Quote: (07-24-2012 08:39 AM)Nonpareil Wrote:
Going off your typing, your English grammar seems fine (don't know for spoken, but people who can write well tend to speak well).
I'd promised myself that I'd lay off this subject, but I just have to jump in one more time and take issue with
Nonpareil's statement above.
keepreal's English grammar does
not seem fine: rather, every post of his that I've read has contained a significant number of errors. And
Nonpareil's implication that the problems in
keepreal's postings are nothing but typos, and that in reality he writes well and therefore must speak well, is ridiculous. I see no reason to believe
keepreal's endless supply of vapid assurances that his spoken English grammar is actually quite good, and that the flaws in his postings are "only his typing" or "only his writing". Why should we believe something like that without proof?
Nonpareil is providing the wrong kind of encouragement, kind of like those school systems that plump up their students' self-esteem to a high level while those students' actual academic performance continues to be unsatisfactory.
I'll say it again:
keepreal's English is good enough to
use in a job, but unless I see proof to the contrary, I can't believe that it's good enough for teaching. And regarding
OldRich's statement that "I know people with English much worse teaching in China": Just because it happens, that doesn't make it right.