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Translation Teasers

From time to time throughout my teaching career, which has now spanned 13 years across 7 different countries, I have come across words in English which do not seem to have a suitable translation. Despite my earnest attempts to fully describe the meaning of the word, often resorting to childlike sketches on the board and ‘give us a clue’ style mime antics, my students have been left scratching their heads because the word apparently is non-existent in their native language.

 

Posted on April 27 2009 by Jenny Bedwell in English Language | Read More | Comments [8]

   

A Reason to Read

Some classroom activities for primary EFL teachers to initiate motivation!

 

Posted on February 25 2009 by Nigel Haines in English Language | Read More | Comments [1]

   

Learning English: the smart thing to do during the recession

The recession is here and we are all likely to be victims, like it or not. How it affects us depends on many factors, but times are tough and we have to make difficult decisions that may have big consequences for the future.

 

Posted on February 22 2009 by Nigel Haines in English Language | Read More | Comments [2]

   

Lost for words?

It was recently announced that certain words have been dropped from a leading dictionary for children. Dictionaries, where would we be without them? They are the source of our knowledge of words, and without words we would have no language. So, why are we losing words?

 

Posted on February 11 2009 by Nigel Haines in English Language | Read More | Comments [36]

   

IELTS v TOEFL

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With 37 IELTS test centres now currently available in the USA - the latest located in Honolulu at the Hawaii Pacific University - and plans to increase this number to 50 by the end of 2009, the question is now being asked whether IELTS could not only rival but outstrip TOEFL as the leader in pre-university English proficiency testing.

Over 2,000 universities and colleges in the US now accept IELTS test scores, the latest additions being Dartmouth College undergraduate admissions and California State University graduate school system. Dartmouth College, in Hanover, New Hampshire joins a list of other prestigious Ivy League schools that already accept the test including Cornell, Harvard, Princeton and Yale.

 

Posted on January 27 2009 by Jenny Bedwell in Education | Read More | Comments [12]

   

iPass Press Release

iPass video receives over 72,000 hits on YouTube in its first 8 months. The video shows a mock oral examination of an IELTS speaking test interview.

 

 

Posted on November 05 2008 by Jenny Bedwell in iPass News | Read More | Comments [0]