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From: dk <[log in to unmask]>
Date: February 18, 2008 8:24:28 PM EST
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Subject: Re: how do language teachers find the partner for language
exchange?
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>> Some of the faculty members in my institute asked me where they can
find the information on language-exchange partner.
My students are interested in this as well but I haven't found a way to
find really good partners for them.
What is the ultimate goal of your students? Is it only to communicate in
English? Or is it to be able to communicate with English speakers about
transactions, to get information about prices, ordering, to inquire
about travel, schedules, etc? To think outside the box and the book on
how to meet the needs of your students I suggest that they practice
getting information from people, companies and organizations.
I stopped using those "booking a hotel room" exercises in the
coursebooks. Now I have my students call a hotel in New York or Zurich
and inquire about hotel room rates, facilities, distance from the
airport, etc. You won't believe the level of excitement and new found
confidence the students experience in such communication.
Long distance phone communication is no longer expensive. I put my phone
on "speaker phone". One student makes the call. The class huddles around
listening, very attentive. I record the call for playback and analysis.
Then another student can do it.
For writing it is even easier. Have your students send an Email to a
business or organization to get some information.
Dave Kees
GUANGZHOU, CHINA
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Chat - Skype:DAVEKEES QQ:897869963
Blogs - INSIGHTS-INTO-TEFL.blogspot.com, DAVEKEES.blogspot.com
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From: Calico discussion list
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Takeshi
Sengiku
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 2:38 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: how do language teachers find the partner for language
exchange?
Apologies for any cross-postings
Dear CALICO members,
Some of the faculty members in my institute asked me where they can find
the information on language-exchange partner. I was wondering how
language teachers find the partners for their classes (with email or any
other online environment). Do they have good reliable websites for a
specific foreign language or do they simply type 'language exchange' in
Google and create the account in ... say 'mylanguageexchange.com'
If you or your colleagues can tell me the good websites that I can
introduce to our faculty members or how you found the language exchange
partners, I'd greatly appreciate it.
Sincerely
Takeshi=20
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Takeshi Sengiku
Director of Language Resource Center
Lecturer in Asian Studies Department
Coordinator for Self-Instructional Arabic Language program Gettysburg
College, Gettysburg, PA
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Phone: 717-337-6340
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