A Buddhist Approach to Teaching English
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This article posits a different approach to the learning and teaching of the English Language. It envisages using the mental disciplines of Buddhist meditation with breathing, Anapanasati and memory palace techniques to instill a spirit of autodidactism and to overcome the brain damage young people incur from abusing mass media devices in both learners and teachers alike. Generally English is taught incorrectly in Thailand, with students being taught grammar before being able to speak, read or write the language properly. The author proposes teaching English the way Thais learn their native language. Learn to speak and listen, then to read and write. Then grammar is taught last. The focus is on reading, gifting the learner the ability to enter the world of books and to be able to teach him or herself i.e. convert the student into a bibliophile and autodidact.
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