, psycholinguistics and historical linguistics were very interesting subjects and helped broaden my perspectives, but they have very little to do with practical language learning. 02 br
02 br
00 Applied linguistics are for professionals such as language teachers or speech therapists. 02 br
00 I won't deny the importance of SLA research, but it doesn't help students with no teaching experiences. 02 br
00 Those with teaching experiences find it more helpful. 02 br
02 br
00 In conclusion, I think linguistic theories are not necessarily very important for early stage language learning. 02 br
00 As I said, in the second paragraph, language learners, particularly novice and intermediate learners, should 02 br
00 focus more on vocabulary building, listening and reading. 02 br
00 In my opinion, linguistic theories help learners organize their knowledge about the language they learn. 02 br
00 However, this happens when they have reached advanced levels. 0-
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0 I agree. Many TEFL/TESL programmes I know of are incorporating too many linguistic courses into the curriculum. Not very helpful to L2 teacher trainees who need to work on their English, I'm afraid. 0-
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JulielaiI agree. Many TEFL/TESL programmes I know of are incorporating too many linguistic courses into the curriculum (1). Not very helpful to L2 teacher trainees who need to work on their English (2), I'm afraid.1. Well, I dunno... Does that mean you want teachers to be 'mere ("stupid"...) teachers'. That is to say, do you mean teacher training
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Randy_TamJulielai1. Well, I dunno... Does that mean you want teachers to be 'mere ("stupid"...) teachers'. That i
I agree. Many TEFL/TESL programmes I know of are incorporating too many linguistic courses into the curriculum (1). Not very helpful to L2 teacher trainees who need to work on their English (2), I'm afraid.
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yes, that's what I've been hoping from you. Or at least I want to know what sort of goals you are committed to so far as educating the educators is concerned. The statistics thing, I am afraid, is not something I am aware of, and at any rate, I don't think it is relevant to my central claim that the perceived performance of a language teacher is not assessed by whether he has a good command of the
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hmmm...teacher training.
If I'm training to be an English teacher in HK, I'll expect the training to be like this:
Year 1: Intensive English courses, focusing on all four skills; a critical thinking course; Chinese courses
If my English is good enough at that point, then I can proceed to the teacher training portion of the programme in Year 2 and 3:
If I'm training to be an English teacher in HK, I'll expect the training to be like this:
Year 1: Intensive English courses, focusing on all four skills; a critical thinking course; Chinese courses
If my English is good enough at that point, then I can proceed to the teacher training portion of the programme in Year 2 and 3:
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sorry for the late reply. staying in a friend's home at Singapore right now. The food is alright but a kind of 'hot'. got sour throat for that.
well... that's not exactly what I was asking for. What I thought we need to know before making syllabuses of any shape is some underlying aims. For example, we need to know what level of English trainee teachers (esp. non-native ones) should attai
well... that's not exactly what I was asking for. What I thought we need to know before making syllabuses of any shape is some underlying aims. For example, we need to know what level of English trainee teachers (esp. non-native ones) should attai
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I don't get what you mean. If teachers who cannot get a 6 in IELTS are hired to teach English, will they become successful? Shouldn't they at least know enough to teach whatever they need to teach? What if teachers aren't honest about their own performance? What good is self-eval then?
I still don't understand what sort of self-eval you're talking about. Do you have something more tangi
I still don't understand what sort of self-eval you're talking about. Do you have something more tangi
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