[etni] Re: Speaking Only English
- From: Nehama Barbiru <nb001@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 11:22:34 +0200
I agree with Geoff's description of using only English in a classroom as a
must.
I would like to hear from those who voiced the same opinion, is this
possible with very week-nonreader JH and HS kids, as well?
Nehama
2009/12/3 Geoff <geoff@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Dear y'all,
> I just want to second what Louise has stated, namely, the English
> teacher should speak only English to students. As a teacher for some
> twenty years in Tokyo, Japan, I have, no bragging intended, developed
> reasonable Japanese ability. There are times when it would be much
> easier to throw in a word of Japanese to explain something but I try my
> hardest not to (Nobody's perfect, eh?) My students know that they will
> only get English from me and must respond, as best they can, in English.
> When they respond in Japanese, I feign befuddlement although by now,
> they know I probably understand. We all get a good laugh out of it.
> I have seen teachers who use Japanese in class and once you start it,
> it's almost impossible to stop. It becomes a crutch for both teacher and
> student (I imagine the same in true in Hebrew/Arabic or whatever
> language). Students, who could say something in English if they made the
> effort, learn to get by in mixed Japanese/English. Teachers avoid
> difficult areas of communication in the same way. End result is that
> progress is slowed considerably.
> I, by the way, am studying Korean and Hebrew now and I show students
> that, once in a while, so they know that I, too, am struggling with
> language. But never Japanese. In some cases, I may be the only native
> speaker the students have a chance to interact with. Is it not the same
> in many parts of Israel?
>
> Shalom everybody,
> and Sayonara for now,
> Geoff
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