If you enter a classroom where an exam is about to take place, you will most likely see a lot of the same things. Students reading, writing, pacing, biting their nails. An exam can be a very stressful thing. Some tests, such as SATs or APs can count for a lot, and it isn’t strange […]
Archive | July, 2015
WhiteSmoke Grammar Checker Software Review
Grammar Check Helps You See Through the Smoke WhiteSmoke, Incorporated is a publicly-traded company (TASE: WMSK), which was founded in 2002 by Hilla and Liran Brenner. The couple established WhiteSmoke in hopes of improving communication skills among native and non-native English speakers alike. The couple saw the immense value in creating a new kind of software, to facilitate the growing need for professional and high […]
Nouns – Part B
Nouns are the most basic and common types of words in the English language. They are used to describe any person, place, idea, or thing. Nouns fall into separate categories, such as common, count, mass, collective, abstract, and others. In this post, I will be covering the more basic nouns which are used in English. […]
Use a Media Mash-up for Meaningful Classes
If you ask me to remember a lesson I learnt when I was a child it will with no doubt be something that was taught to me in a fun and innovative way. Research shows that the more senses used while teaching something, the more chance there is of the student remembering it. When I […]
Silent Letters – Part B
The English language is old. It has undergone many transformations, and yet some things have managed to stick around. 60% of the English language’s words have silent letter in them. These are very frustrating to deal with, especially for those studying English as a second language. However, some silent letter can drive even the best […]
Grammarly Software Review
In this day and age, when so much information is created and passed on in digital form, the command of the English language is essential. Of course, nothing will ever replace the good old-fashioned human proofreader. No matter how complex an algorithm, grammar checking software will never be absolutely perfect. However, a good grammar checker […]
Mistakes are for Learning – Part B
Are we doomed to make the same mistakes over and over? Educators and students seem to be stuck in a rut. School budgets are being cut left and right, which means that a lot of the burden could end up falling on the shoulders of hard-working mothers and fathers all across the country. Education these […]
How to Use Music as a Viable Learning Tool
Research has conclusively shown that music helps children (and adults too, for that matter!) study and retain information. Using elements of music, such as melody and words of an audio recording, has been shown to improve the academic performance of students again and again. Educational music, where music is used as a teaching method, comes […]
The History of the English Language Part II
History of the English Language – Part II Old English and Middle English are relatively hard to read. Even those who speak perfect Modern English will have trouble with written and spoken English versions of the past. The older incarnations of the English language sounded very different from the English we speak today, mostly due […]
Accept vs Except
I Accept that Exception One problematic issue facing English speakers worldwide – made possible through the advancements of Modern English – is the fact that, some words sound incredibly alike, yet have very different meanings. Pronunciation is important, but not everyone has the same quality of diction and enunciation. This can cause feelings of confusion […]