Teaching with Skype: Practical Platform Advice for Beginners
June 5, 2018
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“Don’t be afraid to make a mistake. But make sure you don’t make the same mistake twice.” —Akio Morita (1921–1999), former chairman Of Sony Corporation…
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Teaching English on Skype: Practical Platform Advice for Novice Online ESL Tutors
June 5, 2018
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“Don’t be afraid to make a mistake. But make sure you don’t make the same mistake twice.” —Akio Morita (1921–1999), former chairman Of Sony Corporation…
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Is “They” Okay? Is it okay to use “they” for a singular pronoun of unknown gender?
May 3, 2018
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‘Chandos’ Portrait of Shakespeare in the National Portrait Gallery, London “There’s not a man I meet but doth salute me As if I were their…
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Resource Round-up: Stay a step ahead with EdTechTV
April 13, 2017
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“My podcast focuses on the crossroads of education and technology and explores practical ways to merge the two.” -Brent Warner, host of EdTechTV and co-author of…
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Sound Conversations: Oral Language Solutions for Vietnamese Language Learners
February 21, 2017
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“I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some previous day.” – James Joyce…
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Sound Conversations: Oral Language Solutions for Vietnamese Language Learners
February 21, 2017
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“I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some previous day.” – James Joyce…
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New Year’s Resolutions: Discussing Change in English Class
January 5, 2017
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“To modernize is to adopt and to adapt, but it is also to recreate.” Octavio Paz, (1914-1998), Mexican writer and diplomat. Holidays and anniversaries often…
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Teaching Matters: Email Etiquette, Part 1
September 27, 2016
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“They know enough who know how to learn.” —Henry Adams (1838-1918), American historian Email has become a part of our daily life in the 21st…
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Express Yourself: Discussing Quotations to Form Opinions
September 10, 2016
Eric
Embed from Getty Images “There is always hope when people are forced to listen to both sides.” John Steward Mill (1806-1873), British philosopher Many people…
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Seeing the World Through Photographs: Using Photography as a Conversation Tool in English Class
July 29, 2016
Eric
“There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.” —Ansel Adams (1902–1984), American photographer and environmentalist If a picture is worth…
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