Dear all, The first time I heard about this method was when I came to Poland after having taught English for more than 1.5 decades.Piotrek should be more familar with this method since every language centre here emphasizes their method is the best.LOL
As I recall as a teenag student back in the 80's,the method my favourite language centre used was listening through headphones repeating and instantly answering the native language instructors' questions once a month.The purpose is to review and reinforce what you have taken for the last few weeks after covering all the vocabulary,idioms,expressions,verb tenses,etc... If this method is introduced this way,I think it's quite effective as it worked for me while acquiring other languages,too. I,for one,believe a language is to be lived and used on the streets instead of to be studied or learned in the classrooms! If you have an attitude as such,you'll acquire any languages in no time!!!:) Good luck on your studies or work! Nice day and best regards, Pln On Apr 17, 7:12 am, Pablo <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi friends, > > When you really want to 'master' a language, I mean, when learning a > second language is a priority or a real need for you, the method it's > important, but not so important, and as far as I know, any method is > good enough or sufficient enough as long as you don't lose your > motivation. I think some methods complement each other in some > extent, sometimes in spite of being opposites. For instance, I see > that inverse translation or the use of the mother tongue is very > important in some methods, and it's discouraged in other 'purist' > methods, I mean, I think it's really helpful, e.g. if you have a > database of bilingual expressions/phrases to acquire vocabulary and be > able to express yourself, especially in the beginning. > > Here some 'tricks' to consider: > > - If the conversational part is a priority, focus on the basics, and > repeat again and again, e.g. master the verb 'to be', I mean, to be > able to use it from end to end, including derived forms, with agility, > 'instantly'. And the same for verbs such as 'to go', 'to have', 'to > want', etc. and to read very basic graded books, not intermediate nor > advanced ones. > > - Read a lot, e.g. a book a month, but not literature but other kind > of more suitable books. The secret is not to use the dictionary. > > - Movies: don't watch movies you don't understand, it's > counterproductive for your motivation. > > - Forget about phrasal verbs, idioms, just learn and use the 'basic' > ones. > > - The teacher role as somebody who corrects you, is important, but > just for beginners and pre-intermediate level. > > Well, my 2 cents. > > Pablo --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ESL Podcast". To post to this group, send email to: [email protected] or just reply this message For invite your friends, visit: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/members_invite Know how help us, visit this FAQ at: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/web/frequently-asked-questions -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
