Wordsmith Talk |
About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us | |||
Register Log In Wordsmith.org Forums General Topics Words and languages in schools EFL
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
>>Nonsense. What he actually says is clear and emphatic:
Content is a lure and a delusion, and it should be banished from the classroom. Form is the way.
He doesn’t say “my classroom” but “the classroom” in general.
Well, I think I understood what Fish was driving at and, unless my understanding of his statements was deficient, the conclusion I came to was what I said in my original response. His professional dilemma and the solution he came up with struck an immediate chord, given my past involvement in teaching written grammar.
I didn't feel it necessary to take offence or even to comment on the undoubted hyperbole. Literalism is not my forte, I'm afraid. I try to deduce meaning from what I read, not just pick at it. Although I have been known to do that, too.
Moderated by Jackie
Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Statistics Forums16Topics13,913Posts229,371Members9,182 Most Online3,341
Dec 9th, 2011
Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV
9,182 Registered Users
Who's Online Now 0 members (), 803 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Top Posters(30 Days) A C Bowden 24
Top Posters wwh 13,858Faldage 13,803Jackie 11,613wofahulicodoc 10,561tsuwm 10,542LukeJavan8 9,919Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210AnnaStrophic 6,511Wordwind 6,296of troy 5,400
Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Forum Help · Wordsmith.org