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GRAMMAR – the singular “they”

GRAMMAR – the singular “they” https://www.lexico.com/en/grammar/he-or-she-versus-they 

Posted on January 6, 2014 at 4:43 pm by Stacey · Permalink · Leave a comment
In: GRAMMAR

10 grammar rules you can really forget and 5 grammar points you should worry about more

SOURCE http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/sep/30/10-grammar-rules-you-can-forget

Posted on October 3, 2013 at 10:32 pm by Stacey · Permalink · Leave a comment
In: GRAMMAR, Punctuation

Learning Theories – all the major concepts at a glance

CONCEPT MAP http://cmapspublic3.ihmc.us/rid=1LGVGJY66-CCD5CZ-12G3/Learning%20Theory.cmap

TAG Questions

The basic tag questions are general English, shared by British and American: informational: ‘You don’t wear glasses, do you?’ (I’m not sure, but think you don’t. Am I right?) inclusive: ‘It’s a nice day, isn’t it?’(It obviously is – I’m not really asking, but just making polite remarks so you can join in the conversation). […]

Posted on November 30, 2012 at 10:24 pm by Stacey · Permalink · Leave a comment
In: GRAMMAR · Tagged with: ,

PUNCTUATION

part 1 Fanfare for the Comma Man part 2 The Most Comma Mistakes part 3 Some Comma Questions

Posted on November 30, 2012 at 10:17 pm by Stacey · Permalink · Leave a comment
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What is Study-English-Online.Net?

Teachers’ Digital Toolkit

International online learning projects for students ThinkQuest Online tools for resource creation Animoto Create videos from images Benettonplay Create stunning animations Classtools.net Create educational games Gliffy Create floor plans, flowcharts and 3D diagrams Glogster EDU Create interactive multimedia posters Kerpoof Create movies and stories Mixbook Create a page turning e-book Myebook Create an e-book PoducateMe Exe files How to create a podcast Power League Create […]

Three Generations of Distance Learning Pedagogy

Three Generations of Distance Learning Pedagogy 1. Cognitive Behaviourism 2. Constructivism 3. Connectivism

Do we ever stop learning vocabulary?

Almost every hobby that lets you evolve from a newbie to an expert implies learning hundreds of collocations within the first couple of months of intensive practice, which amounts to thousands if you continue for over a decade. Every time I meet someone who is interested in something I have not been exposed to much […]

Posted on July 31, 2011 at 5:50 pm by Stacey · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Errors vs Mistakes

a mistake vs an error According to Corder (1967) cited by Ellis (2008), a ‘mistake’ is a deviation in learner language that occurs when learners fail to perform their competence. It is a lapse that reflects processing problems. An error, on the other hand, is a deviation in learner language which results from lack of […]