I recently returned from a weekend trip to visit the beautiful
gardens and villages around Shanghai. The
government signs for directions inside the gardens and public places always
amuse me. It helps me understand why my students have such interesting preconceived
ideas about English grammar and vocabulary.
They seem to have a set of memorized English rules and vocabulary words that were given to
them early in their English instruction.
Usage is a difficult transition when you memorize lists of vocabulary
words; it is all about application.
No comments:
Post a Comment