If you wanted to have challenges galore in your teaching portfolio, look no further than teaching English in China. The demography of China combined with the factor that less than 5% of their population would be able to speak or write English with any degree of fluency is only an introductory challenge you will …
Intonation, the “music” of a language, is perhaps the most important element of a correct accent. Many people think that pronunciation is what makes up an accent. It may be that pronunciation is very important for an understandable accent. But it is intonation that gives the final touch that makes an accent correct or …
The English language is the most commonly spoken language on Earth, either by native speakers or by people who have learned it in addition to their first language. More and more people everyday have the desire to learn English as a second language. The type of people who wish to learn it run the …
Most of us have taken at least one walk down the aisles of Toys “R” Us. There’s no better place than a toy store to observe these truths: Learning is fun. Learning is kid stuff. Kids are smart enough to reject anything they don’t like, yet many of the most popular toys are dedicated …
An educational toy is a product which is used to teach children important skills while simultaneously entertaining them. Toy blocks have traditionally been used to teach children important skills such as physics, gravity, and spatial connections. Many toy blocks will also be shaped like letter in the alphabet, and this will allow children to …
There are many things in life that I care about, but there few things that I get passionate about enough to write about to people I don’t know. One of the things that I just cannot talk enough about is education. I believe that everyone who lives in the West needs to understand the …
Teaching children can be difficult if no one is having fun. Both the teacher and children can be miserable. That’s why so many teacher supply stores have opened on the Web in recent years. Many teachers have discovered that adding a few inquisitive (and fun) educational supplies to their classrooms brings better learning and …
Reading into the Future Before the advent of e-books, when you said you wanted to bring reading materials with you, that meant that you had to bring an actual book with you. That was at least 300 pages worth of easily destroyable paper that you had to keep safe in your bag or briefcase. …
Do you start reading at one end of your library and try to read through to the other end? Of course not. So you already know one effective approach. Be selective! We can build on that now. 1) More Study Skills – “What Not To Study” Whole books Your lecturer tells you to read …
I thought today would be just the same as every other morning but when I checked my inbox I found out that I had won two international lotteries that I had no idea that I had ever entered and the family for some dead prince in Nigeria wants me to act as the next …