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Learn English language Blog Posts

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English 4 Cooking Blog Posts

Cooking Instructions for Whole Grains

Glossary of Pizza Words Terms Names

The Salt Question when Cooking

There are Over 100 Ways to Cook Eggs

Farmers Market - Garden Fresh Fruits Vegetables and Home Made Baking Preserves

Everything Asparagus

Peanut Butter & Banana Sandwich Ingredients

20 Terms for Cooking

Simple Vegy Nachos

Buying Fruits and Vegetables

Learn English Blog Posts

Wordle improves Spelling and Vocabulary

CELPIP Classes to Qualify for Canada Immigration English Language Certification

Online Business & ESL English Classes

Learn English with Sentencemaster Vocabulary Exercises

ESL "English as a Second Language"

How to Study or Learn English as a Second Language PLAN

Are you experiencing problems because of your English?

Sentence processing in the cerebral cortex

Study ESL English as a Second Language on Twitter

Welcome to Sentence Master Games

How to Study English Recommendations

The Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA) is the largest freely-available corpus of English

Top 40 Grammar Pet Peeves

ESL Students Require English Language Conversation Skills

Marketplace went undercover to investigate life coaches

2022-04-18T09:54:00.000-04:00

Many life coaches help clients work on things like mindfulness, goal setting, boosting confidence and offer career and relationship advice.

Life coaches are not therapists and there is no organization regulating the industry. Anyone can call themselves a life coach even with no training.

Marketplace wanted to know if they’d cross the line and offer unqualified advice about mental illness. To investigate Marketplace producers created cover stories with the help of several experts and met with a number of life coaches.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FygdK--wT8

CELPIP Classes to Qualify for Canada Immigration English Language Certification

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CELPIP Classes to Qualify for Canada Immigration English Language Certification

One of our recommended teachers has a perfect score

ESL in Canada is organizing CELPIP ZOOM classes with Rod

- cost for individuals is $499 for 16 hours - must be upper intermediate or advanced levels - class maximum is 10

- cost for individuals is $749 for 32 hours (repeated classes) for lower intermediate level students who want additional study time

- cost for special group classes or private classes at $125 - 200 per hour

- Use the ESL in Canada coupon to save $100 code: ESLnC100

- cost for special group classes or private classes at $125 - 200 per hour

Email ESL in Canada any questions or to start your studies

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Online Business & ESL English Classes

Online classes are an alternative learning format for English language programs.

The online classes can be designed for individual students or groups of students.

Online classes use combinations of zoom, whatsapp, facetime, text, voip, email and other platforms.

All ESL in Canada online teachers are Canadian certified and experienced teachers.

ESL English Students please email the ESL English Registration information.

Do you have a question ? You can email your registration info and any questions to ESL in Canada.

Canada "TLC" Information

How to Write English Sentences

ESL in Canada Social Media

eslincanada@gmail.com

SentenceMaster Social Media

sentencemaster@gmail.com

You tube channels offer comments and perspectives

2020-10-13T10:49:00.006-04:00

In the USA they have a "Reality TV Star" in charge. As a spectator it is interesting to see the difference between qualified, experienced professionals and "Reality Stars". Just to give perspective lets look at USA reality TV Star performance vs Taiwan professionals.

As at October 13 the USA is at - 220,027 or 664 deaths per million population.

As at October 13 Taiwan is at -7 or less than 1 death per million population.

The six month lockdown has created opportunity and time to watch Youtube channels.

I try to look at all sides of the USA situation as a spectator.

Beau of the Fifth Column a southern journalist who is tired of a lack of common sense. https://www.youtube.com/c/BeauoftheFifthColumn/videos

The Joe Rogan Experience podcast https://www.youtube.com/c/joerogan/videos

Valuetainment, Patrick Bet-David for entrepreneurs https://www.youtube.com/c/VALUETAINMENT/videos

Graham Stephan My Millionaire Real Estate Investing Strategy https://www.youtube.com/c/GrahamStephan/videos

Glenn Kirschner 30 years as a federal prosecutor, homicide prosecutor, Army JAG now teaches. https://www.youtube.com/c/GlennKirschner2/videos

Robert Reich former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich https://www.youtube.com/c/RBReich/videos

The Lincoln Project https://www.youtube.com/c/TheLincolnProject/videos

Life has taught me that you can never know too much.

For additional video education stories, sources resources go to:

https://my-video-education.blogspot.com/

New Sentencemaster Vocabulary Exercises

2020-08-22T11:25:00.019-04:00

Vocabulary Practice Questions

Fill in the blanks to complete the sentences.

Link to Adjectives Card 17 fill in the blanks English Practice Questions

Link to Articles Card 1 fill in the blanks English Practice Questions

Link to Noun Card 1 fill in the blanks English Practice Questions

Link to Noun Card 5 fill in the blanks English Practice Questions

Link to Noun Card 9 fill in the blanks English Practice Questions

Link to Verbs Card 1 fill in the blanks English Practice Questions

Link to Sentencemaster Index for Desktop/Laptops

Online Business, ESL and English Classes

The online classes can be designed for individual students or groups of students.

Classes use combinations of zoom, whatsapp, facetime, text, voip, email and other platforms.

All online teachers are Canadian certified and experienced teachers.

For online class info; eslincanada@gmail.com

English Language Skills Classes

English language pronunciation classes include all the mechanical functions and skills of language sound production and the specific word pronunciation patterns of the English language in context.

English language conversation classes include consonant and vowel pronunciation, syllable stress patterns in words, intonation and timing for phrases and expressions, polite words, formal vocabulary, slang and jargon use, correct greetings, use of active sentence constructions, listening carefully, answering directly, using correct gestures to reinforce or further explain spoken words.

English language grammar includes all the technical grammar functions, word placement rules and the "language-art skills" of written language production using English language vocabulary.

English language vocabulary classes can be designed for the three different levels: beginner, intermediate and advanced students.

English Language Writing Classes can include all of the English language grammar rules and procedures and specific writing formats, register, audience, level, purpose and style.

Online English Language Classes

The Online English Language Classes are designed to reduce the travel time for the tutor to travel to the student or the student to travel to the tutor.

Online Business, ESL and English Classes

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Online Business & English Classes

The online classes can be designed for individual students or groups of students.

Classes use combinations of zoom, whatsapp, facetime, text, voip, email and other platforms.

All online teachers are Canadian certified and experienced teachers.

eslincanada@gmail.com

English Language Skills Classes

English language pronunciation classes include all the mechanical functions and skills of language sound production and the specific word pronunciation patterns of the English language in context.

English language conversation classes include consonant and vowel pronunciation, syllable stress patterns in words, intonation and timing for phrases and expressions, polite words, formal vocabulary, slang and jargon use, correct greetings, use of active sentence constructions, listening carefully, answering directly, using correct gestures to reinforce or further explain spoken words.

English language grammar includes all the technical grammar functions, word placement rules and the "language-art skills" of written language production using English language vocabulary.

English language vocabulary classes can be designed for the three different levels: beginner, intermediate and advanced students.

English Language Writing Classes can include all of the English language grammar rules and procedures and specific writing formats, register, audience, level, purpose and style.

Online English Language Classes

The Online English Language Classes are designed to reduce the travel time for the tutor to travel to the student or the student to travel to the tutor.

New office opening soon in Windsor Ontario Canada

2019-05-02T09:52:00.001-04:00

Private ESL English classes for individuals or groups

- adults who require IELTS for Canada citizenship

- students who require TOEFL for college, university or graduate school admissions
- professionals who require Canadian SRO registration and language certification
- technicians who require industry specific terms and vocabulary
- employees who require TOEIC for a job in Canada or overseas
- people interested in travel, film, plays, books, music, art and culture
- people who need survival English language for the English speaking world

Work experience & Internship opportunities

Education consulting and school admission services

Windsor Phone 1 519 256 3170
Email eslincanada (at) gmail (dot) com

http://www.eslincanada.com/english/windsor.php

Internet Resources for Teachers

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Internet Resources for Teachers

Original Post ESL in Canada Directory on the books page

Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency
http://www.cancopy.com

The Canadian Language Benchmarks,
http://www.language.ca/

Canada Immigration Centre Mandate
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/mission.asp

Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers
http://www.caslt.org

ESL in Canada Directory
http://www.eslincanada.com

Teaching English - BBC and British Council Organization Sponsorship
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/
free classroom materials to download, from short activities to full lesson plans, for teaching kids and adults. There are also articles on aspects of teaching, and free teacher development and teacher training materials.

OneLook Dictionaries
http://onelook.com/

Dictionary.com
http://www.dictionary.com/

WWWebster Dictionary
http://www.m-w.com/

Thesaurus.com
http://www.thesaurus.com/

Internet Picture Dictionary
http://www.pdictionary.com/

Capital College Guide to Grammar and writing
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
The Guide to Grammar and Writing is sponsored by the Capital Community College Foundation, a nonprofit 501 c-3 organization that supports scholarships, faculty development, and curriculum innovation.

Sentence Master English Writing Games
http://www.sentencemaster.ca
Sentence Master English writing games and Grammar exercises

Sentence Sense
http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/sensen/
Sentence Sense is an online textbook in basic writing offers students three approaches to becoming more confident writers.

the Purdue OWL
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
We offer over 200 free resources including: Writing and Teaching Writing, research, Grammar and Mechanics, style Guides, ESL (English as a Second Language), Job Search and Professional Writing,

Pronunciation
http://www.fonetiks.org

International Reading Association Home
http://www.reading.org/

CASLT Classroom & Support Resources
http://www.caslt.org/resources/english-sl/classroom-resources_en.php
Activities for students including classroom ready activities, Flash online activities, and lesson plans and resources of activities by field of experience

Lexical similarities
http://www.ethnologue.com//web.asp

E.L. Easton Teaching Methods
http://eleaston.com
Materials for Teaching and Learning English and other languages

TPR, including research articles and materials
http://www.tpr-world.com/

The Center for Applied Linguistics
http://www.cal.org/topics/ell/adultESL.html
The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) aims to promote and improve the teaching and learning of languages.

TESL Articles on Reading
http://iteslj.org/links/TESL/Articles/Reading/

TESL/TEFL/TESOL/ESL/EFL/ESOL Links
http://iteslj.org/links/

TESOL Articles Writing
http://iteslj.org/links/TESL/Articles/Writing/

TESOL Articles Vocabulary
http://iteslj.org/links/TESL/Articles/Vocabulary/

TESOL
http://www.tesol.org/index.php

The Smithsonian
http://www.si.edu/

The History Channel
http://www.historychannel.com/

Math Forum at Drexel University
http://mathforum.org/
We are teachers, mathematicians, researchers, students, and parents using the power of the Web to learn math and improve math education. _We offer a wealth of problems and puzzles; online mentoring; research; team problem solving; collaborations; and professional development. Students have fun and learn a lot. Educators share ideas and acquire new skills.

Math World
http://www.mathworld-interactive.com/

Internet for Kids, Inc.
http://www.internet-for-kids.com

CIA Country Factbook
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.

Are Survey Results used properly by Education Managers

2018-07-14T10:28:00.001-04:00

Here is an example:

The survey of international students in Canada was conducted by the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) in 2015. In total, international students from 35 educational institutions including 20 universities, 11 colleges, and 4 polytechnic/institutes.

Results

The results of the survey show that once in Canada, international students are also highly motivated to stay in Canada and to work in Canada after graduation.

• A large percentage of international students have plans to apply for permanent residency (50.6%) and to work in Canada after graduation (61.0%). These percentages are slightly lower than those reported by prospective international students, perhaps due to experiences once in Canada.

• International students who had Canadian students or a mixture of Canadian students and international students as friends were 1.44 times more likely to intend to apply for permanent residency than international students who had only other international students and/or students from their home countries as friends

• International students who had previously studied in Canada were 1.81 times more likely to intend to apply for permanent residency than international students who had not previously studied in Canada

• International students who relied on financial support from on-/off-campus work income, a paid internship or a co-op were 1.35 times more likely to plan to work in Canada after graduation than international students who did not have this type of financial support.

CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS

Prospective international students expect support from their educational institutions to secure employment after graduation, particularly in the form of assisting them to establish professional connections in Canada. To fulfill this expectation, mentorship and networking opportunities to build professional connections are crucial. Perhaps most importantly, employment opportunities for international students post-graduation are essential as part of any strategy designed to retain these individuals as a skilled workforce in Canada long term. Without meaningful work, these individuals are likely to move to greener pastures where their skills will be appreciated in the labour market.

Are Survey results used properly by Education Managers ?

Only by a select few !!!!

Read the full article here:
https://cbie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Intl-students-post-graduation-RiB-8-EN-1.pdf

Articles for ESL English Teachers

2018-05-16T20:52:00.000-04:00

ESL Teacher Training programs in Canada - There are a wide variety of certificate programs offered by universities, colleges, private schools, non-profit educational organizations, and fly-by-night paper mills.

True or not - who cares, How many times do we "misjudge" by appearance? A Teacher's story - you can make a difference.

Thinking of ESL Teaching? Questions to ask yourself - Good ESL teachers are patient at explaining things. Being comfortable with explaining content and context to students is an essential skill for teachers.

The World has changed for ESL Teachers - Some interesting "2018" facts for new ESL Teachers. The world has definitely changed since September 11, 2001.

Introduction to Accreditation - Accreditation is a validation statement by a group of persons who are, theoretically, impartial experts in higher education, that a given school, or department within a school, has been thoroughly investigated and found worthy of approval.

Introduction to TPR - Teaching Methodology by James Asher PHD - As instructors we give ourselves the advantage of using the right brain when we move about the classroom in our delivery of information. Movement of our body makes information flow from left to right and back again at lightning velocity.

Introduction to Accelerated Learning Strategies - While language is one of the most important products of human evolution, it uses only a few of the many skills and senses available to our minds.

Referral of ESOL learners for LD should NEVER happen! My view is that the referral of ESOL learners for LD should NEVER happen. There are three major reasons for that, the first two of which are deeply intertwined.

ESL Web Resources and Sites for Teachers

English Literature Resources and Sites for Teachers

English Grammar to the Rescue - Grammar has long been regarded as the result of centuries of logical improvements in the systematic organization of language. Grammar has been held up as one of the defining criteria elevating mankind above mere animals.

Teachers as Professional Baseball Players - It always amazes me to hear about "Teacher Performance Ratings" especially when you consider the criteria used, the questions asked, qualifications and or the agendas of the managers.

Original page in the ESL in Canada Directory

Education & Study Blogs

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Website Blogs for Updates

ESL in Canada News

Sentence Master News

Education Blogs on Blogspot

Best Education Training Workshops

Best Education Training Workshops lists: dates, times, locations, costs, speakers, presenters, topics, training links, resources, schools, organizations, qualifications, requirements, descriptions, travel details, and more.

Canada Student Jobs

Students require jobs to accomplish a variety of goals. Some students choose jobs to experiment. Student questions are - do they want to work in that industry? - in that company? or in that capacity?. A student job as an intern, volunteer or contract worker can provide a valuable observation platform.

Career Training in Canada

Career training programs that prepare students for well paying jobs in Canada. These programs offer instruction from industry professionals that offer true industry experience, current techniques and may include work study cooperative placements. ESL in Canada will offer initial counseling for these programs.

College in Canada

There are some excellent Canadian college programs that offer one, two, three and four year diploma and certificate programs that are the finest college programs in the world. College programs include technical, administration and trade skill programs.

Education Articles Blogs Websites

Education can occur from a wide variety of sources and in many different situations and this blog will feature education from the more eclectic resources.

English Grammar Glossary Blog

An English grammar glossary is a list of English language linguistic and grammatical terms, grammar definitions, explanations, context examples and cross-references to other relevant English grammar terms.

English Idioms Blog

English Idioms are words, phrases, or expressions with a meaning that cannot be derived from the literal translations of the individual words. English Idioms are used in everyday life, school, the arts, business and sports.

English Lessons in Canada

Canada is one of the best places for international students to study and practice English as a second language, tour many of the natural wonders of the world and experience multi-culturalism.

English Schools in Canada

English Schools in Canada includes university English departments, English as a second language departments, college English departments, college ESL programs, college academic preparation programs, college bridge programs, public high school ESL education programs, private high school ESL education programs and private ESL English language schools.

ESL in Canada News Blog

ESL in Canada News Blog - information articles, reports, opinions, observations, warnings for ESL English students, teachers, agents, homestays and schools. ESL English News will provide stories about ESL schools, English programs, classes, ESL teaching jobs, teacher resources and teaching materials.

FREE Language Exchanges Blog

English speakers will be matched with speakers of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Korean, Japanese, German, Russian, Chinese, French, Urdu, Hindi, Arabic, Mandarin, Cantonese, and others to practice their second language.

High School in Canada

High School in Canada will provide information about the official Provincial Ministries of Education High Schools, high school programs, high school admission and graduation requirements, high school core courses, high school electives, high school activities, clubs and sports.

Homestays in Canada

Homestay in Canada can be a wonderful experience for students to receive real one-on-one tutoring in English pronunciation, language rhythm, tone and timing. The student can hear oral demonstrations and practice their basic conversation skills in a positive nurturing environment that no mass language class in Canada can duplicate.

Immigration in Canada

Immigration in Canada is an information blog that will cover immigration topics, provide web resources information articles, how to immigrate tips, who to contact, what to prepare, how to start, what to expect, English language training requirements and job training and how to get a job as an immigrant in Canada.

Jobs in Canada

Jobs in Canada can be permanent jobs, temporary jobs, contract jobs, professional jobs, administration jobs, technical jobs or internship work experience. Info includes work visas, job openings, work permits, criteria for health and medical clearances, language proficiency, employment standards, education requirements, work experience requirements, job skills, job duties and responsibilities.

Learn English Blog

Learn English Blog - Learn English Blog provides free ESL English grammar, vocabulary, writing, conversation lessons, examples, definitions, links and resources for ESL English language students studying English as a second language.

Learn English Laughing

Learn English Laughing will present comedy, humour, puns, riddles, jokes examples explanations for international ESL English language students

Live Study Teach Work in Canada

Live Study Teach Work in Canada blog will promote, explain and show examples of study programs, teacher training or jobs, lifestyle and work programs. This blog will be useful for people who wish to travel to Canada and new Canadians.

Schools in Canada

Schools include: English schools, language schools, university colleges, universities, college, academy, academies, institute, institutes, camps, summer camp for kids, summer camps for students, wintercamps for students, public high and elementary schools, private high and elementary schools, career training, vocational training, activity training, licensed trades training.

Sentence Master Games

Link to English writing game blog that improves English grammar, English vocabulary, writing phrases, clauses and complete English sentences. Sentence Master Games blog provides fun challenges and learning experiences that will help students write English sentences, practice their English grammar and improve their English writing style.

Street Talk English Survival Tips

Street Talk English Survival Tips Blog - Learn English slang, jargon, expressions, idioms and informal speech and language heard on the street. Street Talk English Survival Tips for international ESL English students, businessmen and visitors to the English speaking community.

Study English in Toronto

Toronto has ESL English programs in University, College, Institutes, High schools, private English language schools, education organizations, charity organizations, re-settlement organizations, Canada Federal and Provincial government sponsored programs and private English Language teachers and tutors.

Teach English Blog

Teach English Blog - Teach English Blog will feature ESL teaching articles, observations, comments, examples, lesson plans, resources, references, methods and advice for potential, new and experienced ESL English Teachers.

TOEFL TOEIC IELTS Cambridge Tests

TOEFL TOEIC IELTS Cambridge Test Information includes preparation, exam questions, quizes, essays, short answer, listening, speaking, conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, listening comprehension, reading comprehension, grammar and writing composition.

Toronto Ontario Canada

Toronto Ontario Canada blog has news articles announcements reviews opinions comments reports lists attractions entertainment personalities organizations services and products people can use and enjoy in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

University in Canada

Canada has excellent University programs for Bachelor, Masters, Doctorate Degrees and Post-Doctorate programs. Admission usually includes language skills and prerequisite courses. ESL in Canada can provide initial counseling for students.

Learn English Blogs

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Sentence Master Games

Sentence Master Games link to English writing game blog that improves English grammar, English vocabulary, writing phrases, clauses and complete English sentences.

Toefl Toeic Ielts Cambridge Tests

Learn English Blog

Street Talk English Survival Tips

English Idioms Blog

Best Education Training Workshops

English Grammar Glossary Blog

Learn English Laughing

Learn English Laughing will present comedy, humour, puns, riddles, jokes examples explanations for international ESL English language students

English Lessons in Canada

Canada is one of the best places for international students to study and practice English as a second language, tour many of the natural wonders of the world and experience multi-culturalism.

Education Articles Blogs Websites News Letters

Education can occur from a wide variety of sources and in many different situations and this blog will feature education from the more eclectic resources.

Canada Information

ESL in Canada News Blog

ESL in Canada link to ESL in Canada News Blog of information and advice across Canada, North America

Homestays in Canada

University in Canada

Canada has excellent University programs for Bachelor, Masters, Doctorate Degrees and Post-Doctorate programs. The specialties include some of the World's finest cutting-edge original technology and the tradition bound fundamental disciplines. Admission to the programs is dependant on the individual University and usually includes language skills and prerequisite courses. ESL in Canada can provide initial counseling for students.

English Schools in Canada

Career Training in Canada

There are many interesting career training programs that prepare students for well paying jobs in Canada, the USA and other countries throughout the world. These programs offer instruction from industry professionals that offer true industry experience, current techniques and may include work study cooperative placements. ESL in Canada will offer initial counseling for these programs.

High School in Canada

College in Canada

Schools in Canada

Live Study Teach Work in Canada

Study English in Toronto

Study English in Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls has ESL English programs in College, High schools, education organizations, charity organizations, re-settlement organizations, Canada Federal and Provincial government sponsored programs and with private English Language teachers and tutors.

Toronto Ontario Canada blog

Jobs and Job Training

Jobs in Canada

Career Training in Canada

SentenceMaster English Writing Games

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Sentence Master Games provide a fun practical hands-on learning experience that will help students write English sentences, practice their English grammar, vocabulary, comprehension and improve their English writing
Link to the Sentence Master Games Home Page

How to Write English Sentences - Introduction

Before you write an English sentence you have to get organized. The first stage of organization is choosing the single or complete thought that you are stating, describing, explaining or asking. The thought should include 1. a subject, and 2. an action or state of being.
Link to How to Write English Sentences - Introduction

How to Write English Sentences - "start simple"

The following are examples of starting with a basic thought and experimenting by adding the different English parts of speech, phrases and clauses.
Link to How to Write English Sentences - "start simple"

How to use six basic sentence constructions formats

Now we have to decide which of six basic English sentence construction formats best suits your sentence.
Link to How to use six basic sentence constructions formats

How to Write the Four Types of English Sentences

What type of sentence best matches your thought: declarative, imperative, interrogative or exclamatory.
Link to How to Write the Four Types of English Sentences

How to Write English Sentences using Verb Tenses

To describe any actions or states of being the writer must use a verb or verbs to show who or what initiated, experienced or received the action or state of being.
Link to How to Write English Sentences using Verb Tenses

How to Write Active and Passive English Sentences

The first style decision is writing with a voice. Writers have to choose to write an active or passive English Sentence.
Link to How to Write Active and Passive English Sentences

How to Write English Sentences using Nouns

Nouns may act as any of the following: subjects of the verb, direct or indirect objects of the verb.
Link to How to Write English Sentences using Nouns

How to Write English Sentences using Noun Phrases

For most writing purposes noun phrases can be treated as single grammatical units performing the work of a noun in the sentence.
Link to How to Write English Sentences using Noun Phrases

Sentence Master English Grammar Writing Exercises

Sentence Master English Grammar fill in the blanks Writing Exercises using adjective adverb conjunction article preposition verb noun and pronoun word cards to complete the sentences.
Link to Sentence Master English Grammar Writing Exercises

Adjective Word Card Writing Exercises

You can practice using English adjectives to complete sentences. These Sentence Master writing exercises use adjective word cards to fill in the blanks. These writing exercises will help you expand your vocabulary of English adjectives.
Link to Sentence Master English grammar adjective writing exerises

Article Word Card Writing Exercises

There are only three articles used in the English language: "a, an & the". There are two types of articles: indefinite 'a' & 'an' and definite 'the'. You can practice using English articles to complete sentences. These Sentence Master writing exercises use articles word cards to fill in the blanks.
Link to Sentence Master English grammar article writing exerises

Conjunction Word Card Writing Exercises

Conjunctions link words, phrases, and clauses. You can practice using English conjunctions to complete sentences. These Sentence Master writing exercises use conjunction word cards to fill in the blanks. These writing exercises will help you expand your vocabulary of English conjunctions.
Link to Sentence Master English grammar conjunction writing exerises

Adverb Word Card Writing Exercises

An adverb can modify a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a phrase, or a complete clause by indicating manner, time, place, cause, or degree. You can practice using English adverbs to complete sentences. These Sentence Master writing exercises use adverb word cards to fill in the blanks. These writing exercises will help you expand your vocabulary of English adverbs.
Link to Sentence Master English grammar adverb writing exerises

Preposition Word Card Writing Exercises

A preposition links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. You can practice using English prepositions to complete sentences. These Sentence Master writing exercises use preposition word cards to fill in the blanks. These writing exercises will help you expand your vocabulary of English prepositions.
Link to Sentence Master English grammar preposition writing exerises

Noun Word Card Writing Exercises

A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract concepts. A noun can function in a sentence as a subject, a direct object, an indirect object, a subject complement, an object complement, an appositive, an adjective or an adverb. You can practice using English nouns to complete sentences. These Sentence Master writing exercises use noun word cards to fill in the blanks. These writing exercises will help you expand your vocabulary of English nouns.
Link to Sentence Master English grammar noun writing exerises

Verb Word Card Writing Exercises

The verb is perhaps the most important part of the sentence. A verb or compound verb states something about the subject of the sentence. The verb depicts actions, events, or states of being. You can practice using English verbs to complete sentences. These Sentence Master writing exercises use verb word cards to fill in the blanks. These writing exercises will help you expand your vocabulary of English verbs.
Link to Sentence Master English grammar verb writing exerises

Pronoun Word Card Writing Exercises

Pronouns as a part of speech can replace a noun, another pronoun, noun phrases and perform most of the functions of a noun. You can practice using English pronouns to complete sentences. These Sentence Master writing exercises use pronoun word cards to fill in the blanks. These writing exercises will help you expand your vocabulary of English pronouns.
Link to Sentence Master English grammar pronoun writing exerises

Adjective - Noun Word Card Writing Exercises

Adjectives modify nouns. A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract concepts. These Sentence Master writing exercises use noun and adjective word cards to fill in the blanks. These writing exercises will help you practice matching English nouns and adjectives to complete the sentences.
Link to Sentence Master English grammar Adjective - Noun writing exerises

Adverb - Verb Word Card Writing Exercises

The verb is perhaps the most important part of the sentence. A verb or compound verb states something about the subject of the sentence. The verb depicts actions, events, or states of being. An adverb can modify a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a phrase, or a complete clause by indicating manner, time, place, cause, or degree. These Sentence Master writing exercises use adverb and verb word cards to fill in the blanks. These writing exercises will help you practice matching English adverbs and verbs to complete the sentences.
Link to Sentence Master English grammar Adverb and Verb writing exerises

Adjective - Noun Verb Word Card Writing Exercises

Adjectives modify nouns. A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract concepts. The verb depicts actions, events, or states of being. These Sentence Master writing exercises use English noun, adjective and verb word cards to fill in the blanks. These writing exercises will help you practice matching English nouns, adjectives and verbs to complete the sentences.
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Adverb Verb Noun Word Card Writing Exercises

An adverb can modify a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a phrase, or a complete clause by indicating manner, time, place, cause, or degree. The verb depicts actions, events, or states of being. A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract concepts. These Sentence Master writing exercises use English noun, adverb and verb word cards to fill in the blanks. These writing exercises will help you practice matching English nouns, adverbs and verbs to complete the sentences.
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Adverb Verb Adjective Noun Word Card Writing Exercises

The Sentence master four card writing exercises help students practicing the core of most sentences. Students can practice matching adverbs with verbs and adjectives to nouns to complete the sentences.
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Celebrity Word Card Writing Exercises

Students can practice grammar and have some fun with pop culture content.
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Sentence Master One Word Card Writing Exercise Answers

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English Writing Exercise Answers for 2, 3 and 4 Word Card Exercises

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Sentence Master English Writing Challenges

The Sentence Master Writing Practice Challenges are free to practice English sentence writing and construction skills, using all the parts of speech, phrases, clauses, grammar, vocabulary and word comprehension.
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You can practice English sentence writing with the following six word card practice challenges.

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You can practice English sentence writing with the following eight word card practice challenges.

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Sentence Master English Writing Grid Quizes

We can define a grid from the world of surveying and mapping as a basic system of reference lines for a region, consisting of straight lines intersecting at right angles. There are many definitions of a quiz: an examination consisting of a few short questions or a short oral or written test.
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This Sentence Master English Writing Grid Quiz has 6 lines of 6 word cards.
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This Sentence Master English Writing Grid Quiz has 7 lines of 7 word cards.
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This Sentence Master English Writing Grid Quiz has 8 lines of 8 word cards.
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This Sentence Master English Writing Grid Quiz has 9 lines of 9 word cards.
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EDUCATION BEYOND BORDERS

2017-01-23T07:47:00.001-05:00

EDUCATION BEYOND BORDERS

Bulgarian International Educational Fair – EBBS is the largest educational event in Bulgaria. Annually, over 100 educational institutions from over 24 countries come to recruit academically valuable Bulgarian students.

We would like to invite your educational organization to our spring fair EBBS!

EBBs will be held between 17th and 19th of March 2017 and it provides a great opportunity to meet face to face thousands of qualified students and learn more about the local market in Bulgaria.

EBBS is the most important event for education in Bulgaria and it will provide you a chance to meet many visitors and colleagues from all around the world. More information on the website: http://edu-fair.info

•VENUE: TZUM, Sofia
•There are many Bulgarian students who are interested in education abroad
•Spring is the best time to attract new students because of the deadlines for admission
•Population of Sofia, capital city: 1,500,000 + 500,000 (suburbs)
•EBBS Marketing and Sponsorship - Become a sponsor and increase your popularity in the Bulgarian and international markets with EBBS

DEADLINE: The deadline for registration is 17/02/2017 (Friday).

Study Business English in Canada

2016-09-18T13:49:00.000-04:00

Business English means different things to different people. For many, Business English focuses on the vocabulary used in the universe of commerce, trade, finance, law and international relations.

For many Business English is expanded to include techniques, methods, practices and procedures. The following links include business vocabulary and business training for careers, jobs and functions.Link to additional Business English information

The best method of learning Business English in a confidential and efficient format to suit today's busy Business executives is with a skilled and experienced private Business English tutor.Link to Private one-to-one Business English lessons for Executives

Business English for Careers is for employees, adults or students who require intermediate and advanced Business English to get the first job in the international English-speaking business community or get the first promotion or to enter a business school. Link to Intermediate & Advanced Business English for Careers

This Study Tour group program (for 10 to 250 participants) consists of interchangeable tours, study programs and event attendance. This allows the study tour participants maximum flexibility for price, time or location considerations. Link to Business English and Industry Tour program

Business Entrepreneur School Projects are ideal for individuals who have the drive to tackle the challenges of self-employment in today's rapidly changing business environment.Start your Own business & Study Business English

The internship preparation program is open to new Canadians, LINC graduates, international work/study visa students, students preparing for business school, students preparing for career training, graduates preparing for work in English speaking workplaces, job seekers who need to improve their business English language skills.Internship Preparation Program for students

The ESL 100 and ESL 200 content is a blend of English as a second language, English for Business and English for special purpose. Students will learn English grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and definitions using actual career training terminology, instruction manuals, trade and industry publications, industry text books, tests and exams, business forms and correspondence. Beginner English for Career Training - Group Programs

Many Canadian police departments hire and train candidates directly without any extra or special training or pre-requisite police fundamental programs. For Police Career training information go to our new police careers page

Most international ESL teaching jobs require a work permit. In most countries, it is impossible to obtain a work permit for a professional ESL teaching position without a university degree and a professional ESL teacher training certificate. Link to TESL Career Training information.

There are over 1000 Ontario career training programs that prepare students for well paying jobs in Canada, the USA and other countries throughout the world. These programs offer instruction from industry professionals that offer true industry experience, current techniques and may include work study cooperative placements.Link to additional Ontario career training locations and programs

These programs are designed for international professionals who wish to study Business English plus Business and work in Canada for experience and additional qualifications.Business Administration Career Training Programs

Law Career Training in Ontario includes paralegal, law clerk and law office administration. Link to Law Career Training in Ontario

Link to the career training registration forms

Link to ESL English Classes Registration Forms

Toronto English Classes - English for Communication with English Speakers - Business English

For additional info: text 416 420 6981 or email: info (at) eslincanada (dot) com .

Education Contests in Canada

2016-04-02T13:41:00.000-04:00

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Photo of the Week Contest - By uploading your best shots to any area of the Photo Club, you’ve automatically entered to have your photo featured on our site. A new winner is posted every Monday.

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Qualities of Good ESL English Teachers

2016-02-11T18:53:00.000-05:00

Good ESL teachers are patient at explaining things. Being comfortable with explaining content and context to students is an essential skill for teachers. Do you like to explain how things work, or how events occurred?

Good teachers have a sense of humor and use humor as part of their teaching methods. Humor, used properly, can be a powerful addition to any lesson. Can you integrate humour into lessons, explanations and stories to help your students learn?

Good teachers like people. ESL student's age ranges from elementary, special education, secondary education, higher education to adults and retirees. Good ESL teachers have a temperament for students in all age ranges.

Good teachers are inherently fair-minded. They assess students on the basis of performance, not on the students' personal qualities, background or culture. Can you measure students performance based on an evaluation criteria equally applied?

Good teachers have common sense. They can size up a situation quickly and make an appropriate decision. There is no substitute for common sense. Can you be fair and communicate your decisions clearly?

Good teachers have a complete understanding of the ESL content they teach in sufficient depth to convey the information in meaningful ways to the students. Are you able to re-present information from several perspectives to help students grasp concepts?

Good teachers set high expectations for their students and hold the students to those expectations. If you are thinking about becoming a teacher, can you set high expectations for yourself, and demand excellence not only of yourself, but your students as well?

Good teachers are detail oriented. Teachers must be organized in their professional and teaching duties. ESL teachers can not take things for granted. This applies to all organizational and instructional duties.

Good teachers are good managers of time. Time is one of the most precious resources a teacher has. Good teachers have learned to use this resource wisely. Can you monitor your time and allocate to priorities and deadlines?

Good teachers can lead or follow. ESL teachers have to shift from "sage on the stage to guide by the side". Sometimes, teachers must be members of teaching teams, committees, groups, councils, and task forces. It is important to have the temperament to function in these capacities. Are you comfortable being a leader or a follower as circumstances require? Can you be constructive with co-workers, team teachers, administrators, and parents?

Good teachers learn to improve their teaching by teaching, by making mistakes, learning from them and improving. Can you be a fair critic of yourself?

Good teachers know that they teach as much from their own actions and behavior as with the content they teach. Do a personal inventory of your own values, personality, preferences and goals. How has your past experience/education prepared you for teaching?

How can a teacher training program help you? The purpose of a teacher education program is to get you as ready as possible to teach ESL by introducing you to a variety of methods, techniques and experiences.

Link to Business English, ESL & Communication Skills Teacher

Facebook Problems

2013-08-06T18:57:00.001-04:00

Yes we are having problems with "Facebook".

We have worked with - taught classes - brought in teaching materials - brought in Teachers - provided our professional opinion and generally supported, sponsored and promoted the ESL Cafe at St Paul's Bloor Street in Toronto Canada for the last seven years.

The ESL Cafe has provided a free, safe and educational experience for over 3,000 paticipants over the last seven years.

We have always strived to provide an excellent free, educational service that is of genuine benefit to the community and is a service that our volunteers can take pride in the results of their efforts and time with the ESL cafe participants.

The numbers of ESL Cafe participants has grown from 20 each week to almost 250 each week. We know the participants like our service and bring their family and friends.

We have used the ESL in Canada website and Twitter to promote the dates, times and locations of the FREE ESL Cafe Conversation classes.

To add the use of pictures and participant pictures - we thought lets use "FACEBOOK".

Following the facebook rules - we set up a personal id first: this is it:
http://www.facebook.com/ross.mcbride.140

When you go to this page - you will see me in class - the ID picture is me with a class - but FACEBOOK does not think that this is me and suspended this account. This is about problem 11 in a long series of problems with Facebook.

Facebook prompts you to load in your contacts and find your friends already in FACEBOOK.

So we allowed the FACEBOOK Friend Finder to upload the first 1500 contacts.

Facebook suspended our account - too many invites.

We did not do anything - this was the result of a Facebook application. If there were too many invites - this was the error of the facebook software - there should have been a limit - punishing us for a Facebook software problem is dis-honest and unfair.

After a week of suspension - we are live again - we get a questionaire - do we know why we were suspended? we answer "NO" - We ask for an explanation - Facebook never responded.

We went into our contacts list and found that about 700 contacts were loaded - almost a 1000 are missing and about 420 of the 700 not invited yet. We have 175 friends over the 7 days.

We use the facebook friend finder to invite the 420 who have yet to receive an invitation.

You guessed it - using the facebook software - we get suspended again. We get the same questionaire - this time we answer "Yes". Still never a Facebook response.

So we decide let's invite people one-by-one with the manual invite tool. We send out some single invites and now we have 220 friends.

We still have about 2500 who have not been invited - many have complained that they can not find the ESL Cafe class pictures and are not happy with us - Wonderful - we have our students angry at us because of Facebook problems. Here we are doing great services for the Toronto community and we are taking heat because of Facebook.

We decide to go into the Facebook account and delete all the contacts both invited and as yet un-invited and begin to manualy invite our ESL Cafe participants in groups of 10 to 30 invites.

You guessed it - using the facebook invite tool - we get suspended again. We have filed at least 6 reports to Facebook. Still no response.

This time Facebook claims that we have been PHISHED and our account is suspended.

SO we had our year-end and started our summer holidays. We could not post any of the class pictures. We could not post any of the fruit picking activity pictures. In fact we can not do anything with our so called Facebook account.

Based on our experience with Facebook we would not recommend it to any company or organization or interest group. The only complaints that our organization received over the last six months were because of facebook. We will be eliminating Facebook as soon as possible.

For the Google Map, pictures and directions to the Toronto ESL Cafe go to:
http://www.eslincanada.ca/free-english-class.html

For news and announcements on Twitter go to:
http://twitter.com/eslincanada

We have ESL Cafe pictures at Pinterest:
http://pinterest.com/eslincanada/esl-cafe-pictures

We will be expanding the Google Plus page for FREE Toronto English Classes:
https://plus.google.com/103752555324723748044

The first class after the summer break is September 9th, 2013. You can look for the news or announcements online - everywhere except facebook.

Budgeting for 2013 Study Abroad Expenses in Canada

2013-04-14T12:45:00.001-04:00

Budgeting for 2013 Study Abroad Expenses in Canada

Average Canadian Budget for Accommodation, Utilities and Food

University Residence $465 per month and up

Rooms $450 per month and up

Room and Board $750 per month and up

Bachelor Apartments $600 per month and up

1 Bedroom Apartments $700 per month and up

2 Bedroom Apartments $900 per month and up

3 Bedroom Apartments $1000 per month and up

Houses $1200 per month and up, utilities can be 300 per month with winter heating costs

Food $55 and up per week -self prepared meals are less expensive

Utilities Ranges from $45 and up per month

Telephone installation charge $55, monthly rate $28, long distance extra

TV Cable installation charge around $55, monthly rate $45 for basic service

Other costs Your life-style, entertainment, activities and tours determine other expenses

Link to additional FAQs about Canada

2011 Scotiabank Giller Prize

2011-09-21T09:09:00.000-04:00

The Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist has been released and the jury is deciding which five books should advance to the shortlist.

CBC Books wants to know from you which books would be on your shortlist. Send your top five picks to the CBC and you could win some fantastic prizes!

How to participate:

Check out this year's longlist and tell the CBC which five books should be included in the Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist and your reasons why.

If you post your complete answer in the comments section (link below) by Sept. 30, you'll have a chance to win great prizes. The CBC is presenting:

•A weekly draw for a Kobo eReader, courtesy of Kobo, along with a $50 gift card to Chapters Indigo, courtesy of Scotiabank

•A weekly draw for a set of the longlisted books

•A grand prize draw for a $1,000 gift certificate to Chapters Indigo so you can build your dream home library courtesy of Scotiabank!

So Select Your Shortlist for a chance to win!

The 2011 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist

The Antagonist by Lynn Coady
The Beggar's Garden by Michael Christie
Better Living Through Plastic Explosives by Zsuzsi Gartner
The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje
Extensions by Myrna Dey*
The Free World by David Bezmozgis
A Good Man by Guy Vanderhaeghe
Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan
Into the Heart of the Country by Pauline Holdstock
The Little Shadows by Marina Endicott
The Meagre Tarmac by Clark Blaise
Monoceros by Suzette Mayr
The Return by Dany Laferrière
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt
Solitaria by Genni Gunn
Touch by Alexi Zentner
A World Elsewhere by Wayne Johnston

For the Select Your Shortlist rules and regulations
http://www.cbc.ca/books/scotiabankgillerprize/selectyourshortlist/rulesandregs/index.html

For additional info:
http://www.cbc.ca/books/scotiabankgillerprize/2011/09/new-contest-select-your-shortlist.html

Learn English with the CBC Updated 2022

2011-07-03T19:40:00.035-04:00

Learning English with CBC - a teachers' guide

1. Weekly News Report
The first is a weekly news report featuring three stories, ranging from local, national and international. The length of these stories is under three minutes and these news stories are read by Don Bell, a CBC newscaster at a reduced pace and targeted at ESL learners at a CLB level 4. Newscast stories are chosen by the CBC news team, in collaboration with the ESL instructors, from the most important news stories for Albertans each week.

The objective of these materials is to provide access to news stories for immigrant ESL learners as well as to build their vocabulary and listening skills.

ESL learners will have an opportunity to improve their language skills as well as increasing their knowledge of current affairs which can be critical to their successful integration.

As Derwing, Munro and Thompson (2008)* note a lack of understanding of current 'water cooler' topics led to decreased social interaction with Canadian friends and co-workers among their research participants.

For language training to facilitate integration to Alberta society and the economy, it needs to include information about Canadian news and cultural content that is topical and likely to be discussed at work or school.

There are vocabulary and listening activities included for each story. The stories are archived and stored on the website and can be accessed at any time.

2. Monthly Feature Story
The second type of podcast available on the website is a monthly feature story, targeted at a CLB 6+ learner and considerably longer in length. Each month the approximate listening level of the features may vary widely, and is noted as part of the feature description.

This podcast will contain a feature story originally aired on CBC radio, modified for ESL learners. The objective of these materials and podcast is to provide more extensive language learning materials with authentic texts based on Canadian & Albertan contexts.

These podcasts are accompanied by ESL materials that cover communicative listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, as well as vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation activities. Furthermore, the materials support the development of reading and listening strategies to develop independent language learning skills among ESL learners.

The podcast is accompanied by an authentic reading text on a related topic to further provide opportunities for scaffolding language learning. All activities are accompanied by answer keys and transcripts.

Finally websites with further information both on the topics discussed as well as other language learning websites are included to further support independent language learning. These materials have been designed to support self-study online by ESL learners but can also function as a tool for in-class language learning or homework assignments for students in ESL programs.

Best Practices for teaching ESL can be found at:

http://www.atesl.ca/cmsms/resources/best-practices-2/

LINK to the Full CBC article:

July 3, 2011

Original Post

Learn English with the CBC

The ESL lessons in this website are aimed at different levels of learners.

The lessons include a written transcript - info before the listening and after the listening section.

TOPIC LESSONS
Arctic Winter Games: Olympics of the North
Canadian Doctor in China: Dr. Norman Bethune
Maple Syrup: A taste of Canada
D-Day Beaches: Canada and the end of the war
Making Laws in Canada: The capital punishment debate
Environment vs. Jobs: Inside the debate
Brushes with Royalty: Canada's Queen
Louis Riel and his Role in Canadian History
Terry Fox: A Marathon of Hope
Women in the Workforce: The influence of the Second World War

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Partners who assisted the lesson development: CBC Radio, CBC Archives, Ottawa Catholic and Carleton District School Board, OCISO, Carlton University,

2010-11-20T18:00:00.003-05:00

Scientists say they have genetically modified mice to make them smarter.

After using gene implants to create a strain of mice having double the normal amount of a memory protein in their brains, the researchers found that the animals learned significantly faster and remembered longer than their normal counterparts.

Moreover, the added gene prevented the normal decline in memory and learning that occurs with advancing age in both mouse and man.

"This is the first evidence for manipulation of genes producing improvement in a higher function" in animals, said Dr. Larry Squire, a leading memory researcher, at the University of California in San Diego.

The gene-altered mice outshone unmodified rodents in a series of tasks, such as recognizing a Lego piece they had encountered before, learning the location of a hidden underwater platform and recognizing signs that they were about to receive a mild shock.

The mice carried their enhanced intelligence into adulthood, when learning ability and memory naturally taper off, and passed it on to their offspring.

However, specialists pointed out, creating improved memory and learning ability is not the same as boosting intelligence, the complex and hard-to-define ability measured by IQ tests.

You can learn without realizing what your are doing, a new study finds. The process is similar to how other animals learn, scientists suspect.

A distinction is made between declarative learning, which involves the memorization of facts and events, and habit learning, which is a gradual change in behavior arrived at unconsciously through trial and error.

These two types of learning occur in separate areas of the brain. The medial temporal lobe is associated with the formation of new conscious memories, while the basal ganglia are a group of nuclei that are responsible for habitual responses to repeated stimuli.

The implication is that humans have an unconscious ability -- comparable to that in animals -- to mold our behavior in response to a consistent stimulus.

"Habit learning is going on all the time. All of us are acquiring habits, " Squire said. "What this is showing is that habit learning is well-developed in humans, and that it works independent of consciousness."

Controlling the flow of impulses across the synapse is a protein called the NMDA receptor, which acts as a switch for memory formation. When it is stimulated by two adjacent nerve cells -- which would happen if two pieces of information were coming together in an association to be remembered -- the NMDA receptor opens for a fraction of a second, allowing the impulses to jump the synapse easily and create a stored memory.

When humans (or mice) are young, the NMDA gateway stays open slightly longer, providing more time for the mental association to be made and remembered. As people age, that time window narrows, and people store information less easily.

Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal

2010-11-07T16:50:00.002-05:00

The deadline for submissions for the December 2010 issue of SiSAL Journal (Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal) (ISSN 2185-3762)is fast approaching.

SiSAL is a peer-reviewed, quarterly, online journal that features articles, summaries, perspectives, works in progress, reviews and reports related to self-access learning and out-of-class support for students.

SiSAL started life as a modest project at a university in Japan, but due to expressed interest from colleagues in the field, SiSAL has now been launched as an
international publication.

The first two issues (full text) can viewed at http://sisaljournal.org. The June 2010 issue has the general theme of "principles and practices" and the September issue features articles related to "materials and activities" and includes contributions from Brian Tomlinson, Lucy Cooker and Richard Pemberton.

The editorial team is now accepting submissions for upcoming issues. The December issue will have the theme "motivation and beliefs" and the March 2011 issue is related to "skills development and practice".

Feel free to send other self-access related articles for consideration in future themed or general issues. We are particularly interested in receiving reviews,
summaries and reports. See the website for more details.

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Study ESL English on Twitter

2010-09-26T23:02:00.003-04:00

Welcome to Study ESL English - ESL stands for English as a Second Language - this includes speaking writing listening and reading.

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/StudyESLEnglish

ESL students usually study and practice English as a language for communication and to improve their active abilities to use the language.

EFL stands for English as a Foreign Language - Many students study EFL as an academic subject & not for using English for communication

Introduction to descriptions definitions explanations: ESL EFL ISL ESOL ELT L1 L2 http://www.eslincanada.com/esl.html

FREE ESL English Education Article Links - http://www.eslincanada.com/articles.html

Study English as a Second Language Plan - Blog Article http://bit.ly/1bB6Gh

Link to Learn English Blog - http://learn-english-blog.blogspot.com/ - features English language education articles

English Language Conversation Skills require language ability + content + (social + non-verbal communication skills) + culture knowledge.

Most English language pronunciation lessons start with the single letters - http://news.eslincanada.com/ - Blog Article

Free ebook -Top Ten Ways - How to Communicate with Confidence - http://speakenglishbetter.blogspot.com

English Conversation Lessons and Classes Explanations Definitions Examples - http://www.eslincanada.com/englishconversationclass.html

Why international students fail English Tests - http://bit.ly/31aC9S

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FCE Exam Writing Tips

2010-09-07T23:06:00.000-04:00

The FCE exam has been updated. The changes are fairly minor, however, you'll still want to know what it means for your students?

Here is your opportunity to get FCE exam tips from Fiona Joseph and Peter Travis the Founding Managers of Flo-Joe (shortlisted for the British Council ELTON Award 2007 and Winner of the British Council ELTON Award 2003)

Essentially, the key differences in the updated Cambridge FCE exam are:

1. There are three parts instead of four. One of the two current multiple-matching tasks has been removed.

2. The number of questions has been reduced from approximately 35 to 30.

3. The time allowed is reduced from 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour.

4. There is a fixed number of items for each part and therefore for the whole of the Reading paper.

5. In the gapped text (now Part 2), only sentences, not paragraphs or sentences, will be removed from the text.

6. The multiple choice (now Part 1) has a wider test focus.

What reading skills are being assessed? The same reading skills as before:

Part 1: detail, opinion, gist, attitiude, meaning, tone, purpose and main ideas.
Part 2: text organisation (how language achieves cohesion and coherence)
Part 3: specific information, detail, opinion and attitude.

Tips for candidate preparation:

Not surprisingly, we're going to say that students need to read, read, read! As well as texts from coursebooks try to encourage reading outside the classroom. Students may appreciate time in class to share opinions on an English language story they've enjoyed, or a newspaper article.

For candidates, consider the set text option. The Updated FCE Writing Paper will give candidates an option to answer a question based on the reading of two set texts. ('Great Expectations' by Charles Dickens and 'The Phantom of the Opera' by Gaston Leroux' are the novels for 2008-2009.)

If your students want to tackle this question they must have read at least one of the books in advance, and it's advisable to study the book as a class. Other texts that are suitable are English-language newspapers, magazines, articles, reports and literature.

For additional information go to the Flo-Joe FCE Exam Guide:
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fceexamguide.htm

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