--- Forwarded Message from "Fahey, John K." <[log in to unmask]> --- >User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.17.0.090302 >Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 08:35:55 -0600 >Subject: Re: #9154 Native Speakers in foreign Languages >From: "Fahey, John K." <[log in to unmask]> >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> >Thread-Topic: #9154 Native Speakers in foreign Languages >Thread-Index: AcnXxfN3RNODxWn/JkSJQhUOqPWQJA== >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> Why not make use of them and put them to work helping the non-native speakers. John Fahey UT El Paso On 5/17/09 5:55 PM, "LLTI-Editor" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > --- Forwarded Message from "Roosa, Kathy" <[log in to unmask]> --- > >> Subject: NAtive Speakers in foreign Languages >> Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 09:54:31 -0500 >> In-Reply-To: A<[log in to unmask]> >> Thread-Topic: NAtive Speakers in foreign Languages >> Thread-Index: AcnVFMO38FtsfThCR6avH/Yg02M0BAAVqAXg >> References: A<[log in to unmask]> >> From: "Roosa, Kathy" <[log in to unmask]> >> To: "Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum" > <[log in to unmask]> > > This is not a technology question, so I hope you will forgive me if this > request is inappropriate. Please feel free to answer to me off list if > the answers would not be of interest to the group. > > I am wondering how your foreign language departments handle native > speakers in foreign language classes. Our faculty is finding them to be > bored and/or disruptive. We do not typically have enough native speakers > to offer classes specifically for them. How does your college handle > this problem? > > Also, could you recommend a listserve for foreign language instructors > or chairs? I would like the faculty to get involved in one. Thanks! > > Kathryn Roosa > Academic Dean > San Jacinto College - South > 13735 Beamer Road > Houston, Texas 77089 > Tel. 281.922.3404 > Fax 281-929.4637 > > > *********************************************** > LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for > Language Learning (http://iallt.org/), and The Consortium for Language > Teaching > and Learning (http://www.languageconsortium.org/). > Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. > Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) > ***********************************************