Submitted by Bryan A J Parry (not verified) on Sun, 08/17/2008 - 20:54.
Hi, I'm a linguistics graduate and a freshly-minted TEFL teacher, and I have to say I really don't recognise this distinction. A student I know was recently given this exercise by another teacher who referenced this website. And I have to say not only did the lesson demoralise my student, but frankly it has me confused. Certainly, I did not score 100% on the above test. I'm really not sure this exercise is drawing a valid distinction. Maybe it is, but I need some references or something. I am an L1 English-speaker, and I must say I am having difficulty with this distinction. That is to say, I udnerstand the concept, and I understand the alleged difference, but I just don't recognise this difference myself.
Hi, I'm a linguistics graduate and a freshly-minted TEFL teacher, and I have to say I really don't recognise this distinction. A student I know was recently given this exercise by another teacher who referenced this website. And I have to say not only did the lesson demoralise my student, but frankly it has me confused. Certainly, I did not score 100% on the above test. I'm really not sure this exercise is drawing a valid distinction. Maybe it is, but I need some references or something. I am an L1 English-speaker, and I must say I am having difficulty with this distinction. That is to say, I udnerstand the concept, and I understand the alleged difference, but I just don't recognise this difference myself.