TEFL stat of the day 14 October 2008
50%
The number of Indian students in a school in Mumbai, India, who specifically wanted to get an American accent. Read the why and how here, including the great quote “I wanted a US accent because I am just a guy from a village”
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October 14th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Yeh, me too. I’ve wanted to speak English with an Indian accent, cos I’m just a guy from The Smoke. Or Ulster. And at least more people would understand me if I spoke Bollywood English!
October 14th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
Here’s another good story- Learn Mandarin in a Day
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/features/Chinese-whispers–Learning-Mandarin.4587343.jp
October 15th, 2008 at 8:42 am
LOL…
[qoute]Judging by the daily queues outside the US consulate in Mumbai, there is no shortage of Indians wanting a taste of the American Dream[/qoute]
What dream?
October 15th, 2008 at 8:43 am
On a separate note, i-to-i is offering you lucky people the chance to win a free online TEFL course…
http://www.eltworld.net/blog/2008/10/win-an-online-tefl-course/
October 15th, 2008 at 11:43 pm
Another good newspaper story, this time on teaching in China.
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-114452
This bizarre quote is a bit of an aberration:
“we instruct students through a process of language immersion and simulation, which in time invariably leads to proficiency.”
You met many proficient students from China?? Me neither!