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Education For Teacher: July 2009
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Wednesday, 29 July 2009. Teachers' tips for successful homework assignments. With today's fast paced world, parents often complain that they don't have time to help their children with homework. Unfortunately, they too often discover that the assignments appear to be either busy work or work too difficult for their child to accomplish alone. This knowledge is upsetting to the child as well as the parent, making both of them feel that the homework is a waste of time. An important tip to remember is that f...
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Education For Teacher: The Rosetta Stone
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Tuesday, 21 April 2009. OK, so what does this have to do with computer assisted language learning? When I was talking with a rep recently I found out that they are now offering the software with a free headset (that includes a microphone), and free shipping. Considering that they also provide a 6 month return guarantee, it is a really great opportunity to get a copy of the software. You can also send your students to read this page so they can look into getting a copy for themselves. How To Control Anger?
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Education For Teacher: How to Deal With Immensely Rude People? (Tips)
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Sunday, 12 April 2009. How to Deal With Immensely Rude People? Always, always, always remember to keep your cool! Don't take anything that this person says seriously. Keep on the down-low when making replies; you want to make polite ones, not ones that will get you in trouble. This will give you the impression that you are much more mature, and therefore will help you maintain your dignity! Don't talk about them behind their back just in case they were sent by the rude person to spy on you.
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Education For Teacher: Topics for Presentations
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Tuesday, 21 April 2009. I've been working with a couple of newish teachers this term, and have been asked this question a number of times "What are good topics for presentations"? Which is quickly followed by should they use powerpoint. 1 the ability to come up with the needed ideas and content,. 2 organize it logically so they reach the objective of their presentation. 3 have confidence to deliver it. 4 make use of good language (grammar, vocabulary). They read the slides verbatim. 3 be sure they are la...
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Education For Teacher: April 2009
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Tuesday, 21 April 2009. Using sample sentences taken directly from your ESL students is a great way for them to work on their editing and error recognition and corrections skills. There really isn't too much to complicate this idea as it is really quite simple in practice. So what do you do with these example sentences? Without fail students come away from this activity with a much greater appreciation for error recognition and correction. 1 It is hard to see snowing in my hometown so I am very exciting.
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Education For Teacher: English Pronunciation Software
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Tuesday, 21 April 2009. For students who are learning a new language pronunciation is a hurdle that seems to take a long time to jump over. Long after grammar and reading skills have developed and vocabulary knowledge has been built, pronunciation lingers as a problem area. Often, the problem is more in the speaker's mind then a real source of comprehension problems - however that in itself is a problem that needs to be dealt with. Pronunciation Power I and II - Very easy to use software that provides a ...
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Education For Teacher: What is Intonation?
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Tuesday, 21 April 2009. Somebody dropped me a note the other day asking about intonation and what exactly intonation is. Well it isn't that hard a concept, although it is a little subtle at times. Basically, in language, intonation is. The rising, or falling pitch in the speakers voice as they say words or phrases. In many languages, changes in pitch reflect a change in meaning of what is being said. Intonation works at word, phrase, and sentence levels to vary meaning, intent, and emotion. There are...
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Education For Teacher: ESL Sentence Examples
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Tuesday, 21 April 2009. Using sample sentences taken directly from your ESL students is a great way for them to work on their editing and error recognition and corrections skills. There really isn't too much to complicate this idea as it is really quite simple in practice. So what do you do with these example sentences? Without fail students come away from this activity with a much greater appreciation for error recognition and correction. 1 It is hard to see snowing in my hometown so I am very exciting.
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Writing Letter (English Version): Guide to Basic Business Letters
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Writing Letter (English Version). Monday, 13 July 2009. Guide to Basic Business Letters. I am afraid that. Enclosed you will find. Thank you for your help Please contact us again if we can help in any way. There are any problems. You have any questions. Reference to Future Contact:. I look forward to . Hearing from you soon. Meeting you next Tuesday. Seeing you next Thursday. Yours faithfully, (If you don't know the name of the person you're writing to). Taken from: esl.about.com. Posted by Chuz.iem@.
