http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=user%3aliz%3fzerro1&o=DateDescendingSearch results for 'user:liz?zerro1'en-USXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishInCuba/2/zjhz/Post.htm#53666Fri, 05 Nov 2004 01:21:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:53666liz_zerro1Don't know if you're still around .. . One only has to look at bi and trilingual societies to see clear - albeit superficial - evidence that two cultures are inevitably involved where two languages coincide. If one learnt a language purely by rote-learning of grammar and vocabulary, and pronunciation by copying soundwave depictions of native speakers, and practiced with texts which were simply translations from the literature of one's own native language, then perhaps one could become "bilingual" wihout having any input of the culture. One can certainly be bicultural without being bilingual. I believe the other to be almost impossible, as well as impractical. Certain aspects of culture would inevitably "rub off" while learning...http://www.englishforums.com/English/SpanishGermanStudentJapaneseStudent/kmdh/post.htm#52816Sat, 30 Oct 2004 12:13:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:52816liz_zerro1I am in no way an experienced teacher but I would have thought that the most obvious differences between the Spanish ( or German) student and the Japanese student would be that the former already speak an Indo-European language and hence there are certain similarities between their language and its structure, and English, which will help in the learning process, and that they use the Latin alphabet. This instantly gives them an advantage over their Japanese brethren in English learning, as the Japanese must use the impenetrable ( to me!) "writing system" of kana, hiragana and katatkana all used at once in the same sentence or even word! I have been teaching English to elderly Chinese speakers for a couple of years and it is...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ADegreeProvesNothingDoesDegreeMean/jdbj/post.htm#52606Fri, 29 Oct 2004 02:16:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:52606liz_zerro1Dropping in late in this thread ... I would very much like to teach English to Health Personnel in a couple of years time, and to that end am planning on doing the CELTA soon. I have a medical qualification which - back in the mists of time when I did it, some 35 years ago - was not a degree. However, were I to study for the same qualification today, it would be a degree. Hence my qualification is considered "degree equivalent" in my profession. However - and it is a big "however" - it would seem from reading job ads that someone with a BA in Lee's theoretical basket weaving, and a CELTA, would be favoured over and above someone like me, with a professional medical qualification and further study/qualifications in my original profession,...http://www.englishforums.com/English/OlderTeacherMedicalEnglish/kcwl/post.htm#52467Thu, 28 Oct 2004 08:43:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:52467liz_zerro1No-one have any opinions? I'm disappointed!http://www.englishforums.com/English/MedicalEnglishMatureTeacher/kvng/post.htm#52421Thu, 28 Oct 2004 04:14:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:52421liz_zerro1Thanks for your reply. I admit I already have opinions on who should and should not teach this type of English - and I think there are several people in our hospital who share those opinions too - hence the referrals to me, "unqualified" though I am, rather than to a "lay" EFL teacher. I would imagine that it would be a necessity for health care personnel in this type of situation to be competent in basic conversational English before taking a specific purpose course - but I know some health care personnel here ( unemployed ones!) who do not agree with me. Hmmm - I wonder why they are employed?? Do you find that much of class time covers specifically cultural learning? Or does it all fall together with language and communication?http://www.englishforums.com/English/MedicalEnglishMatureTeacher/kvng/post.htm#51803Sun, 24 Oct 2004 07:46:47 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:51803liz_zerro1Does no one have any opinions or ideas on this? Anyone experienced in teaching medical English want to comment? Anyone looking to learn want to give me their opinion? The hospital where I currently work has referred a couple of patient's relatives to me for tuition ( they need to learn more than normal conversational English in order to manage the patient's current and long term needs in conjunction with medical and nursing staff) which is encouraging.http://www.englishforums.com/English/MedicalEnglishMatureTeacher/kvng/post.htmFri, 15 Oct 2004 08:32:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:50513liz_zerro1I'm interested in the possibility of teaching English for medical purposes. I've been doing volunteer English teaching to Asian immigrants here in New Zealand and really enjoy it; I'm in my mid 50's, a UK qualified radiographer (UK passport holder) with overseas experience and more than ready to leave day-to-day hospital work. I'm contemplating taking a CELTA course in the next few months, continuing with the voluntary teaching for a year or two, then going back to Europe or maybe to Asia to do a few years EFL teaching. I keep reading that medical English is in increasing demand, and think I would be ideally placed as far as prior experience goes. What are the prospects for an older person? My radiography qualification was not a...http://www.englishforums.com/English/OlderTeacherMedicalEnglish/kcwl/post.htmMon, 11 Oct 2004 14:02:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:49855liz_zerro1I'm interested in the possibility of teaching English for medical purposes. I've been doing volunteer English teaching to Asian immigrants here in New Zealand and really enjoy it; I'm in my mid 50's, a UK qualified radiographer (UK passport holder) with overseas experience and more than ready to leave day-to-day hospital work. I'm contemplating taking a CELTA course in the next few months, continuing with the voluntary teaching for a year or two, then going back to Europe or maybe to Asia to do a few years EFL teaching. I keep reading that medical English is in increasing demand, and think I would then be ideally placed as far as prior experience goes. What are the prospects for an older person? My radiography qualification was not...