Hello! My name is Maria Lisette and I am teaching English as a second language (ESL) here in Mexico. I just started training at a new school here and found something odd in one of their manuals. It is a unit for frequency adverbs, but my problem

Hi, A student learning English as a second language used this sentence construction: It was lucky that we could see you. to make this sentence: It was happy that the man did not die. Is that second sentence right or wrong. And, if

A student learning English as a second language used this sentence construction: It was lucky that we could see you. to make this sentence: It was happy that the man did not die. Is that second sentence right or wrong. And, if it is

Exclusive wrote: -- à How To Learn English!? <--- Here are some tips which may help you to master the English Language! Speak without Fear The biggest problem most people face in learning a new language is their own fear. They

As we're talking 'Linguistic Imperialism', I thought this might be relevant to the discussion... It's an excerpt from something I wrote a few years ago regarding the British Council and its role in ELT... “A knowledge of English gives rise in

Hi milky, At this point we need to ask ourselves: Why are people studying English as a Second Language in the first place? Where and when will the learner use the English he or she has acquired? Many learners of English, particularly those who

"Nayar is involved in the new area of critical language pedagogy, looking at the ideological undercurrents when English is taught. "Mostly it is done innocently," he says. "You can't help promoting English values. This makes teachers aware that

And ESL is English as a Second Language. CJ

Hi Exclusive, You wrote: There are some good English teachers that have had to learn English as a second language before they could teach it. However, there are several reasons why many of the best schools prefer to hire native English

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