Comments on: 15 ways of dealing with students who pause before they speak

By: JAMIE

JAMIE — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:23:48 +0000

First, I would like to say: I love this site! Thanks a million to all involved in the creation! Also, to comment on the above discussion of vocabulary…. I love to spend time in other countries (this is my hobby) for a year or two each, working where I can… (my love of this stems from my love of learning new languages) and I have found that VOCABULARY is not always as important as fluency, that is to say, the ability to express your thoughts in the right format (this usually includes the correct tenses) to get around the word that you want to say (if you are trying to conduct a conversation!!! ). One will ALWAYS be lacking in vocab. when learning a new language that is not your mother tongue, therefore, you have to learn how to DESCRIBE with FLUENCY what you want to express!! Besos! Ciao!

By: NAIMA

NAIMA — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:32:08 +0000

Thanks a lot.
7-8-9-14 : are the methods I have applied till now, but sometimes, even with a big effort , i can’t continue. So, I tried method:15 yesterday and today , I realized that the lesson turned into an interesting conversation that i direct, of course. Thank you because I have tried your methods and follow your instructions with success and always felt that i had made a big progress.

By: serap kakan

serap kakan — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 09:06:11 +0000

i just wanted to thank you because you have been pretty much assisting me while teaching

By: Alex Case

Alex Case — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:01:49 +0000

I agree that vocabulary is more important than you would think from many English courses, but actually I don’t find a big vocabulary is particularly connected to fluency in myself or my students. More than learning new words, if you want to speak fluently you need to make sure that the words you know are ones you know very well

By: milind

milind — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:08:34 +0000

I have gone through the entire 15 ways. I feel that the points discussed are true and correct. The important aspect of entire 15 ways is, You have focused on vocabulary. It is to say true that without the vocabulary you cannot express rerly but if you know the meanings of the words you can deliver the things in a proper way even though your grammar is not so good. If you have vocabulary you can express properly or with out shy. You do not have fear of subject knowledge. In short If you have huge vocabulary then only you can effectively win the person who is talking to you.