Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Verb Tenses in ESL Learners

     Many ESL (English as Second Language) learners confront the unpleasant task of knowing correctly the verb tenses.  Moreover, various teachers of this second language say that this is achieved by memory and overt instruction.  Although this is true, there has to be a connection between the native language and the new one to compare and contrast the concept.  One of the key ingredients when learning a second language is to have a strong basis of the first one.  Keeping this in mind, what happens if the student has not acquired correctly the material in Spanish?  Finally, how can the student learn them in English?
    This blog can be an excellent tool to help both teachers and pupils to clarify doubts about the material, learn new strategies to acquire the material and to teach it, and react about the experiences in the teaching-learning process.

     We invite you to follow this link for more information about this particular that keeps many educators preoccupied and students frustrated. (Focus on the verb part.)
What are some major problems that ESL learners have with grammar?

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