Monthly Archives: March, 2012
Thinking about the English Language
Let’s face it – English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren’t invented … Continue reading
The benefits of being bilingual
My thanks to Sandy Millin of Almost Infinite TEFL ideas (see link in the blogroll way down at the bottom of the page) for inadvertently finding a wonderful article for … Continue reading
Entrepreneurship in Africa – old cars into condom machines….
A recent post on this site provided some lesson materials on the subject of managing change. It was a ‘classic’ scenario – a well-introduced white urban professional, and an established … Continue reading
Managing change – video comprehension
‘Inc’ magazine is a really great souce of information about business. There are many short web-type articles as well as much longer features of the kind we’re more used to … Continue reading
Negotiating a raise … in a fun way
Those of us who work freelance encounter this topic for ourselves first hand. Our students do too of course, and many have more room for manoeuver when it comes to … Continue reading
Mindmapping – the origins …
Did you ever wonder where the idea for mindmaps came from?? Well, think no further because today you’re going to find out. If you read the last post I wrote … Continue reading
Teaching in a French University
EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED A few years ago we lived in France and I was offered a part-time post at the local university. ‘Great’, I thought, ‘What could be easier? All … Continue reading
Mindmapping – get tooled up
I don’t know about you, but I love mind maps. They appeal to my sense of aesthetics, and make learning stuff more enjoyable than would otherwise be the case. Because … Continue reading
Learn a new skill – Working hours listening lesson
The BBC website is awash with radio programmes which are absolutely excellent. If you aren’t familiar with the site for yourself, I do recommend taking a look around starting with … Continue reading
Searching questions..
Many thanks to my colleague Nicolas Gourbère at ’2 Easy’ languages in Saint Etienne for the idea for this post. My starting point is a document which Nicolas often uses … Continue reading
Catherine Kennedy
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