[etni] Fwd: Re: English spelling too difficult for children
- From: David Lloyd <dlloyd54@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Etni <etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 09:26:19 +0300
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From: Margie Cohen <margiecj@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: English spelling too difficult for children
Hi-
I would venture to say that one of the big problems with EFL--
for Hebrew speakers wanting to learn English--is that Hebrew IS
phonetic language and English IS NOT!
This article reinforces what I had always thought.
Margie
Margaret A. Cohen-Jackel, M.S.S.A.
>English spelling 'too difficult for children'
>Telegraph.co.uk - July 8, 2010
>The complexity of the English spelling system is to blame for soaring
levels of illiteracy among teenagers, according to a researcher.
>(To read the whole article, go to -
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/7880189/English-spelling-too-difficult-for-children.html
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