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Forum: Teaching ESL Nov 15th, 2007, 09:49 am
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Posted By clivehawkins
Re: Is it okay to speak the students' native language in class?

I'd have done exactly as you did. You 'demonstrated' the word without using L1 and they understood. You just confirmed it for them. I don't see anything wrong with that.

As for rules, you're so...
Forum: Teaching ESL Nov 15th, 2007, 05:53 am
Replies: 14
Views: 5,448
Posted By clivehawkins
Re: Is it okay to speak the students' native language in class?

Thanks Sue,
I'll read that over the weekend and get back to you with some thoughts.
Forum: Teaching ESL Nov 15th, 2007, 05:51 am
Replies: 14
Views: 5,448
Posted By clivehawkins
Re: Is it okay to speak the students' native language in class?

Hi Bagga,
I agree with using 'classroom English' from day 1, and insisting it is used from then on.

I also agree that dancing around an item of vocab for 10 minutes is counter-productive and I too...
Forum: Teaching ESL Nov 15th, 2007, 01:39 am
Replies: 14
Views: 5,448
Posted By clivehawkins
Re: Is it okay to speak the students' native language in class?

I go along with that. If they get into the habit of asking you what things mean, how to spell things, how to say things, say they don't understand, ask you to repeat something, to speak more slowly...
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