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Category Archives: Linguistics, applied linguistics and SLA
Interesting random facts about language from A User's Guide to the Brain
“if a sequencing area is at the root of human language, we might be able to boost our language abilities by practicing other sequential activities, such as music, dancing, imagining multipart objects, and step-by-step logical reasoning” A User’s Guide to … Continue reading
Interesting random facts about language from The First Word
“It’s been demonstrated that subjects who are shown a video of someone saying ‘ga’ that is accompanied by a recording of the sound ‘ba’ perceive something entirely different. They will ‘hear’ ‘da’, which in terms of speech production is in … Continue reading
That's perfect, but don't use it
I gave this piece of EIL/ ELF advice for the first time last week, and it was particular painful as it was about something I had championed a lot in the past. I’ve always had problems with the now universal … Continue reading
The Natural Approach
There have been many attempts to help adult foreign language learners study in a way that reproduces the natural methods that a baby or toddler uses to effortlessly learn their L1, but none of them have been very successful. My … Continue reading
New TEFL articles September 2010
I’ve linked to some of these already, but thought I may as well put the month’s supply together Video tasks for specific language points How to teach phonics with simple picture flashcards Classroom language for teaching pronunciation Pronunciation changes in … Continue reading
An A to Z of Wasei Eigo Part 5 – M to O
UPDATE: Full list including PDF now available here
Japlish dictionary Part Three- E, F and G
UPDATE: Complete Janglish dictionary now here.
An A to Z of Japanese English Part Two- D
Updated: Complete list of Janglish now here.
An A to Z of Japanese English Part One- A to C
UPDATE: Polished up version of the whole list, including PDF version, now available here.
Three more ways of looking at theory and practice
The first is from the newish book From Experience to Knowledge in ELT (2009): “You may often hear a teacher say, It’s all right in theory, but it doesn’t work in practice. However, as authors and teachers, our position is … Continue reading
