September 3rd, 2010
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Category: ESL Videos
Just a video of a normal Saturday here as an English teacher in Japan. This is my first attempt at a video, with more informative videos to come!
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September 2nd, 2010
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Category: English Lesson Plans VIDEOS
TRANSCRIPT: www.RachelsEnglish.com
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August 16th, 2010
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Category: ESL Videos
Dialogues in this series of lessons are broken down to show the expressions, changes in pronunciation, and changes in grammar that are common in informal English. Levels: high intermediate to advanced.
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August 15th, 2010
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Category: Books
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Speak and write correctly and confidently with the first All-American English learner’s dictionary
Random House Webster’s Dictionary of American English is specially written for beginning learners of modern American English. From apple pie to zilch it captures the flavor, idiom, style and substance of American English.
The dictionary features:
Over 50,000 words and phrases
New-words section
An essay comparing British and American pronunciation
Two pronunciation systems — standard American dictionary symbols and International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbols
“How to use this dictionary to learn American English,” a valuable learning aid translated into Japanese, Chinese and Spanish
Tens of thousands of lively example phrases and sentences
Main entries for hundreds of common…
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August 14th, 2010
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Category: Teaching Literacy
How can we reverse the trend of schools failing to teach: politcal science, economics, history, world affairs, etc? I am in shock after reading the survey. How, in the world most “civalized” country, could american college students actually decline in these areas of study from their freshmen year to their senior year???
If students don’t learn from teachers who can’t teach; civic participation will plumet even more than it currently does. we need to reverse this trend… but how?
http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/
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August 10th, 2010
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Category: ESL Videos
Learn to pronounce these difficult consonant sounds that are unique to American English. American T plus N combination.
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August 9th, 2010
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Pacemaker ESL/ELL Teacher’s Guide – The Pacemaker ESL/ELL Teacher’s Guide helps teachers customize their lesson plans to effectively support English language learners and features activities that tap into prior knowledge and build vocabulary.
Pacemaker American Government English as a Second Language
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July 29th, 2010
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Category: Literacy Schools
Do you think the lack african american male teachers in elementary schools have an affect on the literacy rate amongst african american boys in K-3rd grade?
What do you think?
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July 29th, 2010
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Category: Illiteracy HELP
In your estimation, what percentage of the current credit crisis is a result of American financial illiteracy versus predatory lending practices?
Should the spending American public – predominantly house buyers – “step up to the plate” and take on all or part of the blame for the current economic crisis?
Thanks for your responses. Please, I’d prefer no flames or rants.
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July 26th, 2010
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Category: Illiteracy HELP
I just saw Al Gore’s new movie and that is what he said is happening.
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