What is speaking? elt speaking

by Dr Jeremy Koay

A LIMITED VIEW

Let’s start by observing the following scenario. A student asks her teacher to repeat his instructions. The student said: Excuse me, Mr Li. Can you repeat again? The teacher responded: You shouldn’t use again after repeat. Not...

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What is listening? elt listening

by Dr Jeremy Koay

A LIMITED VIEW

I was once asked to transcribe a 3-minute long news recording. I played the recording and I could fully understand the news. However, when I started transcribing it word for word, I discovered very quickly that some words were not clear. This experience...

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What is Writing? elt writing

by Dr Jeremy Koay

A LIMITED VIEW

When I was teaching academic writing at university level, I often asked my students about their learning goals. In every semester, almost all my international students would say they need to improve their grammar. Some would say they need to improve their...

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What is reading? elt reading

by Dr Jeremy Koay

A LIMITED VIEW

As a young child, my mother would spend time reading graded readers with me. This is what it looks like. I would read aloud from a book and my mother would ‘correct’ my pronunciation. At primary school, I was sometimes asked to read a passage...

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