March 10th, 2010
Category: Books
Tags: Academic, at, College, ESL, Every, Guide, Know, Should, Student, Success, University
Product Description
This book teaches English language learners about language learning and classroom expectations. It is a compilation of advice, experiences, suggestions, strategies, and learning theories collected over many years of teaching this population.
What Every ESL Student Should Know was written to help English language learners be successful in community college and college classrooms—specifically, how to prepare students for expectations and behavior within the classroom and how to help them to be good students, how to participate in class, what to expect from the class, and what to do to learn English. Learning strategies and language theories are presented in brief.
This text…
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March 5th, 2010
Category: Children Literacy
Tags: ...What, at, Birthday, Help, long, Need, PICS, Should, This
Hey there!
A friend of mine is turning 14 in a month or so.
This year, I wanted to get her something unique.
There’s this website where if you buy something, the profit goes to preserving rainforest, help feed the hungry, help children attain literacy, and take care of animals across the world.
I don’t care what’s cheapest, I just want what would be the best for her.
Soooo…. let us start with the options!
1. It’s simple, and she loves cats. http://shop.therainforestsite.com/store/item.do?siteId=221&itemId=31809&link=Store_TRS_Cart_Item
2. She likes the color combo of red, white and black, and she likes pearls:
http://shop.therainforestsite.com/store/item.do?siteId=221&itemId=29775&link=Store_TRS_Cart_Item
3. She likes hearts, silver, and it has 2,000 year…
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March 2nd, 2010
Category: World literacy
Tags: About, at, eradicating, Should, stupidity
I, alas, am a product of American society. I am limited, and I am stupid. By the standards of the average American, I am politically, culturally, and geographically literate. That is untrue. My geographical knowledge is spot-on for the US, and pretty good in Europe, Canada, the Middle East and Asia.
I can’t stand the state of politics and any American news is juvenile, sensationalized crap. I haven’t watched the news in a long, long time. I do read the NY Times, but I get bogged down because I lack even the most basic perspective of the last few years. I…
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February 25th, 2010
Category: Books
Tags: About, at, English, Form, Know, Least, Should
Product Description
Quickly master English writing skills with THE LEAST YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ENGLISH: WRITING SKILLS, FORM B, Tenth Edition. Brief and uncomplicated, this text has helped students learn the basics of English writing for thirty years with its clear, concise concept explanations and useful, relevant corresponding exercises. Topics include spelling, word choice, sentence structure, and punctuation as well as more advanced topics such as the writing process, argumentation, and summarizing skills. Check your work easily with exercise answers located in the back of the book. When the course ends, this text is an excellent writing resource for all your…
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February 23rd, 2010
Category: Teaching Literacy
Tags: accept, at, outlived, Should, Teachers, tenure, usefulness, why should k12 teachers have tenure?
Last week I went shopping in our small rural hometown, where my family has attended the same public schools since 1896. Without exception, all six generations of us — whether farmers, housewives, day laborers, business people, writers, lawyers, or educators — were given a good, competitive K-12 education.
But after a haircut, I noticed that the 20-something cashier could not count out change. The next day, at the electronic outlet store, another young clerk could not read — much less explain — the basic English of the buyer’s warranty. At the food market, I listened as a young couple argued over…
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February 16th, 2010
Category: ESL Articles
Tags: at, Common, Declared, English, english grammar, Language, Official, r words, Should, should english be the world language, there should be only one international language, World’s
by Philip Yaffe
Anyone who has travelled outside his own country is aware of the thrill—and frustration—of dealing with foreign languages.
The thrill comes from the fact that the languages are foreign. When you hear people speaking differently from you, and see newspapers, magazines, posters and other written materials that look different from what you are used to, you know you have actually gone somewhere.
The frustration also comes from the fact that the languages are foreign. If you really need to say something to someone who doesn’t understand you, or need to read something you don’t understand, frustration is inevitable.
The…
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I’ve been sick lately (had to take the past week off) and work in a public school, teaching third grade. Everyone says I got all the “bad kids” and somedays it has really felt like it. Anyway, today i returned to work even though I wasn’t feeling well. I threw up at school and was told to take some TUMS or Pepto and go back to my class, even with a fever (doctor had told me that if my fever came back, I was supposed to go back home). Later the principal came and yelled at me for not having…
Would it be smart to choose science as an area of concentration if I want to master in literacy education? Or should I choose English.
We are hispanic and I am going to register my daughter for kindergarten she speakes both english and spanish. Should she go to all english class or is it better for her to go to an esl class?