Educating a person is essential because it puts people in a “smart” box and gives them a better chance of finding a job. While being uneducated puts people in the box of being “stupid,” finding a job is a bit …
Cultural differences can also affect how students understand content, because students from different cultures may not have in common the cultural experiences needed to comprehend many texts. The same holds true for language. Language is imbedded in culture, and culture …
People who are often depressed find it difficult to perform activities requiring advanced motor and cognitive abilities. They can be perplexed, disorganized, distracted, or easily irritated. Also, simple daily tasks become challenging. Students with these disorders are at risk of …
As we reach the two-year mark of the initial wave of pandemic-induced school shutdowns, academic normalcy remains out of reach for many students, educators, and parents. In addition to surging COVID-19 cases at the end of 2021, schools have faced …
The emergence of the internet and the consequential array of social media networks have, without doubt, resulted in an exponential increase in new types of written language: blogs, tweets, Facebook posts and LinkedIn profiles to mention just a few. But …
Yes, and so is every other human language! Language is always changing, evolving, and adapting to the needs of its users. This isn’t a bad thing; if English hadn’t changed since, say, 1950, we wouldn’t have words to refer to …
Make Class Communicative One way to encourage your students’ intrinsic motivation is to make class communicative. Part of the joy of language is using it to communicate. Language learners get a rush when they can successfully translate their thoughts into …
