Danielle Said:

In the 'English As A Second Language' class how to teach vocabulary of illnesses like head ache, sore throat?

We Answered:

use as many of the senses as possible. don't just say it, draw pictures, point, maybe make up a fun song about what hurts. If they are older elementary students, have them pretend to be sick and ask them what hurts. if you can say the word and they can point to what hurts, then you're doing a good job.

Ted Said:

How to teach new Vocabulary?

We Answered:

are you talking about ESL? If so, I would act the part, try and elicit the word from them (in case someone knows it or can say sore head, or sick stomach or something like that), then say the word, get them to say it, then after they know the meaning and can pronounce the word write it on the board. You could have a handout with pictures of someone holding their head or stomach and simple sentences such as: Sally has a headache. John has a stomach ache. You could also find advertisements for painkillers in magazines and use these pictures to demonstrate headache etc.

Theresa Said:

Does Rosetta Stone teach you to be fluent in a language?

We Answered:

Rosetta Stone does teach you to be fluent in a language.

Rosetta Stone is a good program, although very expensive (I would know).

I'm a linguistics graduate student here in California and I've gotten the chance to use quite a few different software programs.

If I could recommend you to ONE specific product that I've used to ACTUALLY learn a language, it would be Rocket Japanese hands down. It's extremely affordable (great for me since I'm paying for college) and just as good if not better than Rosetta Stone.

However, if you look at it and decide it's not for you - by all means use Rosetta Stone to become fluent in Japanese.

Check out the site I included, they've got reviews on both.

Lori Said:

What is the Language Vocabulary Category that teaches Vocabulary about what people say in a conversation?

We Answered:

they're not all in the same category. Why, when, where etc are interrogatories, "question words". words like "but" and "and" are conjunctions. "I think" is a subject and a verb. So, there's really no simple answer to your question, sorry

Edna Said:

How can I keep my 10-year-old and 13-year-old cousins' attention AND teach them vocabulary/spelling?

We Answered:

Well I hate anything to do with English. I want to tutor kids English, and I am still in high school. I would say to keep their attention make it more like a game. Make it a contest for them, maybe collect points. So a point system, if they get this right, points get collected. And you can make a list for the points such as 20 points we go here and get an ice-capp, 40 points we do this 100 points we do that. But they decide when they use their points. So if they are at 50 points, and they wanna do the 20 points, get them at ice-cap and will have 30 points left. And maybe the higher the point system the greater the re-ward. And make things like games, if u get this much, u can tackle each other, or a hockey game like u need to spell this right to get a chance to shoot. Or make it like a race, usually for kids their age they want it fun and exciting and because their boys think of sports and such. If they were girls u could have used coloured pens and other cute things, but if their boys maybe tell their dad if they get 500 points, get them something or go out for dinner. They need to feel rewarded and what they are doing is right. If children get rewarded and its fun, they will want to learn it. So do something to get it in their head. And try to find fun ways to keep their attention, cause the traditional method doesn't work for most kids anymore. I know it doesn't for me!! Good-luck!!