Category Archives: Langauge and Literature
International Day of Peace and MUN Speech Competition
The United Nations General Assembly declared, in a resolution sponsored by the United Kingdom and Costa Rica in 1982, September 21st as an International Day of Peace, in order to commemorateand strengthen the ideals of peace among all nations and people.
IB MYP Dunia Network sets up a wiki for BI Moderation
The IB does not offer moderation or monitoring of assessment for samples in non-official languages, for rather obvious logistical reasons. However, for our Language A and Language B teachers of Bahasa Indonesia this means that they do not get valuable … Continue reading
Langauge and culture
When I first started teaching overseas, as part of the students community and service requirements I took a group of students to a poor local Thai school to teach English. The students had several activities mapped out to help them … Continue reading
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Tagged baa, Community and Service, crazy, culture, langauge, songs, teaching English, Thai
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Teaching Languages in Australian Schools
Not sure I agree with this article. Lost in translation January 29, 2012Opinion AS SCHOOL returns for 2012, there are now more students learning Latin than Chinese. Once we take out Chinese-born students and those who speak Mandarin at home, … Continue reading
Native vs non-native English teachers
Native vs non-native English teachers To speak the global language has been an ultimate priority of Indonesian parents living in several cities nowadays. They highly expect their children to speak English flawlessly. Therefore, they send their children to private schools … Continue reading
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Tagged EFL, English, Language, learning, native speakers, native teachers, non-native speakers, TEFL
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Book Launch – Indonesian Folklore Story Book Series
Today is National Awakening Day in Indonesia and to celebrate in the MPR at 1.40pm at Global Jaya Int’l School we are launching the first of Inef’s Indonesian Folklore Story Books that she has had published. Middle school students at … Continue reading
Using wordclouds for teaching language
Whether they’re mastering scientific vocabulary, writing poems, or analyzing presidential speeches, students are immersed in words. Encourage lively conversation about words with the help of tools that turn text into visual displays. Wordle (wordle.net) is a free tool that turns … Continue reading
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Tagged ESL in the mainstream, Language
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