First, the bad news: according to this article, “resting your textbook near your dreaming head won’t do any good.” Wouldn’t that be great? But now here’s the good news: “if you’re learning a foreign language, it may help to play recordings of the language while you sleep.” This is what they found in a study(…)
A “triumph” is a win, so this article from post-gazette.com is about English becoming the international language- the winning language. English is triumphant among languages. As an English learner, you probably know this already! But according to the article, this is the first time in history when there have been more people learning a language(…)
Back in 2009 I was teaching at a private university in Ho Chi Minh City called the University of Economics and Finance, or UEF. The university produced an infomercial that was broadcast on TV here in Vietnam. The camera crew came into my classroom and I said some words for the camera. When it was(…)
According to this article on Discovery.com, learning foreign languages is good for the health of your brain. It might even help delay the effects of Alzheimer’s Disease. “…a growing body of research shows that regularly speaking two languages comes with certain types of improved mental performance.” And you don’t have to start as a child,(…)
Education is moving online at lightning speed. According to this article in the New York Times there has been a big shift in just the last few months, with most of the top universities in the USA moving “aggressively” online: “The Campus Tsunami“. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/04/opinion/brooks-the-campus-tsunami.html?_r=2&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120504
This quiz is going around by email. I flunked! *** QUIZ FOR BRIGHT PEOPLE LIKE YOU . . . why else would I send it, I’ve no time to waste. There are only nine questions. This is a quiz for people who know everything. I found out in a hurry that I didn’t. These are(…)
These are not IELTS test questions but you might be asked something like this if you apply for a job at a tech company. According to Glassdoor, these are some questions that were actually asked during interviews with tech firms in 2011. They are called “oddball questions” and interviewers will sometimes ask questions like this(…)
My birthday was this month and my English class in Ho Chi Minh City made a great party with lots of food and fun. This picture was taken before I came in, when the class was preparing the room. I came in and got the big surprise and the birthday song and there were even(…)
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