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You crybaby!
First, I’d like to say a very heart-felt thank you, on behalf of all the American English Plus Language Center staff, for the friends and students who visited us today. Your encouragement, support and...
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The Moon Outside the Box
It’s been a good, albeit intense, first week for American English Plus, masha’Allah. But the American English Plus team – in order to start teaching English as a foreign language in a way that is...
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An Apple for the Teacher(s)
I have written all of these previous entries with English learners in mind, but today I found a fun resource for teachers of all kinds. This is a brief entry – but the little slide show is well...
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Calling all Teachers and English Lit Fans
Teacher Training I am very happy to announce that the American English Plus Language Center will begin holding our free Teacher Training sessions on this Tuesday (September 4th, 2012) from 10:00 am –...
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A Selfish Post: What Work Is
As a daily treat to myself I get a poem a day from info@poetryfoundation.org. Today, this one was sent to my mailbox. Really, I’m supposed to go to bed now, but I had to share it. This poem is one of...
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Yes.
When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer by Walt Whitman Stars. When I heard the learn’d astronomer, When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me, When I was shown the charts and diagrams,...
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Ginormous Edutainment
I had to repost these – they are just way too cool to not have a record of them: 25 Favorite Portmanteau Words – thanks to the amazing folks at Daily Writing Tips by Mark Nichol One of the many...
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14 Ways to Improve Your English Speaking Skills
“Karen,” one of my students said to me recently, ”I understand everything I read, and I can write well. But how do I improve my speaking?” In Algeria, this is a common problem. It’s not as though one...
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Follow me!
I have fallen in love with a reference book. That sounds a bit sick, doesn’t it? I’ve fallen in love with many books over the years: Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, 1984, even The Moosewood Cookbook....
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Calling for Topics!
Karen’s laptop I haven’t written in here for the last few months, primarily because I’ve been so busy teaching, (Masha’Allah!) but now that my schedule is a bit more free because my children are on...
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Open on Saturday, August 25, 2012 – insha’Allah!
The American English Plus Language Center We are pleased to announce that the American English Plus Language Center, located in Said Hamdine, Alger, will open on Saturday, August 25, 2012 at 8:30 am,...
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Long Time No See
Two incredible years. It may be a cliché, but time has gone fast! We’ve been incredibly busy at the American English Plus Language Center, and now, thanks to the ability to access the Internet while...
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An Email-a-Day Makes Writing Mistakes Go Away
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas Edison For non-native English speakers, learning to write well in English is a challenging task — and it is a task that most...
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Master English in Five Tiny Steps…
… or as Winston Churchill said: “Never, never, never, never give up.” A man and a child hiking British lady in stockings fucks workman on kitchen floor “I’m too busy to study English!” is the most...
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