tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189229221052380516.post8050392916990114025..comments2015-09-20T20:54:01.456+01:00Comments on Paul's ELT Journal: Speaking foreign makes you depressed, innit?Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942324873082816843noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189229221052380516.post-30377908574660719642010-03-09T12:00:02.786+00:002010-03-09T12:00:02.786+00:00Nice post, Paul: makes you really think. Myself, j...Nice post, Paul: makes you really think. Myself, just the banalities of a standard cocktail party make me want to jump off the balcony, so imagine the despair provoked by made-up chit-chat imposed by someone a generation or two older than you are. There seems to be some unwritten concensus that EFL classroom discussion should be pitched at a standard 10 years and 50 IQ points lower than the learner's actual age and intelligence; I think we do them a huge disservice in this regard.Paul Maglionehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00712028612021640824noreply@blogger.com