Teaching in English at Tertiary Level in Bangladesh
University of Canterbury :(From previous issue)Vocabulary size may be increased by literacy experience because rare words are more likely to be encountered in print than...
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Teaching in English at Tertiary Level in Bangladesh
University of Canterbury :Abstract: In this chapter, we discuss the teaching of writing for students with English-as-a-foreign-language. The focus of the discussion is on tertiary...
Who will speak for the children?
Bruce Deitrick Price :The experts, you say? The same people, you mean, who shaped and controlled the schools where these kids aren’t learning? These experts...
A flash on agricultural extension
Sheikh Mohammed Mamur Rashid (Mahin) :Agricultural Extension & Information System (AEIS) Department is one of the essential departments of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU), Dhaka. There...
Common core and homeschooling
Linda LW :Many schools are experiencing the implementation of Common Core. Parents are finding out that the regulations that determine how the child will be...
Teachable moments
Linda LW :A teachable moment is a point in time that there is an opportunity for a teacher, parent, or mentor to share a piece...
Importance of computer and internet access at home
Linda LW :The internet is something most of us take for granted. We look up recipes, stay connected to friends and family, and research many...
Letter from an angry mother (because her son wasn’t taught to read)
Bruce D Price :A woman in Ohio left a comment on one of my articles about reading, describing the horrible experience her son was having...
Analysis of a classroom interaction
Steve Jones :Within the field of education and language teaching over the last few years a distinct shift has taken place, resulting in many classroom...
Human factors in education
H F Ortelka :In education today there are multiple personalities and qualities of effective leaders. Due to these personality types many times there are communication...
Ways we fail our gifted students
Linda LW :Traditional education seems to have a love/hate relationship with gifted students. On one hand gifted students are much admired and desired. After all,...