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As promised, here's more on the textbook project. It's a wonderful book, the materials have been developed and tested for over ten years, and the people who did it are extremely competent. What it lacks is clarity, a manageable structure, an English translation and a few more things. Coupled with the fact that the main author and I both had the same revolutionary idea (re script) at the same time, it seems that we just have to combine forces and make this thing.
The part we're at right now, is tiny titles for sections (e.g. "introduction", etc.). A colleague from the US wants to start using the thing right away (as in - before the English version is actually ready), and we decided to provide her with a raw version, because it will give us invaluable feedback. But this means that we need to produce the raw version like... RIGHT NOW. That's not bad, we work better with deadlines. But still. We're in a hurry.

We want the language to be understandable for everyone. Something one wouldn't stoop to think about. So I'd like to ask you (whoever is reading this and is prepared to respond) to be my "native speakers". The more opinions the better!

Like, right now, I'm trying to decide about:

Drill Patterns vs Pattern Drills

I'm not sure someone who is not from language teaching even knows what it means, so: it means drills like "I am, you are, he is, she is, we are", etc. A method of learning new grammatical structures.

The thing is that both terms "Drill Patterns" and "Pattern Drills" exist and they even both make sense.
So does one of them sound better to you than the other? Why?


PS: actually, asking this question helped me understand that what we have in the book are "patterns" (=Drill Patterns), while what one does in class are drills (=Pattern Drills).

Date: 2024-08-31 01:19 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] thanatos_kalos
Your PS is correct. :)

Date: 2024-09-06 12:23 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] flikkeren
I'm not a language teacher but I'm familiar with the concept. "Drill patterns" sounds better to me.

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