It's pathetic... I open my new book and tend to think I'm going to learn the same as I did last year in NI2... the book even have an exercise about ABBA at the beginning... what a joke? :S
(At least I'll have the opportunity to learn some vocabulary, hahahahaha).
I agree with Dani. I was about commit harakiri when my teacher from NA1 started to explain present simple and present continuous...and referring to the text book, you should see the exercises!!! There was one of them which was about correcting mistakes like this:
I understand your reaction. It's clear that EEOOII need certain standards of homogenization (even as regards the books we teach, but that's a very complicated issue). Now, let's make the best of the situation: as long as things are as they are, if you (students in general) and us (teachers) try to ignore the names of certificates, stick to the contents and objectives described in the curriculum, and work hard to achieve a high level of performance in any course we're taking/teaching, then the results will be positive, and you'll be able to speak, understand, read, and write English well. In the comment section to the article, many commentators say something that is simply true: learning a language requires a lot of work from the student's part. It's not like "sunbathing" (one of them says). It's not enough with being exposed to the language in a passive manner. Whatever the course you're taking, my tip is: don't underestimate the contents you're taught. Revising is always a good thing; you can always test yourself, set your own goals, trying to improve your performance. P.S. And keep participating in the blog; it's definitely a very "active" way of practising English! ;-)
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It's pathetic... I open my new book and tend to think I'm going to learn the same as I did last year in NI2... the book even have an exercise about ABBA at the beginning... what a joke? :S
(At least I'll have the opportunity to learn some vocabulary, hahahahaha).
Regards, Cris!
I agree with Dani. I was about commit harakiri when my teacher from NA1 started to explain present simple and present continuous...and referring to the text book, you should see the exercises!!! There was one of them which was about correcting mistakes like this:
"You can play the guitar?"
It's surreal, isn't it????
I understand your reaction. It's clear that EEOOII need certain standards of homogenization (even as regards the books we teach, but that's a very complicated issue). Now, let's make the best of the situation: as long as things are as they are, if you (students in general) and us (teachers) try to ignore the names of certificates, stick to the contents and objectives described in the curriculum, and work hard to achieve a high level of performance in any course we're taking/teaching, then the results will be positive, and you'll be able to speak, understand, read, and write English well.
In the comment section to the article, many commentators say something that is simply true: learning a language requires a lot of work from the student's part. It's not like "sunbathing" (one of them says). It's not enough with being exposed to the language in a passive manner.
Whatever the course you're taking, my tip is: don't underestimate the contents you're taught. Revising is always a good thing; you can always test yourself, set your own goals, trying to improve your performance.
P.S. And keep participating in the blog; it's definitely a very "active" way of practising English! ;-)
Well, to be honest I liked the page about ABBA, it wasn't that bad ;)
The worst thing for me it's getting bored, so I guess I should be positive...At least nobody forces me to take this lessons...
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