Date:  Sun, 24 Sep 1995 19:26:19 -0600

From:  POLSKY ELLEN S <Ellen.Polsky[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]COLORADO.EDU>

Subject: Re: Could I please ask...



I agree wholeheartedly with Barbara Need that Linguistics is a must for

prospective ESL (and other language) teachers. I work with many ESL

teachers with no linguistics background, and they often have trouble

explaining structures and pronunciation problems to students. I teach a

course called English Phonology for TESOL, and the students really

appreciate having that basic knowledge. I strongly believe that a basic

knowledge of linguistics is helpful to the general public and necessary

for language teachers.



Ellen S. Polsky (Ellen.Polsky[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]Colorado.EDU)