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Bars of wisdom
Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 27/07/2010
» Recently, the "World Cup 2010 Behind Bars" football competition among prison inmates was held at Klong Prem Central Pri-son. To arrive at the playing field, it is necessary to pass through a series of four imposing security gates. The event, modelled on the Fifa (Fe'de'ration Internationale de Football Association) World Cup, is also held once every four years.
Student feedback
Learningpost, Timothy Cornwall, PHD, DTM, Published on 27/07/2010
» Students constantly provide feedback, both subtly and overtly, on how they view class. While sometimes there are unrelated reasons for the measures used to gather feedback, keeping a close eye on a number of factors helps to maintain student numbers, increase student motivation and, of course, lead to more students acquiring more language and skills over the duration of a course.
Keys to language acquisition
Learningpost, Published on 27/07/2010
» Teaching English successfully in Thailand can be a challenging experience. Let's explore three techniques that English teachers may use in the classroom to assist students to efficiently acquire language.
Calling for better organised conferences
Learningpost, Steve Graham, Published on 27/07/2010
» Calls for papers are out as conference time will be upon us again soon. Also, everyone has opinions on how these conferences should be run. A letter in the EL Gazette highlighted several problems that were experienced by one person, a publisher attending the last ThaiTesol conference.
Cognitively-sound teaching materials
Learningpost, Edward Roy Krishnan, PHD, Published on 27/07/2010
» To get the maximum result out of classroom instruction, it is necessary for teachers to understand the psychological processes that affect how a student learns. Knowledge of how human cognition works can enhance teaching and learning.
Hospitality skills get boost
Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 27/07/2010
» Last December, "Education" published an article entitled "Train now for the future", which was about Ban Muang Kud School in Mae Taeng district, Chiang Mai province. At the school, principal Narong Apaijai has the vision of making it possible for his students to work in their local communities instead of leaving for career opportunities in cities.
Give me a break: Paragraph writing
Learningpost, Heather Vlach, Published on 27/07/2010
» In teaching and learning, you may have heard a few rules about paragraphs, how long they should be or how to organise them. But looking at a number of written resources, including books, magazines, newspapers, or even your own correspondence, you may have noticed these sources often break those paragraph "rules".
Homeostasis: A balancing act
Learningpost, David Canavan, Published on 27/07/2010
» There are many processes going on inside our bodies which you may never know about, yet they are vital to our survival. Chemical reactions, filtering, absorbing, diffusing, digesting, making, breaking - all these bodily functions are necessary to keep us alive. Homeostasis utilises these processes. It ensures we maintain a constant internal environment because, without the processes deployed by homeostasis, you wouldn't live long!