--- Forwarded Message from "Fahey, John K." <[log in to unmask]> --- >User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.17.0.090302 >Date: Thu, 21 May 2009 18:21:47 -0600 >Subject: Re: #9154.6 (!) 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: #9154.6 (!) Native Speakers in foreign Languages >Thread-Index: Acnac0ruVkxgap8tyUOeqkdjfCvbbg== >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> Karen, Actually. I am not involved in teaching languages. It was just a random thought on my part. If they are bored, then give them something more challenging. Either pay them or give them some type of credit. John Fahey On 5/21/09 5:55 PM, "LLTI-Editor" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > --- Forwarded Message from "Karen Tusack" <[log in to unmask]> --- > >> Date: Thu, 21 May 2009 14:47:14 -0500 >> From: "Karen Tusack" <[log in to unmask]> >> To: "Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum" > <[log in to unmask]> >> Subject: Re: #9154.1 (!) Native Speakers in foreign Languages >> References: <[log in to unmask]> >> In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> > > And, do you pay them for the "help" they give to non-native speakers? > > Karen Tusack > Senior Instructional Technology Consultant > UW-Madison Learning Support Services > 1220 Linden Dr. Rm 279 > Madison, WI 53706 > 262-4471, 262-1408 > [log in to unmask] > > > "Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to > read them in..." $E2AiArthur Schopenhauer > > >>>> LLTI-Editor <[log in to unmask]> 5/18/2009 6:48 PM >>> > --- 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]) >> ***********************************************