CMI & EFL/ESL Blog

CMI - computer-mediated instruction     EFL - English as a Foreign Language     ESL - English as a Second Language

     Having spent ages contemplating what to do with the blog, the two options being to delete it for good or to continue blogging, I opted for the latter. Anything pertaining to teaching and learning online in general, and teaching English in particular, interests me and it is unlikely that I will become indifferent to the topics overnight. In other words,

What's the difference between Britain and the UK? What's the difference between Washington and Washington D.C.? What's the patron Saint of Scotland called? Are the Scilly Isles part of the UK? How many provinces are there in Canada? How many states are there in Australia and what are their capital cities called? What do India, Pakistan and Bangladesh have in common? Which country is called the Rainbow Nation? What is the Welsh for Wales? What does Aotearoa mean?  Can you name all the EU member-states and their capital cities? What about US capitals? Can you name all the languages that end in -ese? If you cannot answer all of the questions off the top of your head,