When browsing the old HTLAL forum, I noticed there was a team for learners of English as I second language. I thought it might be nice to resurrect it here
Learning a seond language never stops, even at an advanced level.
Team Tea and Scones
- LadyGrey1986
- Orange Belt
- Posts: 140
- Joined: Fri Jul 22, 2016 1:20 pm
- Location: The Netherlands
- Languages: Dutch (N),
Has studied: English, French, German (I never took a test, no idea where I belong on the CEFR scale)
Studies: Arabic (Beginner)
Wishes to Study: Farsi/Persian - x 220
- Systematiker
- Blue Belt
- Posts: 823
- Joined: Tue May 10, 2016 6:09 pm
- Languages: ENG (N); DEU (C2+) // SWG (~C1); BAR (~C1); SPA (4/3); FRA (~C1); SCO (~C1); NLD (~B2*); LAT (Latinum Bavaricum); GRC (Graecum Bavaricum); CAT (~B2*); POR (~B2*); SWE (~B2*); HBO (Hebraicum); DAN (~B1*); RUS (~A2); KOR (~A1); FAS (still a raw beginner)
*Averaged for high receptive skill - Language Log: https://forum.language-learners.org/vie ... =15&t=7332
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Re: Team Tea and Scones
I'll be a native speaker godparent, if you want me and there's not more qualified folks who want to do it.
I'm a US-American who has taught ESL in the USA and in Germany. I teach grad school now, primarily theology for a seminary and philosophy for a university (where my main qualifications are, I hold a research doctorate in each subject, but the philosophy one is a DA, so it's more of a generalist's degree) and team teach with the literature department at the uni. I speak standard American English and Blackwater natively, learned Transatlantic as an adult.
I think someone on this board teaches English comp somewhere, though, they may be a good choice.
I'm a US-American who has taught ESL in the USA and in Germany. I teach grad school now, primarily theology for a seminary and philosophy for a university (where my main qualifications are, I hold a research doctorate in each subject, but the philosophy one is a DA, so it's more of a generalist's degree) and team teach with the literature department at the uni. I speak standard American English and Blackwater natively, learned Transatlantic as an adult.
I think someone on this board teaches English comp somewhere, though, they may be a good choice.
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- LadyGrey1986
- Orange Belt
- Posts: 140
- Joined: Fri Jul 22, 2016 1:20 pm
- Location: The Netherlands
- Languages: Dutch (N),
Has studied: English, French, German (I never took a test, no idea where I belong on the CEFR scale)
Studies: Arabic (Beginner)
Wishes to Study: Farsi/Persian - x 220
- tomgosse
- Brown Belt
- Posts: 1143
- Joined: Tue Aug 25, 2015 11:29 am
- Location: Les Etats Unis
- Languages: Anglais (langue maternelle)
Français (A1) - Language Log: viewtopic.php?f=15&t=1185
- x 2378
- Contact:
Re: Team Tea and Scones
Systematiker wrote:I'll be a native speaker godparent, if you want me and there's not more qualified folks who want to do it.
I'm a US-American who has taught ESL in the USA and in Germany. I teach grad school now, primarily theology for a seminary and philosophy for a university (where my main qualifications are, I hold a research doctorate in each subject, but the philosophy one is a DA, so it's more of a generalist's degree) and team teach with the literature department at the uni. I speak standard American English and Blackwater natively, learned Transatlantic as an adult.
I think someone on this board teaches English comp somewhere, though, they may be a good choice.
Two questions:
- What is Blackwater?
- Where and how did you learn Transatlantic?
Tom
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- Systematiker
- Blue Belt
- Posts: 823
- Joined: Tue May 10, 2016 6:09 pm
- Languages: ENG (N); DEU (C2+) // SWG (~C1); BAR (~C1); SPA (4/3); FRA (~C1); SCO (~C1); NLD (~B2*); LAT (Latinum Bavaricum); GRC (Graecum Bavaricum); CAT (~B2*); POR (~B2*); SWE (~B2*); HBO (Hebraicum); DAN (~B1*); RUS (~A2); KOR (~A1); FAS (still a raw beginner)
*Averaged for high receptive skill - Language Log: https://forum.language-learners.org/vie ... =15&t=7332
- x 2071
Re: Team Tea and Scones
tomgosse wrote:Systematiker wrote:I'll be a native speaker godparent, if you want me and there's not more qualified folks who want to do it.
I'm a US-American who has taught ESL in the USA and in Germany. I teach grad school now, primarily theology for a seminary and philosophy for a university (where my main qualifications are, I hold a research doctorate in each subject, but the philosophy one is a DA, so it's more of a generalist's degree) and team teach with the literature department at the uni. I speak standard American English and Blackwater natively, learned Transatlantic as an adult.
I think someone on this board teaches English comp somewhere, though, they may be a good choice.
Two questions:Thank you,
- What is Blackwater?
- Where and how did you learn Transatlantic?
Tom
Blast from the past in this group! It's been dead a while.
Blackwater is a dialect centered around Northern Florida - it shares some commonalities with the general Southern, and interestingly, I've recently found out, some features with Gullah as well.
For Transatlantic, there used to be some youtube recordings of a diction course for transatlantic, but more importantly, watch a lot of old films and repeat. It was way easier for European L2 speakers of English to understand me that way, which is why I picked it up.
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- Posts: 1
- Joined: Mon Jun 15, 2020 7:37 pm
- Languages: English
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Re: Team Tea and Scones
LadyGrey1986 wrote:When browsing the old HTLAL forum, I noticed there was a team for learners of English as I second language. I thought it might be nice to resurrect it here
Learning a seond language never stops, even at an advanced level.
Hi, It is my first time here. I'm study English
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