Teacher burnout is a serious issue. Almost half of teachers leave the profession within the first five years of entering. Reasons for this include feelings of isolation,… Read more “LCN600 Assessment 2”
No tea, no shade, just Write & Improve and PeerGrade
You hear it all the time from people taking the IELTS, Pearson Test, or Cambridge Tests… ‘How do I improve my writing?’ It’s a fair enough question.… Read more “No tea, no shade, just Write & Improve and PeerGrade”
EDN600 Connected Learning Assessment 1
Wikitongues A common distinction between languages and dialects is, “A language is a dialect with an army and navy.”. However, Professor Alan Riach in The National newspaper… Read more “EDN600 Connected Learning Assessment 1”
Look it up in the Dictionary
(Warning: the following blog contains colourful language.) ‘Look it up in the dictionary!’ We’ve all said it. We’ve all done it. But have we ever really considered… Read more “Look it up in the Dictionary”
Word a Month
(The following blog post contains colourful language.) Happy New Year everyone. I hope it was a most gladsome affair for you and all of your beloveds. Unfortunately… Read more “Word a Month”
Best Left to the Professionals
(Warning, the following post contains colourful language.) Thank you for purchasing Your My Way With Words Publications’ ‘Sweet Mother of GOD: Why Folks in the Past Were… Read more “Best Left to the Professionals”
Green Great Dragon
(Warning: this blog contains colourful language.) Words and their order play such a vital part in any language. Everyone knows that English goes subject-verb-object, and that you… Read more “Green Great Dragon”
Fox Goes ‘Kon’?
What does the fox say? Kon-kon… well, in Japan he does. (In archaic Japanese, the fox’s ‘bark’ was written as kitsu, which is believed to be… Read more “Fox Goes ‘Kon’?”
Gentleman Cow Evacuations: Euphemisms
(This blog contains colourful language.) = ??? [The following conversation was between me and my co-worker who was particularly insistent on knowing why I was… Read more “Gentleman Cow Evacuations: Euphemisms”
Evolution in Terms
(This blog contains colourful language.) Oftentimes, we like to believe that the past was a simpler, easier place to live. Nothing could possibly top the past. People… Read more “Evolution in Terms”