http://englishteachers.net/2010/05/18/a-moral-dilemma-for-elt-materials-writers/ for teachers of English Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:45:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://englishteachers.net/2010/05/18/a-moral-dilemma-for-elt-materials-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-3178 Vicki Hollett Thu, 10 Jun 2010 07:32:24 +0000 http://englishteachers.net/?p=149#comment-3178 Oh how disturbing Elek. Names can be fraught with difficulties for ELT writers in other ways as well. Just popping over to an internet site on French/German/Thai etc names and then picking one at random can sometimes result in some strange choices. First name choices tend to signal a date range. For example, Ethel or Agnes in British English could signal it's owner is elderly. Oh how disturbing Elek.
Names can be fraught with difficulties for ELT writers in other ways as well. Just popping over to an internet site on French/German/Thai etc names and then picking one at random can sometimes result in some strange choices. First name choices tend to signal a date range. For example, Ethel or Agnes in British English could signal it’s owner is elderly.

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