|
ESL Forum:
Techniques and methods
in Language Teaching
Games, activities
and teaching ideas
Grammar and
Linguistics
Teaching material
Concerning
worksheets
Concerning
powerpoints
Concerning online
exercises
Make suggestions,
report errors
Ask for help
Message board
|
ESL forum >
Make suggestions, report errors > Other subjects
Other subjects
|
|
Tint
|
sub�ject (n., adj. sub�jikt; v. s�b jekt�), n.
1. that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation
Goodnesses, I do believe that I am not mixing the two. They are essentially the same ;) At least... according to my dictionary.
Like Alet, I am South African and have taught in South African schools. I know exactly what she means by �subject �. I have also been teaching EFL and ESL for more than 10 years, using many subjects (yes, school subjects too) to keep my classes interesting.
What I was saying in my comment is that a lesson on, say, the human heart, which is taught in Biology, can be taught to EFL students. I have also had the priviledge of teaching students who need to be prepared to enter regular English schools. They need to be prepared to study their Biology, Science, etc in English. Trust me, doing Maths in your native language is very different from doing it in a foreign language.
In South Africa, for many years, the tribal kids weren �t included in mainstream schools. There came a time when they were included. It was hard for them to do their subjects in English, so yes, we needed a program that could teach ESL through regular school subjects.
To answer your question then... "Subject" is really no different from "topics/themes" : )
|
1 Aug 2009
|
|
< Previous
1
2
|
