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Excuse my ignorance on the matter but how are languages taught abroad?
I imagine there's a lot of inconsistency there, too, but I was taught pretty much as I say above. ^ I was lucky in having very good teachers, though, and as teaching is a difficult job, I'm sure some teachers wouldn't be able to execute the above well, even if willing.
Obviously, one of the main factors making teachers' jobs a fraction easier is that if English isn't your first language you have every reason to want to learn (a) English and (b) possibly other important languages near where you grow up.
It's interesting with children's exposure to English via the Internet today. I wonder if that makes the job of English teachers easier or harder, or a bit of both.
Oliver Schick
Excuse my ignorance on the matter but how are languages taught abroad?
I know that in my case we didn’t start any french or German lessons til we started secondary school. My 2yr old nephew can already sign a bit and will be learning Japanese from my brother and the primary school(state) they want to get him into teaches french from the offset.