In the world of self-paced online courses, drop off rates amongst learners is very high. A majority gets distracted midway and never really completes the course. Furthermore, as Jennet mentions in her blog, course creators don’t always provide their learners with the structure, support, and motivation required to complete the course. Fortunately, there is a…
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How To Quickly Build And Remember Vocabulary
“How can I remember new words?” “How can I memorise new vocabulary and make sure that I don’t forget everything a day later?” As an English language teacher, I hear questions like these from learners all the time, and as a language learner myself (currently studying Japanese), I’ve even asked them too. Learning and remembering…
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5 Secrets From The Shallow End To Improve Your Listening
Do you like swimming? I do. I love being in the water. I’m a keen swimmer so I’m happy in the deep end, immersed in the water. I can move through it easily. When I got my swimming certificates as a kid, they said “Cara is swimming like a minnow” (a small, agile kind of…
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How NOT to learn English
You probably have seen blog posts with titles like “Ten Tips for Writing Emails” or “Best Sites for Vocabulary Practice.” This time I decided to write about learning English from a different perspective. I’m going to give you five good rules to use if you want to be sure that you will NOT learn English….
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Kirsty: “It’s important for trainers and course providers to gain credibility by building an online presence”
The following interview is part of an interview series in which we feature education professionals from a variety of different fields in order to highlight individual efforts and creative solutions to education in the 21st century.
1. Who are you and what do you ...
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How to Create Your Own Mission Statement as an Online Teacher
If you are already reading this article or felt a tingle of recognition or awareness upon spotting the blog title, then you already know that teaching is not a job, it’s a mission. You’ll be doing it every day for the rest of your life, so it IS your life. When you are asking yourself…
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Creativity And New Technologies In The Foreign Language Classroom: A Practical Case
“Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel” – Socrates In his book Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative Sir Ken Robinson defines creativity as “the process of developing original ideas that have value.” In his opinion, to be creative means to play with ideas. Enjoyment and the…
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Laura: “It’s essential for schools and teachers to offer something unique”
I'm Laura K. Lawless, American by birth and permanent ex-pat by choice: after living in Morocco, Costa Rica, and France, I finally settled in Guadeloupe, where my husband and I are building a house and three vacation rentals. I have a BA ...
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8 Simple & Effective Strategies For Introvert Language Learners
Talking about being an introvert is a hip subject this moment in time. What made it so? Maybe it was the popularity Susan Cain’s book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking. Maybe it was the fact that taking the Myers Briggs test with your breakfast is a much touted…
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Alberto: “The teacher has an important role, but the primary role belongs to the student.”
My name is Alberto, and I am the co-founder of ayaespanol.com, a website that provides personalized Spanish language lessons and courses, and free resources to learn Spanish. I hold a degree in Philosophy and a Masters in teaching Spanish and English ...
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24 Techniques to Learn English Faster, According to Your Learning Style
Some people have a natural knack for learning languages, but for others learning a new language can be a daunting task. The best way to learn a new language varies depending on your particular learning style. Students are typically taught using a combination of the three learning styles, but they usually have a strong preference…
