So, you don’t like the sound of that shifty foreign student, eh? Don’t worry, it’s not your fault, it’s your stupid brain playing tricks on you. Of the many indignities international students endure, notes the Scientific American, accent discrimination may be the most mortifying, in part because it is still widely accepted in our society. …
Monthly Archive: September 2010
Sep
29
Angolan army general stresses the importance of English
The vice chief of Staff of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA), General Abreu Muengo “Kamorteiro” called for the need of teaching of English language within the staff members of the Angolan army. The training programme, noted the Angola Press, was sponsored by the US Embassy to Angola, lasted for 12 weeks and ‘upgraded’ 59 soldiers. …
Sep
29
Where to look for research papers
A hot topic at present it the one concerning how students are searching for research paper help from unusual sources. A student’s approach towards the given topic will go a long way towards establishing the effort they put into their research paper writing. Of course, teacher endorsement is not only necessary but generally mandatory before …
Sep
28
English language education in Korea: Is it a fad or the future?
About one-third the size of Japan, South Korea now outspends its Asian rival by a margin of three to one in English language education, according to unofficial industry estimates. Due to its largely underground nature, notes Yonhap News, estimates as to the exact size of the South Korean ‘language market’ vary widely, but experts agree …
Sep
27
8 great ideas for class blog posts
If this post were a tin then the contents of it would be exactly what you’d find written on said tin. Did that make sense? 1. Share a photograph of your classroom Explain about the different parts of it and how it is being used. Invite other teachers and classes to write a similar blog …
Sep
26
A dummies guide to chunking
In recent decades, notes the New York Times, the study of language acquisition and instruction has increasingly focused on ‘chunking’: how children learn language not so much on a word-by-word basis but in larger “lexical chunks” or meaningful strings of words that are committed to memory. A native speaker picks up thousands of chunks like …
Sep
24
Are you ready for this?
Our students use the bloody things, but are you ready top incorporate them in your teaching? Kno Movie from Kno, Inc. on Vimeo.
Sep
24
Great list of free online journals
Blatantly borrowed from Clarissa at Talk to the Clouds blog: There are many free journals that serve as sources of high-quality “do-it-yourself” professional development. These journals are online-only, for the most part (no international postage! no dead trees!), but many of them attract big-name contributors. The journals present a mix of scholarly research, useful reviews, …