tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020618699491017476.post1037177247021117092..comments2019-09-05T09:36:06.630+04:00Comments on Zubi's Blog: Past tense (1990-1981)world through lenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564939854120106366noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020618699491017476.post-70059618207835926452007-03-17T13:50:00.000+04:002007-03-17T13:50:00.000+04:00Engineering First year 1987....I was among majorit...Engineering First year 1987....I was among majority of students who found it difficult to undertstand the term "Phonetics".<BR/>Thats the reason why many of us failed in repeated english assesment test.<BR/>Our lecturer was Mr.Afaq Ahmed, Nice & talented person.<BR/>he tried his level best to make us undertstand the real english but to no results except few get passed in the examination & few to wait till re examination(compartment).<BR/>I still, wonder, how i managed to pass english exam despite having no knowledge of "Phonetics" in the first attempt?<BR/>Altough iam struggling till now in 2007, after realising the vision of Mr.Afaq ahmed when it come to the education & specifically the subject English for my kids.<BR/>I know & understand that Mr.Afaq was 100% correct in his approach of teaching us "phonetics" at that time coz it is compulsory for the kids now.<BR/>My daughter laugh at me when i say "bee ay tee" BAT, coz according to her, it sounds "ba a ta" BAT.<BR/>THATS PHONETICS!!world through lenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564939854120106366noreply@blogger.com