”Cachau Bant: Mind Your Language”

An essay on ”Cachau Bant: Mind Your Language” For many years the English Empire ruled the world, which is why the English language is spread all around the world today. This has meant that more countries have lost their native language over time. They did not only lose the country’s language but also a part … Read more

Linguistic Ideologies in Children’s Animated Films

Linguistic Ideologies in Children’s Animated Films Description Using non-native English accents for non-human characters in animation films subconsciously teaches adolescent children  to discriminate between character roles that mirror the positions of minorities in U.S. society. In addition to being underrepresented in the media, most researchers have pointed out that, when racial minority group members are … Read more

The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes – screen adaptation

The end of 1980 was a significant moment for the fans of Sherlock Holmes. The copyright for Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories expired. All of his works,produced before 1923, were now in the public domain. This fact was almost immediately used by Granada Television, who in 1984 produced the television series The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes. … Read more

Roald Dahl – Author

Roald Dahl When I say the name Roald Dahl, I doubt many of you have any idea who i’m talking about. But I would be willing to bet every single person in this room has heard of some of his books. Roald Dahl is the author of several classic childrens’ books, including James and the … Read more

Is the English language deteriorating?

Is the English language deteriorating or is it just changing at such a fast pace that older generations can’t keep up? The English language is constantly evolving; adding new words, changing acceptable grammar, and so on. One of the largest influencers on English today is the Internet and social media. The users of the Internet … Read more

The Secret Garden

The book that I am choosing to evaluate this time around is The Secret Garden. The Secret Garden is a coming-of-age story in the Children’s Literature genre that is told in a third-person point of view. The Children’s Literature genre is one that is very specific with it’s target audience as well as the story … Read more

Importance/integration of music to support development of young English Language Learners

Abstract This study aims to determine the importance and integration of music to support the development of young English Language Learners (ELLs) in the early childhood. Songs are emotional and our relationship with music is usually profound, powerful and very rewarding. It unlocks our emotions, inspire our moods, and strengthen our mental and physical well-being. … Read more

Effective teaching strategy for English Language Learners

For this research brief, the teacher looked at many articles to try to get more insight on how to answer her inquiry question. The first article that she found talks about the usage of drawing instead of writing for English Language Learners. Drawing is an effective teaching strategy, especially for English Language Learners. Sometimes, English … Read more

Engaging Prekindergarten Dual Language Learners in Projects

The article, “Engaging Prekindergarten Dual Language Learners in Projects” by Jones and Shue suggests how teachers can engage dual language learners in projects. The goal of project work is to strengthen language development and communication skills for both dual language learners and the other students that make up their classroom. According to Jones and Shue … Read more

Having a global Lingua Franca is important

Having a global Lingua Franca is important, as it is “a language or way of communicating which is used between people who do not speak one another’s native language” (Collins Dictionary, n.d.), bridging people from different countries and towns via a common language used as a tool for communication. Currently, English is the most common … Read more

Transformations: Women, Gender and Psychology – Mary Crawford

1. Meanings of Difference Throughout the text of Transformations: Women, Gender & Psychology, author Mary Crawford speaks upon the differences and similarities between women and men in many different categories. In chapter four, Crawford goes in-depth on the actual differences between men and women. Her research asserts that emotion is often gendered, meaning that women … Read more

Explore techniques teachers can use to foster language acquisition and learning curriculum content

Introduction Teaching is, without a doubt, one of the most difficult yet, at the same time, fulfilling professions in the world. It involves extensive preparation and study, enthusiasm and diligence, empathy and unlimited patience as well as adaptability and strength of character. Nevertheless, the sense of achievement that it brings about in the long term … Read more

‘Infinite Jest’ by Davis Forster (letter suggesting inclusion in syllabus)

Dear Ms Bleakley, I am writing you to in regard to the stage 6 syllabus of the potential inclusion of the novel ‘Infinite Jest’ by Davis Forster. Infinite Jest is a pronounced text that is incontrovertibly ideal to be integrated into the stage 6 syllabus. Infinite Jest is a prestigious novel, making “Time Magazine’s top … Read more