tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094192455188817050.post8325615570833608207..comments2024-01-18T12:15:22.642+01:00Comments on Around the Wherever: An Open Letter to the Deutsch 1 Classaroundthehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06055653945403820182noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094192455188817050.post-22806080133586139362014-11-11T17:42:47.871+01:002014-11-11T17:42:47.871+01:00Bravo!! Before I go on I would also like to say I&...Bravo!! Before I go on I would also like to say I'm not criticizing the teacher. In fact I'd like to thank him/her for keeping German alive - especially if these students are in the U.S. where German is dying a slow and painful death even in areas where there has been a strong German heritage (my home town)!<br /><br />I applaud you, Around the Wherever, for promoting responsible use by students of articles on the internet! The travel and expat blogs I read are great sources for personal research and for learning about places and things to explore further, but I agree that most of us should not be used as expert (and certainly not sole) sources for all things German.<br /><br />A former acquaintance of mine moved to Korea to teach English and started a blog. She blatantly plagiarized without citing her source (suddenly her writing "voice" changed dramatically and I found the source she copied from within seconds), and she was there as a _teacher_! Blogs should be used with great caution in connection to academic research.<br /><br />Thanks for posting this good and important message!Ami im Schwabenlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148291164062226269noreply@blogger.com