Comments on: “Welcome to the States!” http://www.the10000things.com/2009/03/03/welcome-to-the-states/ Aqui tienes la sensacion de nacer y perecer cada dia Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:43:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: allycks http://www.the10000things.com/2009/03/03/welcome-to-the-states/comment-page-1/#comment-3928 allycks Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:32:38 +0000 http://www.the10000things.com/?p=552#comment-3928 Agree. Gotta learn to ask, "Do you have any questions?" Agree. Gotta learn to ask, “Do you have any questions?”

]]> By: teenqueen http://www.the10000things.com/2009/03/03/welcome-to-the-states/comment-page-1/#comment-3927 teenqueen Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:36:16 +0000 http://www.the10000things.com/?p=552#comment-3927 * I was taught to NEVER EVER ask the following questions to an ESL classroom: Do you understand? Is this clear? Can we move on? (It is human nature to say "Yes, I understand." even when you're totally clueless.) I made this mistake in China, over and over again, and it wasn't until the CELTA course that I realized why it's a really ineffective approach. ** I really enjoyed this post and want to know more about your classes. Is it strictly textbook, or do the instructors get games going and everything? Do the newcomers get along/ mix at all socially with people from other countries? * I was taught to NEVER EVER ask the following questions to an ESL classroom: Do you understand? Is this clear? Can we move on?
(It is human nature to say “Yes, I understand.” even when you’re totally clueless.)
I made this mistake in China, over and over again, and it wasn’t until the CELTA course that I realized why it’s a really ineffective approach.
** I really enjoyed this post and want to know more about your classes. Is it strictly textbook, or do the instructors get games going and everything? Do the newcomers get along/ mix at all socially with people from other countries?

]]> By: carla http://www.the10000things.com/2009/03/03/welcome-to-the-states/comment-page-1/#comment-3924 carla Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:36:53 +0000 http://www.the10000things.com/?p=552#comment-3924 sent... when you went... sent… when you went…

]]> By: carla http://www.the10000things.com/2009/03/03/welcome-to-the-states/comment-page-1/#comment-3923 carla Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:30:36 +0000 http://www.the10000things.com/?p=552#comment-3923 you sent us some hand written stories form a trip from Portland to the north east ..like conneticut when you when to see your sister up there you sent us some hand written stories form a trip from Portland to the north east ..like conneticut when you when to see your sister up there

]]> By: Chi Li http://www.the10000things.com/2009/03/03/welcome-to-the-states/comment-page-1/#comment-3922 Chi Li Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:40:43 +0000 http://www.the10000things.com/?p=552#comment-3922 Thanx Carla! Though I'm not sure which Greyhound tales you mean - the story read on the one podcast? I suspect this is encouragement to get off my lazy ass and write more, possibly endorsed by your husband. This of course is only my guilt talking. I do need to get down some more Greyhound stories, including when I scored valium off those kooks coming back from CO in '06... Thanx Carla! Though I’m not sure which Greyhound tales you mean – the story read on the one podcast? I suspect this is encouragement to get off my lazy ass and write more, possibly endorsed by your husband. This of course is only my guilt talking.

I do need to get down some more Greyhound stories, including when I scored valium off those kooks coming back from CO in ’06…

]]> By: carla http://www.the10000things.com/2009/03/03/welcome-to-the-states/comment-page-1/#comment-3921 carla Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:17:36 +0000 http://www.the10000things.com/?p=552#comment-3921 I really enjoy your stories, this one and the journal of your trip on the greyhound are very well written and so detailed shots of your adventures that I feel when I read them I am in the classroom with you, talking to these people and noticing the same little things your are looking at... too I really enjoy your stories, this one and the journal of your trip on the greyhound are very well written and so detailed shots of your adventures that I feel when I read them I am in the classroom with you, talking to these people and noticing the same little things your are looking at… too

]]> By: jasonaut http://www.the10000things.com/2009/03/03/welcome-to-the-states/comment-page-1/#comment-3920 jasonaut Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:36:31 +0000 http://www.the10000things.com/?p=552#comment-3920 that's awesome. that’s awesome.

]]> By: allycks http://www.the10000things.com/2009/03/03/welcome-to-the-states/comment-page-1/#comment-3919 allycks Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:06:48 +0000 http://www.the10000things.com/?p=552#comment-3919 Great post! Great post!

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