| Q:
Does Leonsplanet.com use cookies? |
| A:
No. I don't even know how to do that. |
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| Q:
Who owns Leonsplanet.com? |
| A:
Leonsplanet.com is independently owned and operated by Leon.
He is a teacher and single father who dedicates his own time and energy
to this labor of love. In the 25 years that this site has been on
the web, ads have not generated a profit in any year. In fact,
there has been no income from this endeavor in the past 5 years.
Leon pays out of his own pocket for webhosting fees and domain-name
fees. |
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| Q:
What is the difference between EFL (English a Foreign Language) and
ESL
(English a Second Language)? |
| A:
EFL is English learned in a non-English speaking country by speakers
whose mother tongue is not English. ESL is English learned in
English-speaking countries by speakers whose mother tongues are not
English. |
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| Q:
What is the best way to learn English? |
| A1:
The best way to learn English is to expose yourself to as much
native-speaker-like (authentic) usage of the language as possible, and mimic it.
It comes down to this: copy the masters.
A2: FORMULA FOR EFL (invented by Leon of
Leon's Planet ©2013)
"LEGPAA"
(Lexis knowledge + Effort + Grammar knowledge + Practice
= Acquisition & Automaticity)
What does that mean?
(1) 'Lexis
knowledge' means learn a lot of words in the target language
(2) 'Effort' means try hard and try a lot. It
takes a lot of time and effort to learn a foreign language.
(3) 'Grammar
knowledge' means familiarize yourself with the rules of the target
language (but DON'T waste time memorizing the rules; that is useless).
(4) 'Practice' means you make sentences that are
grammatically and lexically correct. Then you say them over and
over and over again, with correct pronunciation
until it becomes automatic.
(5) 'Acquisition' means you have acquired the target
language
(6) 'Automaticity' is a term coined by Bialystock.
It means you can produce the target language without thinking about
it. It is natural. It is automatic!
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| Q:
What is the difference between a Pidgin
and a Creole? |
| A: A
Pidgin is a "trade language" with reduced lexis and reduced
grammar. The Philippinos speak a Pidgin of English (I
think). A Creole is a pidgin that has become a native
tongue. |
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| Q:
How did
this website get started? |
| Answer is on Leon's
About
page. |
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| Q:
May I copy
(and paste) portions of Leon's EFL Planet into my own website? |
| A: Yes, you
may. But, please don't copy whole pages (as some people have
done). And please give me credit. AND, please link back to
my website. |
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| Q:
Which sites do you recommend for young learners? |
| A:
Children under the age of 13 should have
adult supervision whenever using this website. Here is the parents'
page. (It has lots of activities for children). |
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| Q:
How can one advertise on this website? ....for free? |
| A:
Click HERE for advertising
information. (Yes, paid and free ads)... |
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| Q:
How can I help support Leon's Planet dot com? |
| A:
Click HERE for ideas on how
you can help. (There are a lot of ways!) |
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Contact
Leon (Webmaster) if you have
more questions. |
