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Mon 07-May-07 - by Niko |  
One powerful way to motivate adult students is to show one or more short films or movie extracts which demonstrates the roles of actors / actresses and the language skills that will be attained by the student. That is, select a simple film, and then get your students to act out this skit with each student choosing a role they are comfortable with.
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9 Replies | 1,390 Views | | Reinventing the wheel with text books | |
Tue 12-Jul-05 - by tonelir | 
I'm often dumbfounded as to why some language schools and companies that outsource English teachers, have their own inhouse text books. I'm very against this because:- It's reinventing the wheel
- A language school cannot compete with the likes of Cambridge or Oxford Press or the other great text book publishers. Off the shelf text books contain beautiful illustrations and carefully thought and proofread lessons.
- It's a big time waster for language schools. Shouldn't they be more concerned with training teachers and increasing student numbers?
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11 Replies | 3,175 Views | | » ESL Insights |  Student Loan Debt | |
Wed 13-Dec-06 - by Niko |  Student Loan Debt at All Time Highs
Tuition fees have been rising fast: they are now 4 times higher in real terms than they were in 1975.
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Thu 14-Dec-06 - by Niko |  Home away from home... the struggles
Do you sometimes feel down because you wish you were back in your home country? Are the strange cultures and food of another country finally getting to you?
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