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Techniques and methods in Language Teaching > Is it French-English Integration?!
Is it French-English Integration?!
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Nebal
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Is it French-English Integration?!
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hi,
I face a problem with a student in grade 4.
Actually, she took French courses in the summer vacation . When school started a month ago, I noticed that she is perplexed when speaking English and she even writes words like "who" " what" etc... in a wrong way. She misspells words. She seems to forget some of her English background.
So, what�s the problem???
Is it language integration or what? Would she overpass this problem ?
Please , tell me what steps I should take.
Big Kisses,
Nebal |
19 Oct 2008
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Tere-arg
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Hi Nebal,
As far as I know, it is called "last language interference". It usually happens that the last language you begin to learn interferes with the others until you have achieved a certain command of it.
The only thing you can do is insist on the correction of those mistakes. It is a question of time.
(just from my own experience)
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19 Oct 2008
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Nebal
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Hi Tere,
Ya I thought that it�s a matter of time too .
Thanks a lot for your help. It really means a lot!!
Big Kisses,
Nebal |
19 Oct 2008
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frenchfrog
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Hi, Nebal!
Could your student / pupil also suffer from dyslexia? Just a thought...
Frenchfrog |
19 Oct 2008
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Nebal
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Dear frenchfrog,
First thnx for your help. But I don�t think it�s dyslexia because Dyslexic individuals often have difficulty "breaking the code" of sound-letter association (the alphabetic principle), and they may also reverse or transpose letters when writing or confuse letters such as b, d, p, q, especially in childhood. But it wasn�t the case of my student.
her problem started recently esp. after the interference of the French lang.
I don�t know if you got my point?????????!!!!!!!!!
Anyways, Thanks a lot for sharing your opinion.
Nebal |
19 Oct 2008
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frenchfrog
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Ok! It was just a thought! I know there are also different types of dyslexia. Maybe this student just needs time.
Frenchfrog |
19 Oct 2008
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