(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/1WGAr34) New Years Day is an internationally recognized day to commemorate the beginning of a new calendar year. Most countries in the western world hold a celebration on New Years Eve (the night before the New Year starts) and crowds of people get together with their family or friends to celebrate the end…
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2g0m8u1) This is a really tough one because there are so many ‘native’ Englishes out there now that to be considered a native English speaker is a bit nonsensical these days. It all comes down to how technically perfect you are, how fluent you are and how big your vocabulary and idiom knowledge…
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(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/1Ml92vL) It is very easy if you live in the developed or western world to see that everything seems to be building up to that big 25th of December day where all things will finally be at peace and serenity for a week then New Year’s…
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/1Nt45BT) Christmas is a Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus. Jesus was born just over two thousand years ago and Christians celebrate Jesus’ birth because of his centrality to Christian faith and history. Christmas is the only Christian holiday that celebrates someone’s birth. Christians in Malaysia celebrate Christmas by way of meals…
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2gxB7fa) Yes, watching someone learn English is like watch paint dry, it never seems to happen, but in fact th real process is like this – it goes slowly then suddenly. Actually if we want to get completely correct about it, it does have a growth spurt initially but then tapers off then…
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2gxyda6) We see it here in Malaysia, some places have that ‘franchise’ stamp and others are self-running, even the Malaysian government recognizes Franchise Brands ahead of self-made ones. To the government, the notion of a recognized business model and curriculum seals the deal as a reputable language school……or does it? Plenty of you…
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(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/1LGap7Y) As teachers (particularly ESL teachers), we are always teaching pretty much the same content for each level of English, and the things that keep ups motivated and interested, fall into two categories, the new techniques and theories of education and the fact that every month…
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/1K4FpER) Though this was last week, it’s worth noting that in Malaysia it is a far more widely celebrated public holiday than in the Middle East. So let’s look at it anyway. Prophet Muhammad’s birthday is commemorated by Muslims during the month of Rabi’ al-awwal, the third month of the Muslim calendar. Prophet…
