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tarvos Super Polyglot Winner TAC 2012 Senior Member China likeapolyglot.wordpr Joined 4720 days ago 5310 posts - 9399 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English, Swedish, French, Russian, German, Italian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Romanian, Afrikaans Studies: Greek, Modern Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Korean, Esperanto, Finnish
| Message 9 of 90 20 September 2013 at 12:05pm | IP Logged |
I think language teaching should move more towards language coaching. The best teachers
are always the ones I worked with one-on-one to hone particular skills. Never the ones
that stood in front of a chalkboard. The best teacher I had was my English teacher who
made me write essays over and over until I understood how to structure them.
Luca is right when he says "Languages cannot be taught, they can only be learned".
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| Sibsil Triglot Newbie China Joined 4827 days ago 9 posts - 27 votes Speaks: Mandarin*, Korean, English
| Message 12 of 90 20 September 2013 at 12:14pm | IP Logged |
Tarvos you are right, he is a living book. But, I like that and I think lot of other
people like that too even if maybe also lot of other such as you do not. I think he
cannot change style, and if he do change, then people who now like him maybe not like him
anymore. You say you do like what he say, just not how he say it. I think that better
than if he try to change style, other people like you say same message in your style, and
that way more people hear idea of polyglottery and polyglot institute.
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| tarvos Super Polyglot Winner TAC 2012 Senior Member China likeapolyglot.wordpr Joined 4720 days ago 5310 posts - 9399 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English, Swedish, French, Russian, German, Italian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Romanian, Afrikaans Studies: Greek, Modern Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Korean, Esperanto, Finnish
| Message 13 of 90 20 September 2013 at 12:20pm | IP Logged |
erenko wrote:
tarvos wrote:
I think language teaching should move more towards
language coaching. The best teachers
are always the ones I worked with one-on-one to hone particular skills. Never the ones
that stood in front of a chalkboard. The best teacher I had was my English teacher who
made me write essays over and over until I understood how to structure them.
Luca is right when he says "Languages cannot be taught, they can only be learned".
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But ProfA, the Chinese Shadow, says the same thing in his video. His idea of a Polyglot
Institute is about coaching and materials. |
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I never said I disagreed with him. I expressly stated I agreed. Please read my
criticism before you draw unfounded conclusions.
Edited by tarvos on 20 September 2013 at 12:21pm
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| tarvos Super Polyglot Winner TAC 2012 Senior Member China likeapolyglot.wordpr Joined 4720 days ago 5310 posts - 9399 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English, Swedish, French, Russian, German, Italian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Romanian, Afrikaans Studies: Greek, Modern Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Korean, Esperanto, Finnish
| Message 15 of 90 20 September 2013 at 1:36pm | IP Logged |
Yes, I have no trouble with the professor's philosophy - only how he's selling it.
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| montmorency Diglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4841 days ago 2371 posts - 3676 votes Speaks: English*, German Studies: Danish, Welsh
| Message 16 of 90 20 September 2013 at 2:34pm | IP Logged |
And it's interesting that he himself clearly believes in 1-to-1 coaching since he talked
about receiving it himself.
Personally, I find 1-to-1 situations with teachers a bit intimidating and exhausting;
there is security in a group. But it probably is the best way if you don't mind working.
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