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Winter 2013 AJET Opinion Exchange Meeting | AJET
"From 2020, there will be 2 major changes to the current education model: 1. English education at elementary school will begin in the 3rd and 4th grade, with ‘Foreign language activities’. 2. For elementary school 5th and 6th grades, English will be taught as a subject in 3 lessons per week. MEXT is developing curriculum content and textbooks for the English subject to be taught in the 5th and 6th grades. One of the goals of this new system will be for students to progress through the Eiken test levels to the second and pre-first level by the time they graduate from senior high school. In addition, to support this goal, English language classes at junior high school will be conducted primarily in English, as they are done now at the senior high school level" (Changes in English Education, ¶¶ 2-4).
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HowStuffWorks "10 Wrong Grammar Rules Everyone Knows"
In this post, Kershner explained two hands-full of grammar points on which prescriptions and usage often are at odds.
Sunday, June 29, 2014
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Sunday, June 22, 2014
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Prezi - Blog - The #PreziTop100 Online Resources Every Presenter Should See
Folks at Prezi have compiled a list of popular and high quality resources for presenters and presenters-to-be, and used bold typeface to flag those they deemed to be the best in each of four categories: Articles and BlogsBooksPresentationsPodcasts and Videos
Sunday, June 15, 2014
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Learn to Type | Keyboarding | Free Typing Tutor and Typing Lessons
"TypingWeb is a free online typing tutor & keyboarding tutorial for typists of all skill levels. TypingWeb includes entertaining typing games, typing tests, and free official typing certification" (deck, 2014.06.13).
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Referencing sof[t]ware (University of Birmingham)
This publicly accessible intranet library resource introduces Endnote, Reference Manager, RefWorks, and other software
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Literature searching - University of Birmingham
Includes a "Step by step guide to an effective search strategy"
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MedlinePlus - Health Information from the National Library of Medicine
"A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health"
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Blogging as Pedagogy: Facilitate Learning | Langwitches Blog
In this post, Tolisano stipulated, "Blogging should not be an add-on, not an isolated project, but should be seen as PEDAGOGY" (¶1, emphasis in original). She lauded blogging for its affordances facilitating learning through reading, writing, reflecting, and sharing.
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This page introduces four guides for student writers: a Research Guide, a Writing Guide, a Citation Guide, and a Topics Guide.
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Reflective Writing | UNSW Current Students
This UNSW Academic Support page is one in a series of short pages defining and exemplifying reflective writing. Topics include:What is reflective writing?How do I write reflectively?Examples of reflective writingThe page entitled "How do I write reflectively?" lists resources for learning about mind-mapping.
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Motivating kids to learn English is vital for the country's future growth - The Nation
This is an opinion piece that highlighted findings from a case study of 9th graders in Bangkok, Thailand. The study focused on students levels of motivation to develop their abilities to communicate in English.
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10 Tips to Transform Your Presentations - Presentation Software that Inspires | Haiku Deck
Nested under tip number nine are ten more tips to keep in mind for every presentation (9. 10 Tips).
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Changes to visa language testing | Neos Kosmos
This June 6, 2014, article pointed out two English language test options for Australian visa applicants, namely the TOEFL Internet-Based Test (iBT) and the Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic version. Those are in addition to the Advanced Cambridge English Exam (CAE).
Sunday, June 08, 2014
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The guidelines, model citations, and formatting tips in this section of EasyBib resources cover a range of reference types from books to websites: Fundamentals How to format an APA works cited list Quick Guide Parenthetical Citations Web Rules Bible Blog Book Chapter Database Dictionary Encyclopedia Film / Online Interview Journal Lecture Magazine Musical Recording Newspaper Photo / Digital Image Report Thesis/Dissertation TV/Radio Broadcast Website (2014.06.02)
Sunday, June 01, 2014
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Leanpub uses imports and markdown to create PDF, ePub, and Mobi versions of your work, which you may publish at any stage of development.
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53+ Free Image Sources for Your Blog and Social Media Posts | Courtney Seiter
Courtney Seiter listed dozens of repositories and tools for finding and creating images and media.
