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		<title>Teaching Grammar: It's vs Its

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		<description><![CDATA[Teaching Grammar: It&#8217;s vs Its

This one is confusing, because generally, in addition to being used in contractions, an apostrophe indicates ownership, as in &#8220;Dad&#8217;s new car.&#8221; But, &#8220;it&#8217;s&#8221; is actually the short version of &#8220;it is&#8221; or &#8220;it has.&#8221; &#8220;Its&#8221; with no apostrophe means belonging to it.

It&#8217;s = it is
Its = belonging to it

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Teaching Grammar: It&#8217;s vs Its

This one is confusing, because generally, in addition to being used in contractions, an apostrophe indicates ownership, as in &#8220;Dad&#8217;s new car.&#8221; But, &#8220;it&#8217;s&#8221; is actually the short version of &#8220;it is&#8221; or &#8220;it has.&#8221; &#8220;Its&#8221; with no apostrophe means belonging to it.

It&#8217;s = it is
Its = belonging to it

It&#8217;s important to remember to bring your telephone and its extra battery.

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		<title>Teaching Grammar: You're vs Your. 

The apostrophe means it's a contraction of two words...</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teaching Grammar: You&#8217;re vs Your. 

The apostrophe means it&#8217;s a contraction of two words; &#8220;you&#8217;re&#8221; is the short version of &#8220;you are&#8221; (the &#8220;a&#8221; is dropped), so if your sentence makes sense if you say &#8220;you are,&#8221; then you&#8217;re good to use you&#8217;re. &#8220;Your&#8221; means it belongs to you, it&#8217;s yours.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Teaching Grammar: You&#8217;re vs Your. 

The apostrophe means it&#8217;s a contraction of two words; &#8220;you&#8217;re&#8221; is the short version of &#8220;you are&#8221; (the &#8220;a&#8221; is dropped), so if your sentence makes sense if you say &#8220;you are,&#8221; then you&#8217;re good to use you&#8217;re. &#8220;Your&#8221; means it belongs to you, it&#8217;s yours.

You&#8217;re = if you mean &#8220;you are&#8221; then use the apostrophe
Your = belonging to you

You&#8217;re going to love your new job!

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		<title>Why We Forget. 

Science shows our memory can easily be distorted and erased, but...</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why We Forget. 

Science shows our memory can easily be distorted and erased, but our forgetfulness also helps us survive. 

Our memories are wrong at least as often as they are right. At best, they are incomplete, though we might swear other wise. This affects countless aspects of our lives, and in many cases our [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Why We Forget. 

Science shows our memory can easily be distorted and erased, but our forgetfulness also helps us survive. 

Our memories are wrong at least as often as they are right. At best, they are incomplete, though we might swear other wise. This affects countless aspects of our lives, and in many cases our memories — true or false — affect others’ lives.

Perhaps the most exciting neuroscience discovery of the last several decades is that our brains are not static hunks of tissue but flexible and adaptive organs that change throughout our lives. The term used to describe this new understanding is brain plasticity. The flexibility of your brain is essential to memory and indispensable to learning. Specifically, the “plastic” parts of our brain are synapses — the connection points that allow neurons to transmit signals between each other. 

Read more at http://www.salon.com/2011/11/20/why_we_forget/singleton/

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		<title>Learning in ‘pin drop silence’. 

The environment in an educational institute is a key...</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learning in ‘pin drop silence’. 

The environment in an educational institute is a key feature that connects the multitude of activities on a campus and the mental and physical development of the student.

There are three key areas that build the environment for an educational institution: the Mind- the Eye- the Ear. In many respects this [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Learning in ‘pin drop silence’. 

The environment in an educational institute is a key feature that connects the multitude of activities on a campus and the mental and physical development of the student.

There are three key areas that build the environment for an educational institution: the Mind- the Eye- the Ear. In many respects this link is almost invisible, yet everyone experiences their influence. 

Well-kept buildings, clean classrooms and equipped recreational facilities are the physical aspects which catch the eye and build the psychosocial impression. But physical environment like the surroundings, noise, temperature, and lighting as well as physical, biological, or chemical agents, ultimately builds image of the learning environment in the mind. 

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		<title>Growth rate of UK students studying abroad overtakes European neighbours. 

The growth rate of...</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Growth rate of UK students studying abroad overtakes European neighbours. 

The growth rate of UK students applying to study in the EU through the Erasmus programme has overtaken the European average, according to analysis by the British Council.

UK participation rates increased by 8% on the previous year, compared to the European average of 7.4%. Across [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Growth rate of UK students studying abroad overtakes European neighbours. 

The growth rate of UK students applying to study in the EU through the Erasmus programme has overtaken the European average, according to analysis by the British Council.

UK participation rates increased by 8% on the previous year, compared to the European average of 7.4%. Across Europe, more than 213,000 students received Erasmus grants to study or train abroad – a new record.

For many years there was a persistent decline in the number of UK Erasmus students. However this is the fourth successive annual increase in UK participation rates and clearly shows that the downward trend has been reversed. This indicates that UK students are increasingly looking for overseas experience as a means of improving their career prospects. 

Read more at http://www.educationnews.com/2011/06/growth-rate-of-uk-students-studying-abroad-overtakes-european-neighbours/

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		<title>Deepening Education Ties India and Japan. 

As Indian school education gains fans in Japan...</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deepening Education Ties India and Japan. 

As Indian school education gains fans in Japan and the Japanese academia reaches out to Indian varsities, promising tie-ups are on the anvil that will present major opportunities for Indian educationists and students.

Something is slipping in Japan, and it’s ringing alarm bells and causing dismay in the minds of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Deepening Education Ties India and Japan. 

As Indian school education gains fans in Japan and the Japanese academia reaches out to Indian varsities, promising tie-ups are on the anvil that will present major opportunities for Indian educationists and students.

Something is slipping in Japan, and it’s ringing alarm bells and causing dismay in the minds of parents of school-going children in the tiny nation, albeit the most advanced in Asia. A few months ago, Japanese academicians were equally appalled to learn that the country had fallen from first place in 2000 to tenth place in as many years, in an international survey of math skills. The performance slide puts Japan behind Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea. In science too, the country is not faring as it well as it used to. Whereas it used to boast the first runners up (second) place, it now stands sixth.

Read more at http://www.educationnews.com/2011/09/deepening-ties-india-japan/

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		<title>National Language Championship for schools. 

Vocab Express, the online modern foreign languages (MFL) vocabulary...</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Language Championship for schools. 

Vocab Express, the online modern foreign languages (MFL) vocabulary learning application, has announced the launch of a free, week-long national language championship for all secondary schools in theUKandIrelandto take place during spring 2012. Supporting the current debate in education around encouraging and driving language learning, the Vocab Express National Championship [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[National Language Championship for schools. 

Vocab Express, the online modern foreign languages (MFL) vocabulary learning application, has announced the launch of a free, week-long national language championship for all secondary schools in theUKandIrelandto take place during spring 2012. Supporting the current debate in education around encouraging and driving language learning, the Vocab Express National Championship is designed to engage and motivate young people in learning another language. 

Following the success of the Vocab Express European Day of Languages Championship in autumn 2011, the Vocab Express National Championship will be officially showcased on stand U44 at the world’s largest technology in education event, BETT, in January 2012.

Read more at http://www.education-today.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/3749/National_Language_Championship_for_schools.html

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		<title>Professor refuses to teach if students don't bring snacks. 

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		<description><![CDATA[Professor refuses to teach if students don&#8217;t bring snacks. 

Students in George Parrott&#8217;s psychology courses have an unusual requirement: they must bring homemade snacks each week to the laboratory section, and they need to work out a schedule such that groups of students make sure each session is covered, and that snacks aren&#8217;t repeated from [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Professor refuses to teach if students don&#8217;t bring snacks. 

Students in George Parrott&#8217;s psychology courses have an unusual requirement: they must bring homemade snacks each week to the laboratory section, and they need to work out a schedule such that groups of students make sure each session is covered, and that snacks aren&#8217;t repeated from week to week. If there are no snacks, Parrott walks out of his class at California State University at Sacramento, and the students lose that week&#8217;s instruction.

Parrott has been teaching at the university since 1969. He says he started this requirement a few years after he arrived &#8212; and that most students have appreciated the ideas behind the rule (which he says are more educational than culinary). 

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		<title>More foreign students studying in USA. 

International students and their dependents contributed more than...</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[More foreign students studying in USA. 

International students and their dependents contributed more than $20 billion to the U.S. economy last year as record numbers of foreigners enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities, reports to be released today show. The numbers of U.S. students earning college credit abroad also is on the rise.

The number of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[More foreign students studying in USA. 

International students and their dependents contributed more than $20 billion to the U.S. economy last year as record numbers of foreigners enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities, reports to be released today show. The numbers of U.S. students earning college credit abroad also is on the rise.

The number of international students at U.S. colleges and universities rose 4.7% to 723,277 during the 2010-11 academic year, says an annual report by the Institute of International Education (IIE), which has tracked data since 1949.

Enrollments of international students have overcome a four-year period of flat or declining growth that began in 2002-03 and reflected concerns about safety and U.S. immigration policies after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Read more at http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/story/2011-11-13/foreign-students-boost-usa-economy/51188560/1

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While there is no set international standard for what constitutes a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Certification course, most countries will have requirements that schools must meet before handing out certificates.

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While there is no set international standard for what constitutes a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Certification course, most countries will have requirements that schools must meet before handing out certificates.

Sometimes the review is only cursory, but sometimes it may also be detailed and require certain content for the course and even the qualifications of the teachers.

Here is a short list of questions about your school and its TEFL Certification course:

Is the school licensed by the Ministry of Education or local education office
or just by a business licensing agency of the local government?

This should tell you something about the rigor of the evaluation of the school by their government.

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