Corrective feedback in language learning: Part 4
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Corrective feedback in language learning: Part 3
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Corrective feedback in language learning: Part 2
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Corrective feedback in language learning: Part 1
Whether you are a language learner or a language teacher, you probably have some opinions about the...
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Do Canadians say “sorry” too much?
Image: (From CBC article linked below) Calgary Transit engaging in some typical Canadian 'live and ...
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Summer is just around the corner, and I have lots of plans! The last class of my MA program will be...
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Photo from DH News Rainy day box When I was an elementary school student, everyone had a rainy day...
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Photo by Mr Xerty on Unsplash I came across the following interesting quote recently: “Many people ...
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If you build it, they will come
Image: Sudbury's Big NickelMany cities around the world have famous sightseeing attractions, but I’...
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The Starry Night: Painting with LEGO
The Starry Night was painted by Vincent van Gogh in June 1889, but it didn’t become famous until lo...
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Identity poems: Where I’m from
I recently did an activity with my colleagues to get to know each other better and it was a kind of...
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Image: An alleged UFO seen from a farm near McMinnville, Oregon, 1950 from https://www.britannica.c...
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Talking about NHL hockey in English: Part 2
The teams A hockey team typically dresses (has) 20 players, 18 skaters and 2 goalies (goaltenders/g...
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Talking about NHL hockey in English: Part 1
I recently posted about the NHL Playoff Season and promised to add another post with more vocabular...
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Ice hockey (usually just called hockey) is one of Canada’s national sports (the other is lacrosse)....
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Coming soon to a galaxy near you
Image: Star Wars Day promotion from LEGO.com May the 4th is unofficially known as Star Wars Day, a...
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Talking about birthdays in English
In my last column, I wrote about celebrating birthdays, so today I’d like to introduce some words a...
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Childhood is usually a time filled with amazing birthday parties with themes and lots of friends, f...
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Something funny and something creepy
Image: Calvin and Hobbes by Bill WattersonAlthough I enjoy reading a variety of genres, the only bo...
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Image: Armistice by Zach McLaughlin (pastel)I started teaching in 2010, but before that I had sever...
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Talking about learning during the pandemic in English (Part 1)
The past two years have made us all more familiar with working and learning online, and this situat...
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The news in Canada: April 2022
Although international news continues to dominate the headlines in Canada, there are some interesti...
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Image: Franglish - Vibe (2021) album cover I’ve written a few column posts about my favourite music...
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There are many people that I admire, some real and some fictional. I’ll introduce one of each today...
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Photo: LEGO Brickheadz Easter ChickAfter Valentine’s Day is over, the next holiday that people star...
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There are a couple of ways to express motion in English. One way is to use a simple motion verb wit...
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I recently completely 1,000 lessons and would like to thank all of the people who have taken lesson...
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Confusing negatives in English
Recently, I wrote about perseverance in studying, and I used a confusing negative sentence (see bel...
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Photo by Candra Winata on Unsplash Persistence/Perseverance is, in my opinion, the most important f...
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Good habits can reduce stress in your life and help you think more clearly. I believe that I have t...
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