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Junk Food
Last night we lost power, just before maghrib. And so we went to bed early, my children and I, but because I’ve become a Ramadhan night owl I only dozed in bed, and was never really able to fully fall...
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Is Your Heart as True as Your Arm?
I didn’t intend to post today, but then I found this poem in my mail box, and I had to share it. You may enjoy reading the biography of the poet as well, insha’Allah. To the Swimmer by Countee Cullen...
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An Apple for the Teacher(s)
I have written all of these previous entries with English learners in mind, but today I found a fun resource for teachers of all kinds. This is a brief entry – but the little slide show is well...
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Calling all Teachers and English Lit Fans
Teacher Training I am very happy to announce that the American English Plus Language Center will begin holding our free Teacher Training sessions on this Tuesday (September 4th, 2012) from 10:00 am –...
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Yes.
When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer by Walt Whitman Stars. When I heard the learn’d astronomer, When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me, When I was shown the charts and diagrams,...
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14 Ways to Improve Your English Speaking Skills
“Karen,” one of my students said to me recently, ”I understand everything I read, and I can write well. But how do I improve my speaking?” In Algeria, this is a common problem. It’s not as though one...
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I have fallen in love with a reference book. That sounds a bit sick, doesn’t it? I’ve fallen in love with many books over the years: Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, 1984, even The Moosewood Cookbook....
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