Archive for February, 2009
Bilingualism: Facts & Stats
Source: The Bilingual Family: A Handbook For Parents by Edith Harding & Philip Riley, 1999, CUP. Over half of the world’s population is bilingual. This fact is usually surprising to many Europeans, who are under the impression that living with two or more languages is exceptional. (p. 27) What matters and what doesn’t in second […]
Posted on February 3, 2009 at 1:12 pm by Stacey · Permalink
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In: Accents, ESL Facts & Figures, ESL statistics, Learning Language Teaching, Statistics · Tagged with: adult learners, age, bilingualism, motivation, pronunciation
In: Accents, ESL Facts & Figures, ESL statistics, Learning Language Teaching, Statistics · Tagged with: adult learners, age, bilingualism, motivation, pronunciation
Pair & Groupwork vs Teacher-Student Interaction
According to Mckay & Tom (Teaching Adult Second Language Learners, CUP, 1999, p. 26), working in groups helps students feel they are part of a community. They come to know each other as individuals & friends Pair- and groupwork serves an important pedagogical purpose, because it provides more opportunities for individuals to talk than does […]
Posted on February 2, 2009 at 3:17 am by Stacey · Permalink
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In: groupwork, Learning Language Teaching, Teacher Skills · Tagged with: adult learners, groupwork, pairwork
In: groupwork, Learning Language Teaching, Teacher Skills · Tagged with: adult learners, groupwork, pairwork