I too, enjoy Johanna's vigorous and intellectually sound expositions.
She and I obviously disagree on certain matters, and that is healthy
and fun.  I do think that Latin is an excellent way to develop one's
linguistic insights.  I won't prolong the debate here, as I am
working on just this very subject.  Perhaps ATEG would welcome a
presentation on this matter.  In any case, I do hope to be able to
listen to Johanna this summer, if I manage to make it out West.
 
Mieke
 
 
Mieke Koppen Tucker
Bishop's University
Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada
 
 
 
> Robert,
> While I will not go into particulars in support of Johanna Rubba's
> extensive,  magnificently informative, and linguistically well-founded
> reply, I just wanted to register support of her response to the earlier
> posting on latin-based instruction.
>
> Actually, I think Johanna was pretty moderate in her comments on that
> suggestion.  While it is true that she was emphatic in her reply, that
> surely arose out of a certain incredulity on her part.
>
> I really can't imagine how you find Rubba's reply showing a 'poor
> understanding of language structure'. Actually... your comments seem ad
> hominem. so I'll leave it at that.
>
> ciao,
>
> Rebecca Wheeler
> linguist and writing teacher
>
>
>
> >Johanna's rude reply to the inquiry about Latin based instruction
> >shows a very poor understanding of language structure, linguistic
> >epistemology, and the history of education.  It consists of re-cycled
> >educationist jargon.
> >
> >Sincerely, Robert Einarsson
> >please visit my web site at
> >www.artsci.gmcc.ab.ca/people/einarssonb
>
>
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