http://www.tefl.net/alexcase/teaching/tefl/tesol-revolution/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:23:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.tefl.net/alexcase/teaching/tefl/tesol-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-2263 Alex Case Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:16:05 +0000 http://www.tefl.net/alexcase/teaching/efl/tesol-revolution/#comment-2263 Although this one result is hardly proof of anything (and in true science, unlike the pseudo-science of Applied Linguistics, the emphasis is more on disroving than proving theories), it would suggest that you are following exactly the right approach. Me too, so we can all give ourselves a big pat on the back for not swallowing the PC nonsense against grammar teaching that some people were swallowing before, often the same people who fought a dogmatic and discredited campaign against phonics. Although this one result is hardly proof of anything (and in true science, unlike the pseudo-science of Applied Linguistics, the emphasis is more on disroving than proving theories), it would suggest that you are following exactly the right approach. Me too, so we can all give ourselves a big pat on the back for not swallowing the PC nonsense against grammar teaching that some people were swallowing before, often the same people who fought a dogmatic and discredited campaign against phonics.

]]> http://www.tefl.net/alexcase/teaching/tefl/tesol-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-2259 Miss Profe Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:37:20 +0000 http://www.tefl.net/alexcase/teaching/efl/tesol-revolution/#comment-2259 What parallels do you believe this revolution has for the teaching of say, Spanish as a foreign language? While I do give my students opportunities for producing language - speaking and writing - I do believe that a solid foundation in the structure is what facilitates proficiency. At least this was true for me in my own second language experience. What parallels do you believe this revolution has for the teaching of say, Spanish as a foreign language? While I do give my students opportunities for producing language – speaking and writing – I do believe that a solid foundation in the structure is what facilitates proficiency. At least this was true for me in my own second language experience.

]]> http://www.tefl.net/alexcase/teaching/tefl/tesol-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-2219 Teacher in Development :: Grammar and Your Classroom :: March :: 2008 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:29:18 +0000 http://www.tefl.net/alexcase/teaching/efl/tesol-revolution/#comment-2219 [...] tip to the TEFLtastic blog  and a post about a TESOL revolution [...] [...] tip to the TEFLtastic blog  and a post about a TESOL revolution [...]

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