How do we teach spelling? To help students become confident spellers we need to build their understanding of phonology, orthography, morphology and etymology, grow their lexical stores, and develop efficient memory and retrieval techniques. We’ve developed a new spelling approach that addresses these...
I’ll go with diglossia as the real reason: to speak fluent Arabic you basically have to learn two languages, one of which there seems to be a collective conspiracy not to acknowledge the existence of, much less teach. But the SAE issue is obviously also relevant; Modern Hebrew basically e...
Oftentimes, they teach what is not important for efficient communication. At the end of the day, grammar-based language learning is not for everyone, so I created German lessons for beginners which make it possible to say the most important things right away. ...
explain it. Explain the language origin, the etymology, the base word etc. E.g., ‘many’ is a short form of ‘manifold’ so is spelled like that word. English words don’t end in ‘i’ so the ‘i’ was changed to a ‘y’. The pronunciation of the ‘a’ was changed...
In 1994, Richard Sears decided to put the ancient Chinese characters online. Then in 2002, he did it. That is the beginning of the Chinese Etymology(汉字词源)website. “My website did not get much attention for years. In 2011, it suddenly got a lot of attention. I got thousands of ...
An extended definition goes beyond a word’s denotation(s) to givea more thorough understanding. It might go into such things as: an expanded description of the word or concept comparisons etymology (the study of words’ origins and histories of development) ...
Parents may teach a child to get help whenever he sees blood on himself -- he might not feel any pain, but he can learn to recognize the sight of blood as a sign of danger. When a child is very young, it can be helpful to simply check him all over for injuries at intervals durin...
Inspiration is a uniquely human experience because it isn’t motivated by mere survival. It transcends the world of needs and lives in the world of wants. By doing so, inspiration stirs the mind. It’s no coincidence that the etymology of inspire is linked to “the breath of life.” As...
Once a little boy wanted to meet Love.He knew it was a long trip to where Love lived,so he got his things ready with some pizzas and drinks and started off.When he passed three streets,he saw an old woman sitting in the park and watching some birds.She looked very hungry.The boy ...
Also, remember that all religions teach us to respect each other and accept the decisions made by other people. If you don’t get over the issues involving religion and conflict, chances are that you’ll lose the emotional support and a chance to continue your relationships with those people...