Some tips to learn English effectively and efficiently

Some tips to learn English effectively and efficiently 

These days a lot of people are learning English and some are learning it. Actually the British people are the ones who are responsible for the widespread of English language to the world. In the 19^th century the British colonized almost every land around the world and spread its language nearly every corner of the world.

There are a lot of reasons to learn English. There are political reasons, means of communication, business and better career opportunity. Besides this, learning English can be a lot of fun. Studying English provides you with access to lots of works of literature, films, and music produced in English. 

But once you decide to learn English, how would you go about doing that? If you are wondering how you can learn the language of English, let’s check out these four tips below.

1.    Take a course: Studying on your own can take you a long time– if you are serious about learning English, it is wise to take an English course. There is probably an English language school somewhere in your neighborhood and you can also always take classes at your university. Online courses are the best options. You can learn from elementary level or advanced level. It depends the level of English you processes.

2.    Learn English grammar:  Try to learn English grammars like tenses, noun, adjective, verbs etc.  By a best grammar books and try to self-study and study with your friends. Please set a regular schedule so that you can master your grammar quickly.

3.    Learn a new English word every day: The more words you learn, the more confident you can speak or express yourself in English. The way to improve and develop your vocabulary is to learn more words everyday. Read Newspapers in English.

4.    Make English-speaking friends: Practicing English is very important. Ideally, you want to speak and practice speaking English regularly to develop your pronunciation, oral understanding, and complete speaking skills. Obviously, it is best to practice speaking English with native speakers of English.

Sample Personal Statement for Applying for Scholarship to New Zealand

Sample Personal Statement for Applying for Scholarship to New Zealand

My purpose of studying in New Zealand is to gain new knowledge, expertise and experience about educational leadership and policy making. In my view, my proposed study will be of great contribution to my workplace upon my return for many ways.

First of all, I want to use the knowledge I will have learned from New Zealand to improve English study program and the area of education at the Center for Foreign Languages, where I used to work before. 

Secondly, the school program determines the quality of human resources the school produces, so it needs ongoing innovation. Thus, when I gain the knowledge about the leadership in education, I can help participate with my university director in upgrading the school program, policy, curriculum and the like.

Third, most of the lecturers of English at my university do not possess Master's degrees and this can result in students' low quality of education. Therefore, I need a Master's degree to actually help improve the quality of education of the students. Upon my arrival to my home country, I will share and transfer the knowledge and experience I gain in New Zealand to the Cambodian students of the next generation. As a teacher, I will use the knowledge learnt from the highly developed country to help students at the educational center I am overseeing through my teaching, workshops and other educational activities.

Finally, my knowledge can greatly benefit to human resource development at my workplace. I will help develop human resources at my school by doing more frequent workshops about professional development to all my staff in order to further strengthen their skill and better the work quality. 

Overall, I think my study will be a useful and effective catalyst for the continued development of my career especially at my workplace.

Learning English Literature: A Tale of Two Cities Part 2: Chapter 1 to Chapter 3

Learning English Literature: A Tale of Two Cities Part 2: Chapter 1 to Chapter 3

Summary

Chapter 1: Five Years Later

                Mr. Jerry five years go was the one who had a message for Mr. Lorry. Now when he got up in the morning he found his wife praying and he thought that his wife was praying against him. Then he was angry and asked his wife to stop praying. During breakfast his wife asked for the praying again and he got very angry and said that the praying would steal his food. Later he went to work at the bank. 

Chapter 2: A Sight

                At the Old Bailey Court, a young man of 25 was brought in to be sentenced of the charge of treason.  His name was Mr. Darney, who was accused of being a traitor against the king. The bank asked  Jerry to go the court to be a messenger for Mr.  Lorry in case Mr. Lorry needed to sent some messages to the bank. Miss. Manette and her father also attended the hearing to be against the prisoner. The punishments for such a crime included hanging, chopping head, slicing the body into pieces, taking out the inside of the body and burn.

Chapter 3: A Disappointment

                At the court the accused is being tried for the charge of treason. The witnesses—Miss. Manette, Mr. Lorry, Doctor Manette, Mr. Basard who was the prisoner’s friend and Mr. Rorger Cly, who the accused's former servant—were asked to give testimony and at the end the court decided to acquit the charge of the accused. Mr. Lorry asked Mr. Jerry to send the court decision to the bank. 

A sample short essay written by a professor at the university "The Real Meaning of Kingdom of Wonder"

A sample short essay written by a professor at the university 

A real kingdom of wonder?

Whenever I think of the meaning kingdom of wonder, it always makes me wonder about everything that happens and i see in her society now. i think i am being so crazy now? yes, I am now.

First, I wonder about how her simple government staff can live or survive with net salary around $200 per month or some would get less than this.

When I compare the income from the salary with basic expenses, i am getting more wonder about how her civil servants would make ends meet.

For example, a small family may need only 50 kg of rice a month, yet they have to pay for power, water, phone, and hospital bills. In addition, they need to buy petrol, clothes and food, as well as entertainment if they may need as I see a lot of new different types of clubs and beer factories opened recently.

With the slim income and large expenses the people of the kingdom of wonder need to deal, many of them would have to catch up the fashionable life styles, modern electronic gadgets, vehicles as well as to uphold their uncountable traditional ceremonies and custom.

Seeing their stereotype nowadays, this great skills of spending, and managing their income, I can conclude that in the kingdom of wonder must live a lot of really wonderful people.

Sample Request Letter to the Dean of the university

Sample Request Letter to the Dean of the university 

Dear Professor David,

I am writing to inform you that I have got an idea of having guest lecture one or twice a month on Sunday afternoon. The duration for the lecture is about 1 hour and a half to 2 hours. It is worth starting from 2:30 pm.

The purpose of doing the lecture is to arouse students’ attention more on the Faculty of Science of Education and Languages, to alert their awareness of how important the English is, to add variety to the students of English so that they have keen interest in learning language at Harvard University and to get students to know each and share their idea with one another. Besides, this can be a marketing tool to trigger the increasing number of students into the Faculty of Education and Languages.

The guest speakers are all the lecturers of English and they will have to take turn to give a speech to participants. Also, the fourth-year students who get the first-grade in class will be invited to share their experience of how to learn English successfully or to present any other useful topics.  The participants would be all students from first year, second semester to third year.

If this initiative gains approval, I believe all the lecturers and I will be committed to the greatest extent to bringing this idea into existence. 

I am looking forward to getting your comments soon.

Sincerely yours,

John Smit

Sample Interview Questions to ask prospective teacher of English who wish to teach at university

Interview Questions to ask prospective teacher of English

1.  Giving clear instruction before students are asked to do thing is one of the important factors in classroom’s teaching. It is worth remembering that the best activity in the world is a waste of time if the students don’t understand what they are supposed to do. Therefore teacher needs to make sure that the instruction is clear to all the students. Tell us how you cross-check that your students understand your instruction well.

2.    A good teacher is a person who possesses quite a lot of characteristic. Tell us about a few characteristics that make a good teacher. Give some example if possible.

3.    Correcting students’ mistakes is one of the vital parts of the teacher’s role, but teachers have to be cautious when correcting the students. If we do it without care, we can to some extent upset our students, damage their confidence or discourage them for the next response. Please tell us about your best strategies for correcting students in an effective way.

4.    Perhaps the teacher’s most important instrument is voice. How we speak and what our voice sounds like really have a crucial impact on our students. Tell us how you should use your voice in the class so that so that you can provoke students’ interest in you and your teaching.

5.    If you encounter the situation in which a few students are not interested in your teaching and they start to make noise in the classroom. And indeed making noise from those few students can hinder other students’ attention on your teaching. Tell us how you handle that situation?

6.    Tell us about your strength and weaknesses.

7.    In the teacher-centered classroom, a teacher plays an only role as person who transmits the knowledge and information to students. But today we prefer student-centered approach because it is more effective for both teaching and learning. In the student-centered method, a teacher has many roles to play. Tell us a few roles of the teacher in this approach and give some examples if necessary.

8.    Teaching is the interaction process between teachers and students. In the past teacher taught students usually by using solely his verbal communication and this kind of communication still continues to play an important role in today’s teaching process. However, in the modern day’s teaching, teacher recognizes the great value of instructional aids. They include taps, OHPs, LCDs, flashcards and so on. And they are used as aids to effective teaching and learning. Therefore, tell us some advantages of employing audiovisual aids for your teaching.

9.    If you teach a classroom in which students have different level of English-some are good and some are poor. Therefore, tell us how you teach so that all students can understand your lesson well? 

10.  What will you be doing in the next 5 year period? 

Paragraph Writing Topic "College Years"

Sample Paragraph Written by a top student of English

Topic: The college years are the best time for a person's life

After having graduated from high school, some students do not have a tendency to pursue their education in the college or university. Instead, they simply try to look for a job. However, some graduated high school students continue their study in the college. The college years are the best time for a person’s life because of many reasons.

First, they are the years that a person learns a specific skill they need for a job. Unlike primary or high school years, a person learns the general knowledge, but he or she learns a skill in the college. For example, if a person wants to become a journalist, he or she will attend the journalism college. Therefore, a person will work as a journalist when he or she finishes their college years.



Second, the college years do not only provide a person job advantages but also provide many experiences. Students who study for four years at college gain much experience. For instance, students learn how to solve the problem in individually, pairs and group. They learn how to be independent learners and discover the proof by themselves. Students need to do the research by themselves in the library or anywhere else that they can get the information.

Third, by learning at college, a person can make more friends with students studying in the same classroom or even the school. When students are learning in the college, they usually make friend among others. Therefore, having many friends can help a person whenever they have problem. For example, when a person cannot solve one problem, he or she can consult with their friends to deal with such a problem.

In short, college years play very important role in person’s life such as a specific skill they need for job, experiences, and making more friends. Furthermore, I personally think that people should pursue their higher education so that they can easily find appropriate job to make their living.