tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640976037544204748.post4850725949679100619..comments2023-10-14T05:40:32.118-06:00Comments on Randall's ESL Blog - For ESL/EFL Teachers and Students: English Only Policy in the ClassroomUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640976037544204748.post-23222971783967110052007-08-31T21:57:00.000-06:002007-08-31T21:57:00.000-06:00Hello, Mr.Randoll.I agree with EOP.I was studying ...Hello, Mr.Randoll.<BR/>I agree with EOP.<BR/>I was studying English abroad for about two and a half months. That time, in my school, there was one rule. It's just English Only Policy.<BR/>If students speak their native language there, they get the yellow card from teachers. And when they get it, they have to go back home. In the red card, they have to return to their country. Some people may think that it is too strict. But the rule was proposed by students. I think it reminds them that they are coming there for study English and it is one good way of improveing their English skills , especially , for people who really want to do.<BR/>(However, actually teachers were not so strict and it might be only by way of warning...)<BR/>Aya, JapanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640976037544204748.post-75023766224757551772007-08-31T21:30:00.000-06:002007-08-31T21:30:00.000-06:00Hello Randall,I'm an english teacher from Brazil, ...Hello Randall,<BR/>I'm an english teacher from Brazil, and I work in a School which uses ESL method. It's really hard to make students speak English all the time, so I decided to say for them that they are charging to learn English , notPortuguese. well, it sometimes goes well but not all of them agree on the idea and continue speaking Portuquese.<BR/>What should I do to Improve comunication among the students and persuade them speaking English?<BR/>-Sandro in foz do Iguaçu-BrazilSandrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01780304458622098447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640976037544204748.post-84102578294500222442007-08-29T14:18:00.000-06:002007-08-29T14:18:00.000-06:00Hi Randall, I'm an English teacher too. In my cla...Hi Randall, <BR/>I'm an English teacher too. In my class, students pay 25 cents when they speak another language during class time. Unfortunately, this means that I have two jobs in the classroom - 1)teacher and 2)language police. Often I try to ask students to be the "language police", but no one likes to do it. It hasn't been very successful.<BR/>- Liz in San Diego<BR/>P.S. I like your blog and I'm thinking of doing something similar or sending students to it. Has it been working well?Liz Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02514426355661209103noreply@blogger.com