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Musings on Learning English

The Multilingual Experience in Switzerland My experiences learning English―what can we take from that as a English native learning foreign languages? I grew up in Switzerland, a little country in the middle of Europe and with 4 official languages: Swiss German (the written language is ...

 

Why Can’t My Student Just Memorize History?

The aphorism "Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it" doesn’t refer to students retaking history courses during summer or later semesters. Instead, it warns us not to ignore historical trends and the influence of past events on the context of our current decisions. Future ...

 

Scaffolding: The Importance of Well-Built Lesson Plans

Let’s say you have two options: you can either learn something new or build on what you already know. For example, let’s say you’re already adept at drawing, and you’re considering learning to paint or learning to herd sheep. If you choose to learn to paint, you’d be starting with a ...

 

Untranslatables

You’ve probably heard the term “wanderlust,” or else seen it scrawled across the front of a magazine or maybe even stamped on the back of a camper van in whimsical, lagoon-blue font. The concept behind wanderlust―the strong desire to wander or travel the world―is universal (who hasn ...

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