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General Issues: So much for Latin
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Thursday, 4 October 2012. So much for Latin. Magna Carta or Charta. The prime minister, David Cameron, recently quizzed on an American TV show, seemed to have fumbled or stumbled over the meaning of Magna Carta or Magna Charta. Unlike his Tory compatriot,Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London,who has a classics background,the prime minister has not been privileged to have studied Latin and understandably faltered. Is Magna that terribly foreign? Through the 20th century, the word was employed as derogatory s...
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Primary Modern Languages: June 2012
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Friday, 15 June 2012. Modern Languages from year 7. As it is impossible to get a copy of the press release from the Department of Education concerning the Secretary of State’s “intention” or “announcement”. I am going by the BBC and newspapers reporting. Various opinions on the early start have been put forward. However there are important factors to be taken into serious consideration. 1) Given a KS2 start does not. Necessarily mean that whatever good foundation can be built on would continue. Some of t...
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English As Second/Additional Language: May 2013
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English As Second/Additional Language. Friday, 24 May 2013. How English is English? English is indisputable the world language. English is only second to Chinese in terms of the number of speakers. English is possibly the most porous language in borrowing creatively from other languages. Where do the following English words come from? Find out more from The English Effect exhibition at the British Council headquarters. Admission free until 29th June 2013. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Primary Modern Languages: Modern Languages from year 7
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Friday, 15 June 2012. Modern Languages from year 7. As it is impossible to get a copy of the press release from the Department of Education concerning the Secretary of State’s “intention” or “announcement”. I am going by the BBC and newspapers reporting. Various opinions on the early start have been put forward. However there are important factors to be taken into serious consideration. 1) Given a KS2 start does not. Necessarily mean that whatever good foundation can be built on would continue. Some of t...
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English As Second/Additional Language: October 2012
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English As Second/Additional Language. Wednesday, 31 October 2012. ESL/AL in the UK. While I shall not go into the politics of government policies, professional politics which is pretty rife in this field, the fundamental issue is what kind of English and how can they acquire within the shortest time span in order to learn in and through English. OF COURSE LEARNING DOES NOT TAKE PLACE ONLY IN ENGLISH,IT TAKES PLACE IN THEIR FIRST LANGAUGE CONTINUOUSLY WITHIN THE FAMILY AND THE COMMUNITY. However to be a ...
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English As Second/Additional Language: ESL/AL in the UK
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English As Second/Additional Language. Wednesday, 31 October 2012. ESL/AL in the UK. While I shall not go into the politics of government policies, professional politics which is pretty rife in this field, the fundamental issue is what kind of English and how can they acquire within the shortest time span in order to learn in and through English. OF COURSE LEARNING DOES NOT TAKE PLACE ONLY IN ENGLISH,IT TAKES PLACE IN THEIR FIRST LANGAUGE CONTINUOUSLY WITHIN THE FAMILY AND THE COMMUNITY. However to be a ...
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General Issues: September 2012
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Thursday, 27 September 2012. Essential reading for all who are interested in education:. England's 'examinations industry': deterioration and decay. A report from the HMC on endemic problems with marking,awarding, rerearks and appeals at GCSE and A level 2007-12 September 2012. Pdf download from HMC leading independent schools. Wednesday, 12 September 2012. GCSE ENGLISH(subject) FIASCO 2012. GCSE is the gateway to A levels and employment. WHAT IS THE BASIS FOR REACHING SUCH A DECISION AND SUCH TIMING?