Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.3/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id MAA10452; Tue, 16 May 2000 12:04:43 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 12:04:43 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <s9210e83.073@smtp1.sbcc.cc.ca.us> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Bonnie Blakley" <Blakley@sbcc.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:4463] Re: "English"-only names X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.5.2 Status: O Content-Length: 1618 Lines: 40 I teach Spanish. We either use Spanish names in class or sometimes alter the pronunciation of the real name to fit the Spanish sound system, as it would be heard in a country where Spanish is the primary language. I don't think we hurt anyone's identity doing this. It's just for the classroom. >>> Gerry Lassche <baccachew98@yahoo.com> 05/15/00 05:32PM >>> Over 50 years ago, the Japanese occupied Korea. While doing so, they forced the Koreans to change their names to Japanese names, and forced them to speak and write only Japanese. Today, some places in Korea routinely provide their students with "English" (always British/American names) names in their English classes, to give a more "foreign" atmosphere in the class. I do not like this practice, because of the historical precedent set by the Japanese. Also, I think that Korean names are beautiful, and that the identity/name of the student should not hinder their appreciation of another culture (ie they don't have to change their name in order to learn about another culture). Two questions: (1) How do you feel about this issue? (2) Is the giving of "English" names a practice limited to Korea, or do schools in other countries do this also? ===== Gerry Lassche O: 0562 221 5085 F: 0562 221 5030 ************************************ Globalization Education Team POSCO Education & Training Center PO Box 36, 74-3 Gigok-dong, Nam-ku Pohang City, Kyungbok KOREA 790-390 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/
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