Stephen Thergesen
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Blog Detail
English (ESL) Weblog - UsingEnglish.com
http://www.usingenglish.com/weblog/
Online newsletter weblog containing ideas, thoughts and musings about the English language and its use, and is aimed at ESL learners and teachers alike.
Recent Posts
English, a Crazy Language Indeed!
For my first blog post this year I thought I'd provide you with a couple of light-hearted and entertaining looks at the English language. The first shows you just how confusing the language can sometimes be, whilst the second demonstrates why some su...
Getting Back to Normal
Things have been quiet in some areas of the site of late and we haven't added many new items. Sadly, work has been squatting on our lives and eating into time normally spent updating the site. ...
Noam Chomsky Talks About Universal Grammar [Video]
In this video, Noam Chomsky talks about language at Google as part of the Authors@Google series. In this question and answer session he discusses a number of topics, but the first is about universal grammar in which he provides an in-depth descripti...
Teachermate -Handheld Consul for Educational Games
An Illonoise, non-profit organisation called Innovations for Learning has released a handheld consul, like a Game Boy or Nintendo DS designed for education and targeted at kindergarten and elementary students. Despite its simplicity and lack ...
Drilling - Judicious Use of Brute Force in the ESL Classroom
Another training article. Something my trainees weren't doing very well -drilling. Not very exciting, but someone might find it useful....
Once Upon A School - TED Prize Winner
I recently watched an inspiring talk given as part of the TED 2008 conference by Dave Eggers, a philanthropist and teacher-at-large (as they describe him). The talk shows ways in which dedicated one-to-one teaching can be provided to pupils who would...
Comments & Reviews
This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 5 comments.
Ozcan
really great blog..
Ross
a wonderful blog.
one of the great blog for english learning that I have seen.
Eric18
Combining practical information for English teachers and English language learners and philosophical reflections, this weblog deserves a wide audience. Check out the video of Eggers and his educational philosophy.
Great blog. keep up the good work.
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