[etni] meaning of the word "Cloze' and NS teacher comments.

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Dear List,
Please feel free to correct me if I am wrong, but I was always lead to believe 
that the word "Cloze" came from the name of the person who invented this type 
of gap-fill technique! The details escape me, but perhaps someone out there has 
more info on this topic and could post it on the list?

And now to add my two pennyworth (English idiom!) to the Native Speaker 
question. As a Native Speaker and a teacher of only Native Speakers, I feel 
there is a major difference in in the way I use language in the 
classroom,compared to a non-NS teacher - complexity, nuance, idiomatic usage 
and even humour,something I endeavour to pass on to my students, whether they 
are "full" NS or not.This is in fact the purpose of the class, to teach English 
as a first rather than a second language.

I hope this does not sound arrogant, as this is not the intended tone, and it 
certainly is no reflection on my or anyone else's ability as a teacher, which 
is another subject altogether! 

Alexa Raine


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