(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2oBkdkE) Everything may look great online, the visa application is done, you are ready to enter a new school in a new country and your excitement level is high. The only problem is that many issues promised in the website are not true. Here are some typical promises not delivered: All native teachers…
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2miYvAw) These days not everyone can afford large sums of money to spend of personal one to one teachers, so often your selection of English school may depend on your budget. But at the same time, I would still make sure you get the best for what you are paying. Often when you…
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2kfVoUI) As with hard working teachers, students are also hard working and need a break. Here are some suggestions on not where to go for your break, but exactly how to spend your time so that you don’t totally lose everything you learned: Firstly, if you can leave your city try to do…
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2kwf5bD) I was talking to a young school leaver recently who was talking about what he wanted to do for his career. He said that he wanted to be a computer programmer because all you had to do was code and you got paid a fortune. A few things hit me with this…
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2fFzmsm) When someone takes on the challenge to learn a language and someone says that it will be a life-long venture, the person will most likely embrace the idea, but the reality is that ‘life’ is a very long time, and there may come a time when they may ask….have I now learned…
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/227UvBS) I know there is going to be a real backlash to this post and I want it – trust me, but it’s just that I have met quite a few people in the western world both teachers and students and people hwo know both who have all said one sad thing –…
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/1QAPY1Z) I have never been so amazed at how many words comes from Arabic origin. Let’s look at a few right here. (Taken directly from Wikipedia I’m afraid) tuna التنّ al-tunn, tunafish. The standard etymology report is: Ancient Greek and classical Latin thunnus = “tunafish” -> medieval Arabic al-tunn (or al-tūn) -> medieval Spanish atún -> colloquial American Spanish tuna -> late…
