English teaching and globalisation
English is part of globalisation. English plays a vital role in global trade, media, communication, movement of people, and many other areas. It is not just a system of grammar, words and pronunciations; it is also a tool to integrate countries both politically and economically into the global community. Read more…
A bilingual person
A bilingual person is someone who speaks two languages. Speaking more than two languages means that you are multilingual. Multilingualism is not a rare phenomenon. It’s the norm for most of the world’s countries. A lot of people know and use three, four, or even more languages fluently. Read more…
Age and the brain
People in the midle age tend to be forgetful. They forget the names of people they have just met, the books they have read, the movies… Does this mean that age destroys the brain? Or is it just the result of some developmental process of the brain? How can adults train their brains and continue learning? Read more…
EFL and ESL Articles
This is a list of mybest 2009 posts. The list contains posts that attracted some comments but also those that I consider worth being republished here. The topics range from classroom management and teaching tips to lesson plans. Read more…
A list of quotes and sayings about language
It is believed that language is the very essence of what costitutes our humanity. It is the mirror of both individuals and nations. Language reveals our thoughts and thoughts can never exist without language. So many prominent people have spoken about language and none has denied its supremacy over human behavior. These are some quotes and sayings that I favored and want to share with you. Read more…
Watch this funny video
Here is an interview with Noam Chomsky. He talks about why studying language is important.
Watch and have fun! Read more…
Choosing a career is a matter of personal inclinations before it is a result of some sort of training. A lot of people have changed the course of their professional lives because they saw light gleaming in new directions. This may not mean that they were unsuccessful in their first jobs. Rather this may mean that they thought that they could be more productive and useful in other areas of interest. The following celebrities who are now musicians, writers or actors were once teachers. Read more…
What is education? Well education is progress. It offers choices and opportunities for people, fights poverty and diseases and sets new horizons and hope. Education prepares good citizens to contribute in the development of nations in order to compete and cooperate globally, leading nations towards economic and social prosperity.
Education also aims at cultivating personality integration and creative thinking. Teachers lead learners to create peaceful environment in the world where they can achieve personal change in their behavior and seek to influence the world positively. Unfortunately this is not the case everywhere in the world. Read more…
Susan Boyle
Born when her mother was 47,Boyle was briefly deprived of oxygen during the difficult birth; she was diagnosed as having learning difficulties. She says she was bullied as a child, and was nicknamed “Susie Simple” at school. After leaving school with few qualifications, she was employed for the only time in her life as a trainee cook in the kitchen of West Lothian College for six months, and took part in government training schemes. She visited the theatre from time to time to listen to professional singers, and performed at a number of local venues. Boyle took singing lessons early in her life. But people were apparently more interested in mocking her. Read more…
