Sister duo teaches English to children in their home country

A Heartland woman and her sister are helping teach English to children in their home country.

Valentina Curbet taught her sister, Ecaterina Stepanuic, English while working on their farm in Moldova. Now, the sister duo teaches other children their second language.

“The name of the book is English with Val and Kate… Throughout the book your see a path of our life. Most of the text is based on our lives. It’s a living book,” said Stepaniuc.

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Building Students Reading Fluency Through Timed Reading

PDF #131 – Al-Surmi, Mansoor – Building Students Reading Fluency Through Timed Reading

Reading fluency is one of the major goals of many reading classes, especially with intermediate or highintermediate learners of language. As beginners, foreign language learners tend to read word by word, and they may continue to use this strategy as they progress in their learning, which is not helpful when they reach higher levels in their language programs. Therefore, it is very important to introduce fluency-based activities as early as possible.

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An inspiration to all teachers

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Samuel Isaiah’s nomination as the top ten finalists for the 2020 Global Teacher Prize had my phone ringing over the past few days. I have been receiving calls and WhatApp messages asking me whether it was me.

The reason being I was a teacher too and more so because we share a second name that sounds similar and which is quite uncommon. His second name is Isaiah while mine is Yesuiah. Both are biblical names though. Learn more about this topic by reading on NewStraitsTimes.

ESL Club Helps Non-Native Speakers Have a Voice

“The ESL(English as a Second Language) Club was my first opportunity to realize that I could be like the other students. I also have opportunities, I just have to work harder for them,” Lopez said.

Kean’s ESL program administrators introduced Lopez the idea of creating the club as a space for students to interact. The ESL program at Kean assists students admitted to the university whose English is not their first language.

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Advocates Say Remote Teaching Puts English Language Learners In An Impossible Situation

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For seven months Sharifa has been at home with her family. The 18-year-old attends a Pittsburgh Public high school and like her peers, has been learning remotely since March, when the district moved online to slow the spread of the coronavirus. She’s learning English as a second language and says the disruption in her learning has been challenging and frustrating.

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Applying Task-Based Learning to Extended Reality

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Once technology enters the classroom, it rarely leaves. These days, as online learning emerges as the next technology to find a home inside the classroom, we have an opportunity to look further into the future. This is a great time to consider the next digital horizon for education—specifically the emerging fields of augmented reality and virtual reality. Both technologies are already being experimented with for learning in general and language learning in particular. As our teaching practices continue to evolve, I want to explore what the technology looks like and what best practices could help us engage successfully in virtual language teaching.

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A History of the English Language

PDF #129 –  Albert C Baugh & Thomas Cable – A History of the English Language, 4th Edition, 1993

Before the present author ever became associated with Albert C Baugh’s A History of the English Language, several generations of teachers and students had appreciated its enduring qualities. Not least of these, and oftern remarked upon, was the full attention paid to the historical and cultural setting of the development of the language.

New Language Learning APP For Kids Delivers Big Benefits

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Speaking and reading a second language offers huge benefits, but if you remember high school Spanish class you know it can be tough. However, teaching children from a young age makes it easier and gives them an edge. Now, a new language learning app for kids is also giving them a leg up like never before.

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Language schools welcome the budget measures

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The Federation of English Language Teaching Organizations of Malta (FELTOM) has welcomed the Budget 2021, describing its measures as a step in the right direction that will help operators in this fragile sector alleviate the difficult scenario of the past and coming months.

“The extension of the wage supplement to March 2021 …will ensure minimal staff loss , whereas the tax deferral, also up till March of next year, should help our member organizations retain a stronger cash flow,” the federation said.

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