On Apr 26, 9:49 am, Jim Walsh <jimNOwalsSPA...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Today while the public schools (generally) continue to teach English by
> translation, grammar rules and endless testing, many of the private
English
> schools (not the test-preparation "cram schools") use the English only
> method.
>
> It is more and more widely accepted in the marketplace.
>
> When I first arrived (9/1987) only the rare teacher and the even rarer
school
> that used this method. Frankly, I found myself doing it (at first)
because I
> arrived with no Chinese language skill at all. In time, I came to see it
as
> the correct way to teach.
>
> Before explaining the reasons why I believe "English Only" is the
correct way
> to teach English in Taiwan, I will discuss the problems created by
teaching
> by translation.
>
> --
> Love, Jim
> (I often delete parts of the previous post and I often remove excessive
> crossposts.)
>
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Another excellent point. You were ahead of the curve!
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