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dicey eye

Andy, very few expats, Ive run into less than six or seven tops in the eight months I've been here.

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dicey eye

Paul. The CV is just for show.

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Parrothead

Paul,at the university I teach a class titled Teaching Methodology and another called Applied Linguistics

 

Paul. The CV is just for show.

 

I was yankin' your chain more than anything, due to just finding that statement somewhat humorous. Thanks, though. 

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Parrothead

I have a question - okay, two. In a classroom setting, where they do nothing but speak English, not worrying about grammar, or reading and writing, what does that teach the students? I mean, are these students who know very little English, and the object is to just get them speaking a few words to start? 

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andy

Andy, very few expats, Ive run into less than six or seven tops in the eight months I've been here.

What about the Chinese, being a gambling town.

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What about the Chinese, being a gambling town.

The Thais are gambling maniacs - drop big bucks hourly - PoiPet casinos are jammed with Thais - not that many Chinese yet.

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In a classroom setting, where they do nothing but speak English, not worrying about grammar, or reading and writing, what does that teach the students? I mean, are these students who know very little English, and the object is to just get them speaking a few words to start?

The Native English speakers teach speaking - pronunciation and cadences - the students have local teachers teach grammar, writing and spelling. And the locals are perfectionists when it comes to grammar; most can't speak worth a darn, but are grammar-spelling whizzes.

Remember when you were a baby, you learned to speak English first, not write it or spell it. Before you even got in Kindergarten you were communicating fairly fluently. without ever knowing a noun from a verb from a preposition.The speaking lessons are highly structured and let's not forget learning how to listen to a native English speaker is the best way to acquire clean speaking skills.

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andy

Yes not let us forget. English so many dialects. Then American, Australian, Canadian. Kenyan and so it gets confusing.  

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dicey eye

Yes not let us forget. English so many dialects. Then American, Australian, Canadian. Kenyan and so it gets confusing.

That’s for sure. I grew up in Upstate New York, moved to Texas in 1970 for work; first month there I merely understood 50% of the local Texas drawl English before my ears adjusted to the new cadences.

Which reminds me that the original Mad Max - Road Warrior movie 1978 had to be dubbed when it played the US. The Oz accent was indecipherable to American ears.

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Please anyone have good advise I'm moving with $4000 and just want to start a new life. I really want to work hard and make the right decisions. Any advise for cheap rentals and work.

 

When are you planning to arrive here?

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