Listening to the Universe of Discourse: 03
So, let’s take an example I gave on that forum mentioned a couple of posts ago: the word “hello”. Most of our students will be quite...
Listening to the Universe of Discourse 02
Now, let’s take a look at another take on “listening”, this one from an online ESL website with fairly regular activity. On this page on...
Listening to the Universe of Discourse 01: Roland Barthes
Now, in my first posting on this subject, I presented two, well-known activities related to “listening”: the taped conversation, listened...
Listening to the Universe of Discourse 00
Of course, there’s a book in this. However, just to get the juices flowing, here’s some thoughts on this activity, commonly known as...
Studying Online: Obstacles and Motivation
When you begin an online course, you often start with high spirits and a lot of enthusiasm. Perhaps the course will help you move up in...
Pronunciation: Is or Is not
Hey all. Allow me a rhetorical convention here: I can not overemphasize the importance of pronunciation as a basic part of your ESL...
Sentence structure and substitution techniques in language learning
Most languages have a basic structure that can be recognized, learned and taken advantage of when learning to speak them. This structure...
Challenges in large ESL classes
A challenge is a difficulty that stimulates the person who faces it. A large class is more difficult to define. This could be from six to...
How to create a useful language learning journal
A language learning journal is a study tool that is often helpful in developing habits and keeping record of your achievements while...
Is it really harder for adults?
The ways in which we learn languages are always at debate within the linguistic community. Some of the ideas put forth become...