[etni] fw: goals of English teaching in Israel

From: "Aviva Shapiro" <alshapirose@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: goals of English teaching in Israel.

Doron (and all ETNIERS,)

I must tell you that I was rather shocked by some of your 
thoughts on the goals of teaching English..

About your quote below:
"Do we consciously want to aim higher than (most of) the 
pupils will ever achieve or need,"

I want to aim as high as as I can and I believe that most of 
pupils can achieve a very high level of English.  The more I 
expect , the more they achieve. And I expect  a lot from all 
my students.. How dare you decide what they will ever achieve !!!!!  
I have seen and continue to see MANY, MANY students who speak 
English at a very high level.  I also know that millions of 
Americans. (being an EX I know this) don't speak correct English.  
And millions more speak at a rather low level.   I am not 
teaching my students to speak like Americans (or Brits etc..) 
They are learning the international language of English in order 
to communicate with the world but also they MUST be exposed to 
different cultures of English speaking countries. 

WE , the English teachers of the country have the opportunity 
to educate our pupils through the English we teach them about 
life and the world.

All the best.. . 
Thanks.. Aviva 

"Shoot for the moon and even if you fall, you'll land among the stars"..


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