Comments on: Six rumours and conspiracy theories in ELT http://sixthings.net/2009/05/21/six-rumours-and-conspiracy-theories-in-elt/ A Miscellany of English Language Teaching Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:01:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: alicia gomez http://sixthings.net/2009/05/21/six-rumours-and-conspiracy-theories-in-elt/#comment-456 alicia gomez Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:17:32 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=1041#comment-456 hello, I've heard of the one about the islands and i really think they are just made up . As for the one about champagne and alcohol, reading your article makes me feel that what you think is the same as what I think !! But I am thinking, how d'you get 6 rumors ? I've heard of few !? hello,
I’ve heard of the one about the islands and i really think they are just made up .
As for the one about champagne and alcohol, reading your article makes me feel that what you think is the same as what I think !!
But I am thinking, how d’you get 6 rumors ?
I’ve heard of few !?

]]> By: lclandfield http://sixthings.net/2009/05/21/six-rumours-and-conspiracy-theories-in-elt/#comment-455 lclandfield Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:36:35 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=1041#comment-455 Really? Amazing how well grammar books can do. When I lived in Canada we all swore by Betty Azar. I knew her books before Murphy. Really? Amazing how well grammar books can do. When I lived in Canada we all swore by Betty Azar. I knew her books before Murphy.

]]> By: John Brezinsky http://sixthings.net/2009/05/21/six-rumours-and-conspiracy-theories-in-elt/#comment-454 John Brezinsky Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:30:37 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=1041#comment-454 Sorry folks, but it's Betty Azar who owns [edit: lives on] an island off the northwest coast of the US. Re: one of the big 5 owned by Rupert--unless he's got a majority in one of two private equity firms (one of us was sold in 2007) that one's not true. That would be more than a little amusing. Sorry folks, but it’s Betty Azar who owns [edit: lives on] an island off the northwest coast of the US.

Re: one of the big 5 owned by Rupert–unless he’s got a majority in one of two private equity firms (one of us was sold in 2007) that one’s not true. That would be more than a little amusing.

]]> By: lclandfield http://sixthings.net/2009/05/21/six-rumours-and-conspiracy-theories-in-elt/#comment-453 lclandfield Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:58:14 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=1041#comment-453 Why thank you very much! You're always welcome here. Hopefully next year I'll be making a trip to Istanbul for a conference, so perhaps will see you there. Meanwhile, good luck in blogging! Why thank you very much! You’re always welcome here. Hopefully next year I’ll be making a trip to Istanbul for a conference, so perhaps will see you there. Meanwhile, good luck in blogging!

]]> By: Anita Kwiatkowska http://sixthings.net/2009/05/21/six-rumours-and-conspiracy-theories-in-elt/#comment-452 Anita Kwiatkowska Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:43:14 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=1041#comment-452 Mr Clandfield! You are hilarious!:) I love reading your posts and keep coming back for more! Thank you for writing about the conspiracy theories. I've always had similar feelings about the authors of Headway :) And yes, the missionaries are out there! Had a chance to meet two of them a few years ago in Poland and it was scary! Off the record, thanks for inspiring me to start a blog back in Budapest. I really hope I'll have a chance to listen to you again :) Greetings from Istanbul, Anita Mr Clandfield!

You are hilarious!:)

I love reading your posts and keep coming back for more!

Thank you for writing about the conspiracy theories. I’ve always had similar feelings about the authors of Headway :)
And yes, the missionaries are out there! Had a chance to meet two of them a few years ago in Poland and it was scary!

Off the record, thanks for inspiring me to start a blog back in Budapest. I really hope I’ll have a chance to listen to you again :)

Greetings from Istanbul,

Anita

]]> By: lclandfield http://sixthings.net/2009/05/21/six-rumours-and-conspiracy-theories-in-elt/#comment-451 lclandfield Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:53:35 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=1041#comment-451 Hi Jason Thanks for coming along, and a big thanks for backing up and clarifying some of these rumours. I had heard so much about number 3, interesting to know this dihappen. As for number six and your anecdotal evidence, I would have to "see it for my own eyes" :-). Maybe even take part in such experiments myself? First round is on me... Hi Jason
Thanks for coming along, and a big thanks for backing up and clarifying some of these rumours. I had heard so much about number 3, interesting to know this dihappen. As for number six and your anecdotal evidence, I would have to “see it for my own eyes” :-) . Maybe even take part in such experiments myself? First round is on me…

]]> By: Jason Renshaw http://sixthings.net/2009/05/21/six-rumours-and-conspiracy-theories-in-elt/#comment-450 Jason Renshaw Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:35:28 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=1041#comment-450 What a great post! Rumour number 1: Definitely not true (repeating that hollow little laugh you very accurately mentioned). Rumour number 3: Definitely true, but no longer popular (it was isolated to the rich suburb of Kangnam in Seoul, already a popular place for plastic surgeries of all kinds). There was a huge uproar over it in the media in Korea) - though just because you don't meet students who admit to this crime doesn't mean it hasn't happened. A massive number of Korean girls get an eyelid cut to open their eyes and make them look larger, but you won't often see clear evidence of it and hardly any women will want to admit it to you directly. Rumour Number 5: Definitely true, saw direct evidence of it in Korea numerous times - even missionaries in shopping centres directly offering "English lessons from the Lord". A bit scary sometimes. Rumour Number 6: I hope it's true, because I have a huge stack of anecdotal case studies to add and help triangulate their data. ~ Jason What a great post!

Rumour number 1: Definitely not true (repeating that hollow little laugh you very accurately mentioned).

Rumour number 3: Definitely true, but no longer popular (it was isolated to the rich suburb of Kangnam in Seoul, already a popular place for plastic surgeries of all kinds). There was a huge uproar over it in the media in Korea) – though just because you don’t meet students who admit to this crime doesn’t mean it hasn’t happened. A massive number of Korean girls get an eyelid cut to open their eyes and make them look larger, but you won’t often see clear evidence of it and hardly any women will want to admit it to you directly.

Rumour Number 5: Definitely true, saw direct evidence of it in Korea numerous times – even missionaries in shopping centres directly offering “English lessons from the Lord”. A bit scary sometimes.

Rumour Number 6: I hope it’s true, because I have a huge stack of anecdotal case studies to add and help triangulate their data.

~ Jason

]]> By: Michael http://sixthings.net/2009/05/21/six-rumours-and-conspiracy-theories-in-elt/#comment-449 Michael Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:23:08 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=1041#comment-449 In fact, Guiora *did* do a study with pronunciation and Valium: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119586518/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0 In fact, Guiora *did* do a study with pronunciation and Valium:

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119586518/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0

]]> By: List #66 « Six Things http://sixthings.net/2009/05/21/six-rumours-and-conspiracy-theories-in-elt/#comment-448 List #66 « Six Things Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:31:24 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=1041#comment-448 [...] Six rumours and conspiracy theories in ELT [...] [...] Six rumours and conspiracy theories in ELT [...]

]]> By: alexcase http://sixthings.net/2009/05/21/six-rumours-and-conspiracy-theories-in-elt/#comment-447 alexcase Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:23:37 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=1041#comment-447 Well, if the Simpsons can do it, why shouldn't we? Just remembered that one of my underlings had a go at a TEFL conspiracy theory a while ago: http://www.tefl.net/alexcase/teaching/tefl/publishing/tefl-conspiracy-theory/ Well, if the Simpsons can do it, why shouldn’t we? Just remembered that one of my underlings had a go at a TEFL conspiracy theory a while ago:

http://www.tefl.net/alexcase/teaching/tefl/publishing/tefl-conspiracy-theory/

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