I came to the language part of youtube´s education page to watch a lecture on English grammar. This lecture did not teach me any "useful" grammatical rules, but it was (unlike learning grammatical rules) entertaining. I even decided to start taking notes a few minutes in.. Thank you for this lecture.
He sounds a New Zealander to me from his accent even though I never knew him before.I kinda like it seeing him talking about academic subjects but still very enjoyable.Thank you.
You can say, "I am sorry for being late." or "I apologize for being late" which is a slightly more formal way. The contraption "I'm" is for "I am", so use it sparingly. Cheers!
"The grammar business is a cruel and shallow structure trench, a long plastic hallway where rules and irregularities run free and good teachers and students die like dogs. There's also a negative side.” My adaptation of a Hunter S. Thompson quote. ;)
Good morning, Is it possible to put subtitles, so that the people, around the world, who are listening to you, who we are not of English language, we can profite, understand and to take advantage better of your magnificent conferences? Thanks, in advance. Amalia
Thanks a lot to The New School and particularly to Mr. Thornbury, his insights about teaching are a relief to my wandering mind as an EFL teacher at technical institution in Colombia (South America). Before Mr. Thornbury, my professional Guru was Frank McCourt´s "Teacher, man". And overall I think Im doing the right thing. But I still cant find the way to tackle the lack of (sometimes zero) motivation of my students to learn English. It is a burden for them. I would be very thankful if anybody can suggest any videos or websites to work on that.
Language Grammar is the way how we significantly consolidate, validate, integrate, and apply culturally and internationally the lines of distinct connection. It is fundamental in order to communicate our thoughts, ideas, and expressions in the way that we are better understood and mutually relate to others as the highest intellectual creation of God the Master Linguist of the universe.
haha unfortunately those tree diagrams radiated to my professor in California :) I did not understand how to construct them and she didn't seem to know how to teach them very well. Note: I was an Italian major, not a linguistics/math major so honestly my brain does not work this way. This speaker is both interesting and humorous. Delightful talk.
U might be interested in knowing that tree diagrams are in fact very much used in high schools/ secondary education in Spain at least, when we study Spanish
I Thank you for your answer but I wanted to know if : " I'm sorry to be late" was correct. Some friends of mine say that but I think it's not correct, am I right? We have to say : I'm sorry for being late or I apologize for being late or I'm sorry, I'm late BUT IN ANY CASE : I'm sorry to be late Thanks again in advance for your answer. Best regards,
@Juvenal4668 ooh thank u for the info , it's really difficult to me to understand, i'm studying english , but american english and I almost never listen to British and the accent is different.
1. Grammar as rules 2. Grammar as structures 3. Grammar as mathematics 4. Grammar as algorithms 5. Grammar as texture 6. Grammar as collocation 7. Grammar as an emerging phenomena
I’ve noticed others in this field using epistemology/epistemic in reference to probability. It’s odd but he’s referring to epistemic modality (I think) rather than study of nature of knowledge. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemic_modality
It's funny , because when he speaks clearly the transcription is just the same, but take a look on the transcription and see what happens....think about to improve your speaking process.
I'd love to watch the New School videos but these ridiculous 10-15 minute introductions show complete disrespect for my time. Apparently others feel the same way since the top-rated comment is invariably the time the actual lecture starts. With the name "New School" you'd think they'd give a 30 second intro, put a link to their bio and website on the page/video and let the quality of the lecture drive people to their website. For "New School" they sure waste time on "Old School" presentations.
the talk starts at 9:13
I came to the language part of youtube´s education page to watch a lecture on English grammar. This lecture did not teach me any "useful" grammatical rules, but it was (unlike learning grammatical rules) entertaining. I even decided to start taking notes a few minutes in..
Thank you for this lecture.
He sounds a New Zealander to me from his accent even though I never knew him before.I kinda like it seeing him talking about academic subjects but still very enjoyable.Thank you.
I like the way he laughs. so revitalizing.
this video is amazing so many people are like "your so weird for liking grammer so i get so excited to see others people with my same viewpoint.
SCOTT IS MY ROCK STAR!!!!!
Scott is a global teacher to teachers of English...
Thank you all for this great conference!
just what I needed:, a fresh look at grammar. I love it thank you very much.
How amazing is He?
You can say, "I am sorry for being late." or "I apologize for being late" which is a slightly more formal way. The contraption "I'm" is for "I am", so use it sparingly. Cheers!
"The grammar business is a cruel and shallow structure
trench, a long plastic hallway where rules and irregularities
run free and good teachers and students die like dogs.
There's also a negative side.”
My adaptation of a Hunter S. Thompson quote. ;)
Thank you!
Grammar as pattern seeking. Love it.
Excellent lecturer and dynamic lecturer!
a very nice presentation, thank you very much for sharing.
That was excellent!
I didn't realize there could be such long discussions on grammar.
thanks a lot for teaching us and for opening our minds...
I liked very much. Thank you for downloading it!
Good morning,
Is it possible to put subtitles, so that the people, around the world, who are listening to you, who we are not of English language, we can profite, understand and to take advantage better of your magnificent conferences?
Thanks, in advance.
Amalia
Great video on Grammar, it provides useful insights on the topic.
A very nice and educational video.
Thanks a lot to The New School and particularly to Mr. Thornbury, his insights about teaching are a relief to my wandering mind as an EFL teacher at technical institution in Colombia (South America). Before Mr. Thornbury, my professional Guru was Frank McCourt´s "Teacher, man". And overall I think Im doing the right thing. But I still cant find the way to tackle the lack of (sometimes zero) motivation of my students to learn English. It is a burden for them. I would be very thankful if anybody can suggest any videos or websites to work on that.
The intro ends at 11:00
qué super es conocer y navegar son una sola Learning more, thanks my teacher
Excellent lecture! Thank you!
Intros finish at 5:45.
Thank you very much for this useful material! But the sound disappeared sometimes and why not to show slides as images and film only a speaker?
Introductory talk is so lengthy; anyway thanks for sharing. Scott is always great
excited to be here! :)
29.03.18 1256am London, UK
Can i have the details of the book "English by structure" mentioned at 20.35
Language Grammar is the way how we significantly consolidate, validate, integrate, and apply culturally and internationally the lines of distinct connection. It is fundamental in order to communicate our thoughts, ideas, and expressions in the way that we are better understood and mutually relate to others as the highest intellectual creation of God the Master Linguist of the universe.
haha unfortunately those tree diagrams radiated to my professor in California :) I did not understand how to construct them and she didn't seem to know how to teach them very well. Note: I was an Italian major, not a linguistics/math major so honestly my brain does not work this way. This speaker is both interesting and humorous. Delightful talk.
U might be interested in knowing that tree diagrams are in fact very much used in high schools/ secondary education in Spain at least, when we study Spanish
Mr 00 i
This is good thanks
Always searching for knowledge and never arriving at the truth.
8:01
Good afternoon,,THE My name is Aldo,Why do people that either know or don't know a language wouldn't learn grammar?
Can someone please tell me where the woman from 0:00 to 5:54 was probably born? I'm not a native so it's hard for me to spot the accent.
I Thank you for your answer but I wanted to know if : " I'm sorry to be late" was correct.
Some friends of mine say that but I think it's not correct, am I right? We have to say : I'm sorry for being late or I apologize for being late or I'm sorry, I'm late BUT IN ANY CASE : I'm sorry to be late
Thanks again in advance for your answer.
Best regards,
@Juvenal4668 ooh thank u for the info ,
it's really difficult to me to understand, i'm studying english , but american english and I almost never listen to British and the accent is different.
he's from new zealand
So what exactly are the 7 ways to look at grammar, again?
1. Grammar as rules
2. Grammar as structures
3. Grammar as mathematics
4. Grammar as algorithms
5. Grammar as texture
6. Grammar as collocation
7. Grammar as an emerging phenomena
Scott is a clown not a scholar.
THAT'S GOOD ENGLISH
"a teacher's teacher" indeed
I just can't believe how impatient people are nowadays...it's sad
the stuff is in the last 6 mins guys
love
lets not let the linguistics theories disturb our teaching..
Epistemic claims are claims to knowledge, not to probability.
I’ve noticed others in this field using epistemology/epistemic in reference to probability. It’s odd but he’s referring to epistemic modality (I think) rather than study of nature of knowledge.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemic_modality
If you know what "jelly roll" refers to in the 1919 jazz song, say "aye."
dope
11:20
me no entender english britanico... confiucha
He sounded more like an entertainer than a typical professor.*
It's funny , because when he speaks clearly the transcription is just the same, but take a look on the transcription and see what happens....think about to improve your speaking process.
I'd love to watch the New School videos but these ridiculous 10-15 minute introductions show complete disrespect for my time. Apparently others feel the same way since the top-rated comment is invariably the time the actual lecture starts.
With the name "New School" you'd think they'd give a 30 second intro, put a link to their bio and website on the page/video and let the quality of the lecture drive people to their website. For "New School" they sure waste time on "Old School" presentations.
Y
He stops mumbling about 13.38
and when he start talking about 7 ways of looking at Grammar?? :/
Starting from structuralists,then, chomsky, Halliday ...
Seriously...
I’m not really comfortable with this open attack on Chomsky. Shame on you Scott.
IN♂NOMINE♂AMORIS♂EPVLABITVR♂LEO
Me oi tai sao
xxxb
Not 'contraption' but ' contraction'. Please pay more attention to
your spelling.