Author: gustavorernesto

Kenneth Whyte is publisher of Sutherland House Books and founding editor of the National Post. His books include Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times, and he writes a weekly newsletter, SHuSH.

When the Conservative Party of Canada begins auditioning new leaders, as it is now, the first hurdle prospects are expected to clear is language. The shapers of elite opinion are firm that anyone aspiring to head the CPC needs to be capably bilingual, and the party agrees.

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After reading “Learning an L2 in a troubled world” you can check important issues for ESL teachers on the section PDFs, and visit my YouTube channel.

This research-based article explores the benefits of a motivational framework for culturally responsive teaching in higher education. To support her study, the author explains how she has experimented and utilized a motivational framework in her classes while teaching English as a second language (ESL) to her students from diverse cultural backgrounds.

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After reading “Learning an L2 in a troubled world” you can check important issues for ESL teachers on the section PDFs, and visit my YouTube channel.

Allow me space in your newspaper to share my views on the introduction of Kiswahili in Namibia and other African countries. Egalitarianism, or equalitarianism, is a school of thought within political philosophy that prioritises equality for all people. Egalitarian doctrines are generally characterised by the idea that all human persons are equal in fundamental worth or moral status. Egalitarianism is the doctrine that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.

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After reading “Learning an L2 in a troubled world” you can check important issues for ESL teachers on the section PDFs, and visit my YouTube channel.

The Member of Parliament for Effutu Constituency, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has called on international Schools to teach local languages of Ghana. In a post on his Facebook timeline, the legal practitioner bemoans the practice whereby international schools teach English, Spanish, Chinese, French and other languages at the expense of Ghanaian languages. Learn more about this topic by reading on PeaceFMOnline. You can follow me on my social medias that are on the homepage.

SANFORD, Fla. — Seminole County teacher Gina Tucker says she knows the influence instructors can have helping students achieve life-long success. She says it is a lesson she learned early on. Tucker was nominated as an A+ teacher by a parent. She teaches English as a second language at Sanford Middle School. She says the best part of her job is seeing her students become successful in her classroom only to go out in the world to do the same.

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After reading “Learning an L2 in a troubled world” you can check important issues for ESL teachers on the section PDFs, and visit my YouTube channel.

The famed scientist Nikola Tesla also electrified others by his fluency in several languages. Multiple language skills helped actress Audrey Hepburn connect with others across the globe as a Goodwill ambassador for UNICEF. She liked to say, “For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.” Learning a second language can help achieve that.

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After reading “Learning an L2 in a troubled world” you can check important issues for ESL teachers on the section PDFs, and visit my YouTube channel.

Retired university professor Margaret Chan made what I thought was a very curious observation – that English has now become Singapore’s mother tongue alongside the ethnic dialects. A mother tongue can be understood as a language that one is proficient in and comfortable with using. Learn more about this topic by reading on StraitsTimes.