People of TrekBBS, Lend Me Your English

[BigJake]

@Dimesdan is correct. Not that the minor variations in terminology bother me too much.

So @Emperor's Prize, how long have you been at work in the field? How are you finding your experience?

 

[Greylock Crescent]

@BigJake

This is my second full year teaching ENL third graders. It's both challenging and very rewarding.

I'm forced to find many different ways to introduce vocabulary and background knowledge, plus find ways to validate the driverse cultures and experience of my students.

In the parlance of the education, they call it 'multiple entry points' .... But it works. And the kids really enjoy visualizing and acting out and talking about vocabulary and ideas.

 

[BigJake]

I find I'm big on the culture, experience and identity angle as I work toward my certificate. Finding ways to bolster "intrinsic motivation" as they'd term it here (I'm not sure if that's common to America). I'm interested to see how my grand ideas will work in a classroom. Thanks for your thoughts, I appreciate them.

@Triskelion I'm sad that I didn't get to include "road apples" in the data points for my assignment: fabulous.

 

[lurok]

A. Swede (as we call it in UK; root vegetable)
B. Wellies (rubber boots, named derived I believe from Duke Of Wellington? Distinct from galoshes)
C. Baby
D. Frying pan (cast-iron version)
E. Fringe
F. Buns or rolls (glazed variant)
G. Tea (as in 'meet you for tea?'; approx between 4-6pm)
H. Lunch (as in 'meet for lunch?'; approx 12-2pm)
I. Late snack (supper is interchangeable with dinner; evening meal)

 

[cultcross]

A. Swede
B. Wellies, short for Wellington Boots, @lurok is correct, named after the first Duke of Wellington.
C. Baby
D. Frying pan
E. Fringe (although this thread has now taught me what Americans are talking about when they say 'bangs')
F. Rolls/Buns interchangeable - the softer the bread, the more likely I am to call it a roll.
G. I grew up calling it tea but 'dinner' crept in when I left the South East. I now use both.
H. Lunch
I. Probably supper but I wouldn't be likely to call it anything.

 

[ITL]

A. The Awfulness Root
B. Splashy Splashy Fun Feet
C. Barry
D. Flat Wok
E. Keratin Flops
F. Crusty Jugglers
G. Repast Major
H. Repast Minor
I. Repastinibbles

 

[Velocity]

Most everyone answers number 3 with Baby, but my grandmother would have said young'un.

 

[Smellincoffee]

A. Beets?
B. Rainboots
C. Baby
D. Skillet
E. Bangs
F. Rolls
G. Supper
H. Lunch
I. Snack


Dinner seems to be used for whatever the Big Meal of the day is. If we have a light lunch and a heavier supper, then supper is dinner. If we have a heavy lunch, it becomes dinner and supper is just supper. Dinner can be either one, to me. My father uses dinner for lunch almost exclusively, though.

 

[rahullak]

Hi everyone:

I'm doing an ESL course right now (for teaching ESL!) and I'm tasked to survey some English language usage with people of diverse backgrounds. TrekBBS came to mind as a collection of diverse and helpful souls, so I'm wondering if I can get a few of you to take the following little quiz (it just involves stating what words you use for things).

If you'd like to participate, just hit Reply and let me know what names you'd give the following things:

A.

Turnip

B.

boots

C.

baby

D.

saucepan

E. (this one is asking your name for the fringe of hair at the forehead, not your opinion of Taylor Swift )

bangs

F.

buns

G. The meal people eat at the end of the afternoon/beginning of the evening?
1. Dinner 2. Tea 3. Supper 4. Other (what?) 4. Tiffin

H. The meal around the middle of the day?
1. Lunch 2. Dinner 3. Midday meal 4. Other (what?) 1. Lunch

I. A snack late in the evening?
1. Supper 2. Dinner 3. Other (what?) 2. Dinner

I'd like to thank in advance anyone who replies to this. Really appreciate the help of anyone who can participate!

 

[cultcross]

Most everyone answers number 3 with Baby, but my grandmother would have said young'un.

Round here you'd have 'little one' and 'babber' as big contenders too.

 

[Asbo Zaprudder]

A commonly used Scots and northern English alternative word for a baby is "bairn".

 

[Greylock Crescent]

Finding ways to bolster "intrinsic motivation" as they'd term it here (I'm not sure if that's common to America).

That is precisely the term used here, too ... or, at least, in my educational training and experience. Sometimes extrinsic motivation is used to motivate students, but it's only supposed to happen with a clear intent of scaffolding toward intrinsic motivation. This isn't easy in a general education populace, and is made all the more challenging when there are language and cultural differences.

But the (intrinsic) rewards of bridging those gaps, as educators, are quite gratifying.

Also, I've found that very little of my formal training actually prepared me for what I experience in the classroom. Planning is crucial, but learning improvisation and flexibility (based on the knowledge of your students' backgrounds and personalities) will be the key to making your plans successful. I wish you the best! And if you ever have any specific questions or concerns, feel free to get in touch!

 

[MacLeod]

G. Tea (as in 'meet you for tea?'; approx between 4-6pm)
H. Lunch (as in 'meet for lunch?'; approx 12-2pm)
I. Late snack (supper is interchangeable with dinner; evening meal)

And of course dinner is used to refer to meals such as Christmas Dinner which is usally assoicated with a meal in the mid afternoon such as between 14:00-16:00

So whilst some terms such as luch/dinner, dinner/tea are interchangeable

Lunch could mean a meal between 12:00-14:00
Dinner a meal between 14:00-16:00
Tea a meal between 16:00-18:00

Of course it varies from region to region.