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I have taught English as a Second language to new learners.The question/answer pair "What is this?" / "This is a ..."  is lesson 2 (after introductions "Hello, my name is...", "What's your name?")t teaches students how to ask for vocabulary words. It...

This just goes to show that English does not belong to anyone it belongs everybody. Even the native speakers, who presumably have better knowledge of English, commit grammar errors. Truly, English has evolved into the lingua franca of the world and that nobody has complete authority over it. in...

I believe that the Chatbot Game can be used to help students learn English as a second language: http://chatbotgame.com http://chatbotgame.com/?cmd=chat_rs http://chatbotgame.com/?cmd=chat_s Players of the Chatbot Game shape the chatbot's personality and expertise by adding simple chat...

Good afternoon, Students who enjoy learning and aim at success never accept purist teachers, ie such who correct them all the time, whenever possile. Although, I agree that tutors need limit their own mistakes in spelling, still some of those might achieve far more than others... The number...

Speak without Fear The biggest problem most people face in learning a new language is their own fear. They worry that they won’t say things correctly or that they will look stupid so they don’t talk at all. Don’t do this. The fastest way to learn anything is to do it – again and again until...

Hblaw wrote: Hi all, My native language is Chinese and I am learning English as a foreign language. I am wondering if you could name a few mistakes that are commonly seen in Chinese people who speak/write English as a second language, so that I can be more conscious in avoiding them in the...

Grammar Geek wrote:Kooyeen, you seem to enjoy learning the rules of grammar and then deciding which ones to break. I cringe when people I considered to be well educated and professional use this. I really encourage you not to. To me, you will sound like an uneducated, unprofessional rube. Why...

I didn't say you can learn English in exactly the same way as you learned your mother tongue. I said you have to follow the same basic principles. You don't seem to recognize or understand the 'input/output principle. I do hope you find that article that reveals scientific findings. Maybe you...

Anonymous wrote: Hello! I've got a question about a word usage. Hope someboy to help me. There would be a big tree near the pond. ----1 This is the beginning of a conditional sentence, so an if-clause is necessary. A grammar test book says that the above sentence is wrong. It should...

Just who would that "we" be?The "we" being most other speakers of other dialects of English. When "we" hear Indian-English, especially in places where that is very rare, such as here, we simply perceive it as being an English as a Second language non-native speaker of English, with grammar and...