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A Whale of an ESL club

 Description We’ll travel under the sea and learn what lives in the ocean. We’ll learn the oceans of the world and how aquatic animals under the sea have adapted to their habitats. It’s an underwater adventure where you’ll learn animal names and interesting facts about each animal. Learning Objectives Learn interesting facts about aquatic...
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The importance of authentic English materials in China.

The importance of authentic English materials in China.  Due to the academic system of memorization and learning obscure words, Chinese students often struggle to use oral English because they don’t know how to use vocabulary in a real-world application. The criticism of CET4 and CET6, China’s standardized English exams, includes that the oral English portion...
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USSH (CIE) / Deakin University: News Reporting and Writing, Spring 2021

Working course outline News Reporting and Writing 1 As students strive to develop their media writing skills, they must be informed about local, state, national and international events. Students should keep up with major local, national and international news (via newspaper, television, radio or web sites). https://tuoitrenews.vn/ https://saigoneer.com/ https://vietnamnet.vn/en/ https://english.thesaigontimes.vn/ https://www.vietnamnews.net/ https://vietnamnews.vn/tags/4542/english.html https://news.google.com/search?q=vietnam&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen This course...
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5 Benefits and Trends of Digital Education in International Schools

By Paul Blake While digital trends have greatly accelerated in recent years, this was nearly predictable, as online education companies were experiencing huge growth pre-pandemic. This expansion of tech in education continues as online education has become more universally accepted as a supplement to traditional pedagogies.  The explosion in the use of virtual 'meeting space...