tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18471816.post2480276103824109701..comments2023-11-03T07:08:45.266-05:00Comments on Becoming a Better EFL Teacher: Sound Patterns Boost Language LearningLarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04905387659810303577noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18471816.post-80086452653826102009-12-22T07:11:52.343-05:002009-12-22T07:11:52.343-05:00Sulzberger's research is interesting, and he i...Sulzberger's research is interesting, and he is by no means the first language instructor to come to this conclusion.<br />For example, the huge Latinum audio project for teaching Classical Latin through extensive audio exposure ( http://latinum.mypodcast.com ) was set up in response to earlier research into the importance of audio for acquiring grammatical patterns subconsciously, irrespective of meaning. <br /><br />This goes back to Chomsky's famous "colourless green ideas sleep furiously" - that grammatical information can be encoded in sentences without meaning.The Bent Branchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16281010373396592381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18471816.post-8819360885586511822009-06-27T11:27:02.010-05:002009-06-27T11:27:02.010-05:00Thanks for the research done by a contemporary lig...Thanks for the research done by a contemporary liguist such as Dr. Sulzberger; it's been really enlightening for my dissertation on Listening. It confirms that I've been on the right making my students listen to English as much s they can. Thank you Dr. Sulzberger!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18471816.post-42370301917808098092009-02-18T13:51:00.000-05:002009-02-18T13:51:00.000-05:00I always tell my students 'listen to the radio or ...I always tell my students 'listen to the radio or watch a movie in English - it doesn't matter if you don't understand'. It's nice to have confirmation of this; after all, children listen for two years before starting to speak.Ric Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00517235813141383958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18471816.post-81491101012884335742009-01-28T16:56:00.000-05:002009-01-28T16:56:00.000-05:00This is fascinating, indeed. Neural patterns can ...This is fascinating, indeed. Neural patterns can also explain the greater facility for learners who already speak a second language, to learn an additional one.<BR/><BR/>It's therefore interesting to note that most people who have a positive experience learning a second language go on to learn additional ones with more confidence and ease. Very informative, thanks.Lucy https://www.blogger.com/profile/13600064401395449845noreply@blogger.com