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Sep 16, 2017

Educational Approach in Constructivism and Behaviorism

Educational practices are incredibly diverse not only around the world, but even within a given school. What some might view as the best approach...

Sep 16, 2017

5 Tips That Can Help You to Improve Your Grammar

There is obviously no shortcut to mastering anything and the same goes with English grammar. It takes a significant amount of time to understand as...

Sep 4, 2017

Reading for Real: Storybooks in the classroom

~~There are two ways to view reading in the younger learner classroom: learning to read and reading to learn. Reading to learn involves target...

Sep 4, 2017

Warmers for Adult Classes

‘Always do a warmer’ is a standard part of the EFL mantra, but why should we do them and what type of activity should they be? The rationale for...

Sep 3, 2017

Engaging The Disengaged Student

The A.C.T. Strategy Part 1 of 3 Prison. Juvenile detention centers. The mean streets of the city. All of these things and more are possibilities...

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The Most Useful American Business Words: Here's a list that will come in handy for any student enrolled in an English as a Second Language (ESL)...

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