Bob, Thanks for the inquiry. I've just posted a message to the ATEG list, and this time I included examples. Please let me know if you need further clarification. yvonne ---- Original message ---- >Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 09:09:11 -0500 >From: Robert Yates <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: Re ESL teachers' language skills: A misunderstanding? >To: [log in to unmask] > >Yvonne, > >The list you provide is much too general. Could you provide specific >examples that demonstrate your claim as made here? > >>>> [log in to unmask] 08/01/06 8:49 AM >>> >I pointed out that some types of errors are similar to what >is often seen in various types of language deficit. That is >not to say that the students are language-impaired. Rather, >it means that the language skills of these native-speaker, >middle-class standard-dialect students are so weak that the >errors they produce often resemble what is seen in various >types of language impairment. > >Bob Yates, Central Missouri State University > >To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html >and select "Join or leave the list" > >Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ Yvonne Stapp PhD Assistant Professor of ESL James Madison University Dept of Exceptional Education MSC 6908 Memorial Hall 3130B Harrisonburg, VA 22807 phone 540-568-4525 To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/