How can they say that? Why is that junk on television?
September 12, 2008
Eric Roth newBlog
ESL students, international visitors, and many American citizens often express shock, dismay, and outrage over television programs. How can the news show people struggling on…
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Why Teach About Solzhenitsyn in English Classrooms?
August 3, 2008
Eric Roth newBlog
“Own only what you can always carry with you; know languages, know countries, know people. Let your memory be your travel bag.” Alexander Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008),…
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How do you close your last class in a satisfying, summer ESL program?
July 26, 2008
Eric Roth newBlog
Class bookends, both beginnings and endings, deserve special attention. This truism becomes more important in short term summer English programs where ESL students have traveled…
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Gratitude is heaven itself
July 19, 2008
Eric Roth newBlog
A bright college student asked a simple vocabulary question that threw me this week. “What is the opposite of jealous“? What is the opposite of…
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Another inspiring Huxley quote for English teachers
July 16, 2008
Eric Roth newBlog
“There’s only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self… Every man who knows how to read…
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