[etni] Fw: re: All my sons and grammar

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From: Shelley Cooper - shelleycooper2002@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [etni] Fw: All my sons and grammar

I have been fighting an uphill battle with colleagues and superiors 
regarding "fluency" vs. "accuracy".  I agree with Morris - we should 
encourage our students to speak up as much as possible, irregardless of 
their grammar.  Our primary aim should be fluency and confidence in speaking 
and writing English.  And of course, we should keep working at improving 
accuracy through grammar instruction, and requiring comprehensive editing 
and correction of written material.  Of course, that would require teachers 
to actually take the time to mark written work....


Fay wrote:
>Isn't true that most people you meet and speak to abroad do
>not speak correctly - and students - especially high level students
>(old - 5 points) should learn to understand "bad" English. Anyway
>they hear it all the time on the TV!
>Also students can learn that even if they speak incorrectly when
>they are abroad, they will be understood. If teachers insist that
>when students speak in class their grammar must be correct,
>they are stopping more than 50% of the students from speaking
>up which is a shame.
>The only people who ought to be more careful of correct grammar
>and not inventing words are our representatives talking on
>CNN, BBC, FOX or some other international TV company.


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