The FUTURE of Learning
Discussions and thoughts
Tag: esl future
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A computer can never ‘BELIEVE’ in a student
(Photo credit: https://bit.ly/2vh3XXo) With so much learning now happening online the question still comes up – what about the human teacher, will their jobs disappear too? Well the good news is (in some cases), yes the teachers jobs will be lessened, if the teacher simply isn’t good enough, however there are still a number of…
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5 Ways to check if the ESL ADVICE you are getting is worth following
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2K5mPhW) I see this one again and again, not just in English but in pretty much all walks of life. How often we ask for some advice and we sit and listen to someone’s response to go out and do what they say and fail. We can’t exactly blame the advice giver,…
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The BEEHIVE approach to learning English – possible?
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2ClqSCF) Simply put – the ‘beehive approach’ is something that some business people like to use to run their company. This is where you have one central port which holds all the products and services, and from there all those who want it come in and go out, and the process of them…
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ESL technology is a tool – the student is human – what will be the FUTURE relationship?
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2yU6R7v) Taking a step back in time with the first invention of any tool, the man picked up the sharp stone and realised that it could be used for cutting something, and then came with it a craft, and from that craft came further inventions and also artistic pursuits. All this that we…
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FUTURE PREDICTION: There won’t be a single thing that won’t be COMMUNICATED through ENGLISH
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2eW87iP) This may we already be the case, not sure, but for the future it is a certainty. No matter how many Chinese or Indians are born – Mandarin or Hindi will never be able to reach the kind of global communication presence as English. It’s just everywhere. I’ve recently returned from a…
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The ESL teacher a 2020 PREDICTION
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2ets1hG) This prediction or change will be (I think) the most radical. Today the ESL teacher is employed in a language school or some kind and gets a salary and teaches children or adults to speak and understand English. But I see the future very soon slipping away for about 80% of these…
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The ESL school – a 2020 prediction
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2eqvj6x) There is so much talk these days about online English and we certainly get a lot of requests for it coming our way. The question is, will online English ever take over traditional language centre situations or even more interesting a question, will there be anything else that will ultimately take over…
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What is the REAL future of the ESL CLASSROOM?
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/29LnaH1) One of the greatest phrases I have heard in recent times is, ‘If a computer can take over your job – it should’. Makes you think doesn’t it? For some people it is worrying because they are not entirely sure that they are good at what they do, but they are sure…
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World ‘ENGLISHES’ – is this really the FUTURE of English?
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/1VVO3bt) Ever heard of Singlish? Manglish? Chinglish? Spanglish? These are all now recognised as ‘forms of English-es’. But do they really represent the future of English? People now completely accept American English, British English, Australian English and New Zealand English – 99.9% of these English language forms however are not in any way…
The FUTURE of Learning 