Hello Edward Gail Chaya and all active and silent members, Welcome back,Edward!!!Of course I remember you.;)
That's wonderful for you to have a regular exposure to a native speaker teacher's English for 1 hour every day,isn't it? I can imagine how exciting and nerve breaking it must be for you to try your best to express yourself and to be understood by her.;) But I can guarantee you that it will be an impressive and unforgettable experience...exchanging different ideas and thoughts with your teacher who comes from a completely different cultural background! Where is she from,by the way,Edward? As some might say,it's called 'culture shock' actually!:D All the things she says and teaches you will be so much easier for you to remember as she tries to explain to you with drawings,gestures,facial expressions,body movements,etc!LOL I myself find naive speaker teachers are much more motivating and creative when they engage you in role-plays,discussions or debates. With them,you are forced to use English because they don't speak your language. In a way,it's similar to exposing yourself abroad among foreigners! And that makes the whole process of learning more attractive and effective.;) Getting used to different accents is just a bonus of having a native speaker teacher.;) When they used to teach me vocabulary,it was so much easier to remember because of their creative way of explanation. I didn't find dictionaries necessary as the native speakers are practically living dictionaries!!!LOL Good night again and wonderful weekend! Claire On Oct 31, 5:38 pm, Chaya Eitan <[email protected]> wrote: > It isn't only the correct pronunciation (whether that be American or > British), but also - as someone mentioned - the slang. Plus, there is > knowledge of history and culture that a non-native speaker might not know > about. > > Chaya (native English-speaking teacher) > > --- On Fri, 10/30/09, Wichuda Satidporn <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Wichuda Satidporn <[email protected]> > Subject: [ESL Podcast] Re: What're the advantages and disadvantages of having > a native speaker teacher? > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, October 30, 2009, 12:32 PM > > Hello there, > > In my opinion, there are several pros of learning English with native English > speaker. First, you can practice listening because you will have an > opportunity to familiar with the native accent either American accent or > British accent. It is important to us who learn English language as second > language because it is such different sounds between native or our own > speaking. Moreover, you will understand how to pronunciation each words > correctly particularly many students from Asia countries always have > pronunciation problems between "R" sound and "L" sound or " D" sound and "T" > sound. > > > Second, you will learn and know well how the native speakers make some simple > conversations, and of course, learning with slang. Certainly, you will copy > to speak those conversations automatically and use in appropriate ways in > real situations. > > > All in all, it is my real experience. > > Gail > > > . > > On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 5:50 AM, claire <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear all who are keen on better your English,;) > > What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a native speaker > > teacher comparing to a local teacher? > > Is it necessary for the teacher to provide students dictionaries while > teaching in the classroom ? > > Thank you in advance for your participation! > > This is an opportunity for us to get to know one another better and to > > let us older members meet newer members if you speak up here by > responding to the threads!;) > > Best regards and good day, > Claire --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ESL Podcast". To post to this group, send email to: [email protected] or just reply this message For invite your friends, visit: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/members_invite Know how help us, visit this FAQ at: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/web/frequently-asked-questions -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
