Stand on the promenade of any British seaside resort on a summer’s afternoon, and you will hear the full, remarkable range of accents of this small island pass by soon enough. Stand on the seafront in Brighton, and the experience is rather different. The accents come from all over the planet. Most people seem to… Continue reading #64, News-2: Dispatch: Learning ‘Globish’
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#64, News-1: Take notes by texting
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT)- Two professors from Arkansas State University have invented a tool to help students take notes. . .by texting! Dr. Ralph Ruby, Jr. and Dr. Paula Ruby of ASU recently conducted research in teaching strategies, which lead to a new invention! Dr. Ralph Ruby, “The major part of our research has been in… Continue reading #64, News-1: Take notes by texting
#63, News: What the Multi-Billion Dollar ESL Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know!
The following excerpt has been retrieved from http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/07/prweb4236504.htm ESL Expert David Redman offers free weekly webinars on Starting an Online Teaching Business! The free how to teach online Webinars encourage people to get started teaching online. The ESL industry wants people to go overseas to teach English, but with today’s technology teaching English from your… Continue reading #63, News: What the Multi-Billion Dollar ESL Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know!
#62, News: 1,300 ways to say the same thing
An online archive is collecting English accents to help academics and actors. Could you add yours? “Please call Stella. Ask her to bring these things with her from the store: six spoons of fresh snow peas, five thick slabs of blue cheese, and maybe a snack for her brother Bob. We also need a small… Continue reading #62, News: 1,300 ways to say the same thing
#61, News: 94% primary students in India cannot recognise English
“Ahmedabad: For 94% of the primary students in India, English is an alien language. And this is official. A study conducted by the Programme Evaluation Organisation (PEO) of the Planning Commission has revealed that 94 per cent of the students in primary schools across the country cannot recognise the English alphabets. This reality check is… Continue reading #61, News: 94% primary students in India cannot recognise English
#59, News: British Council launches mobile apps
You can now point your English students in the direction of some new, free mobile applications for iPhone/iPod Touch and Android – or maybe give them a go yourself? On iTunes you’ll find Elementary Podcasts, Big City Small World, and MyWordbook, the first two being based on materials on the new LearnEnglish site. Meanwhile on Android… Continue reading #59, News: British Council launches mobile apps
#58, News: Pearson Companies Win English-Language Teaching Awards in China
NewswireToday – /newswire/ – Beijing, China, 05/14/2010 – Pearson Longman, Pearson Language Tests and Wall Street English are honoured. Pearson Longman, Pearson Language Tests and Wall Street English were among the 50 organisations selected as the “most influential institutions in the English Language Teaching industry in China.” At an award ceremony held in Beijing on May 13,… Continue reading #58, News: Pearson Companies Win English-Language Teaching Awards in China
#55, News: Word getting out about translation
“IT MIGHT seem like advances in language translation technology will soon cancel out the need for kids to learn foreign languages, but there are no signs that human translators will be out of a job just yet. The field of machine translation (MT) has been around for years but it has improved significantly over the… Continue reading #55, News: Word getting out about translation
#54, News: Teaching a Foreign Language? Best Teach in the Accent of the Listener
ScienceDaily (Feb. 17, 2010) — Perception of second language speech is easier when it is spoken in the accent of the listener and not in the ‘original’ accent of that language, shows a new study from the University of Haifa. The study was published in theJournal of Psycholinguistic Research. Many adult schools teaching second languages insist… Continue reading #54, News: Teaching a Foreign Language? Best Teach in the Accent of the Listener
#53, News: Is txting killin Nglsh @skool? No way sez Prof
If you’re worried that texting and instant messaging are destroying children’s respect for proper English, Kristen Turner, Ph.D., assistant professor of English education, wants you to relax. “I can’t tell you how many times I introduce myself to parents, and the first thing I hear is, ‘Oh, this texting language is ruining English. All my… Continue reading #53, News: Is txting killin Nglsh @skool? No way sez Prof