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Hi Asad, Yes! Costa dina has been a great help as always - and explained a "wordsurfing" style in easy terms. Now that you have a better grasp of the concept,...
Hi Will You are right. Humans are very lazy creatures by nature. Sometimes I don't feel like opening my dictionary and looking words up. I remember clearly...
Hallo Asad, As you say about the dictionary "All you need to do is to consult with it. It will help you to do a lot of work in less time. This is just my...
English learners feel that it is necessary to learn many new words. Native speakers as myself tell these people: "Learn the words that are important to you!" ...
Dear Mohammed Asad khan, My comment is directed only to your first paragraph. I cannot deny that humans are lazy! BUT I point out to you that humans are quick...
Dear Matthew, Thanks for your reply. I appreciated it very much. Your second case is true as far as learning the language is concerned. It is very important...
Hi Asad ...your latest post ended with you saying that "applying the concept of organizing a "Ws organized book" is freaking me a lot" due a perception of...
Hi Will... thanks for a persuasive response in detail. Frankly speaking, I'm feeling much better now. I'm no more freaked. :) I can have such a book next to me...
Two short pieces of news to share with you....and a request. 1. There is now a WS article in HLT magazine at http://www.hltmag.co.uk/jan04/sart3.htm. It's...
Hi, Assad has already raised the issue of motivation - and I hope that this can be discussed in much more detail soon... but , for the time being, I'd really...
Hello again, The problem of fossilization is one that I am facing at the moment with some of my students, who all of a sudden have lost interest in learning....
The following wordsurfing poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: How many of you actually believe it's beneficial to use translation...
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Warm hello from Lévis, Canada, Costadina! I really believe that motivation is the main starting point in helping learners to acquire another language. As...
Thanks for the advice, Jacques. My problem isn't so much lack of motivation, but maybe lack of stimulation. The students in question are from villages. Their...
Well, in this following case, you may join your student(s) to the farm, and record the vegetables and parts of farm animals/ fishes in on a cassette / the...
I have 25 classes of 60+ 12 to 15 years olds each week. Roughly 20% cannot speak a word of English and never will. I just remind myself that if they live and...
Fine, I agree that there are some students who will never learn English. What do I tell the parents? If I tell them their child can't learn, they'll blame me...
Dear costa dina, Your student's problem is not rare at all. There are some students who do not want to learn .. but labelling them as they'll never learn is a...
Hello everyone, I'm a lurker who's been reading the posts for a few months but I think it's time to make myself known. The reason I've decided to un- lurk is...
Hello everybody, I took Will's advice and joined this group. I took interest in Word Surfing just a few days ago and here are a few comments. I will be happy...
Thanks for joining Hana ... and for posting some interesting comments about the design of the WS Pages. It's really nice to hear what you liked about the...
Hello everyone, It's been awhile since I've posted. I'd just like to say that I have managed to get through to my students. Fortunately, the "block" was...
Hallo Costadina, Glad to hear that you're making progress, persistence always pays off in the end if you're doing something worthwhile I think. As for your...
Hi Costadina You said In my opinion, coursebooks shouldn't be used to determine the levels of each student. It may sound crazy, but maybe there shouldn't even...
Hi Nellie and Shaun...coursebooks, it's a big issue! On the positive side, most coursebooks seem to me to present quite a lot of good graded materials and a...
Hi, I agree Will, there is much more interesting text on the internet and in books, magazines and newspapers. In fact, I got my students back on track by...
Hello, My first time writing to the group. I'd appreciate any help offered. I'm interested in using the WS vocab method, but I'm not clear on some aspects of...
Dear Experts, How are you doing all of you I hope one of them remember me Who I am ? I could not pose my query because at least I got a job and busy with job...
