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Vocabulary
Learningpost, Timothy Cornwall, PHD, DTM, Published on 05/10/2010
» Why is vocabulary so important? The simple reason is that words are fascinating, and they constitute a complete history of the ideas people throughout history have considered important enough to name.
Take stock and act
Learningpost, Steve Graham, Published on 05/10/2010
» Looking at the sums of money that the government has allocated to spend on upgrades and research, they look more like a list of telephone numbers than the millions of baht they are supposed to represent.
'Diplomats' feel the fire
Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 05/10/2010
» In the Vithes Samosorn room at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 24 Thai university students convened recently in Bangkok to showcase their oratorical and diplomatic skills and to expound on sustainable development among Asem countries.
Body talk: What's the message?
Learningpost, Edward Roy Krishnan, PHD, Published on 05/10/2010
» Much has been written about decoding body language. Advocates and specialists in this field claim that they can almost precisely match different movements, postures, gestures and facial expressions with the actual psychological states of individuals at any given time. Their strong arguments for this precision influence the general public into attempting to understand others through a series of diagnostic analyses aimed at matching what they see with what they think others are like.
Wake-up call to preserve our planet
Learningpost, Kantanach Chayapong, Published on 05/10/2010
» Biodiversity is life. Biodiversity is our life. This was what United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stated at the start of this year's International Year of Biodiversity.
He said, she said: Learning dialogue basics
Learningpost, Heather Vlach, Published on 05/10/2010
» Inserting dialogue into a writing piece is a great way to move a story along, or to reveal something about a character. Today, we are going to learn some of the basic structural issues of conventional dialogue, saving the punctuation rules of dialogue for next time.
The forgotten kingdom
Learningpost, David Canavan, Published on 05/10/2010
» Fungi are a separate kingdom to plants and animals. They have unique features that are as complex and diverse as those of any plant or animal.
Educa accents quality
Learningpost, Published on 30/11/2010
» One of the aims of the second stage of the education reform process is to enable Thais to become quality lifelong learners. This involves the creation of quality schools, the presence of suitably qualified school administrators and teachers, the provision of education opportunities for all, and the participation of all the parties in the education sphere.
Classroom dynamics
Learningpost, Timothy Cornwall, PHD, DTM, Published on 30/11/2010
» In discussing the personal relationship between a teacher and students, insight into classroom dynamics can offer clues to how teachers can best create a positive, and therefore beneficial, learning environment since the ability to encourage significant student learning comes from student-teacher attitudinal qualities.