Well it had to happen – the move to the big city to expand samespeak.com. I last lived in Auckland in 2005 when I was HOF at Otahuhu College, teaching English of course and now I’m back here again. Already opportunities have been opening up so am very excited – change is good!
Category Archives: teach english
Let’s raise kids to be entrepreneurs
June 24, 2010 – 8:11 am
TED Talks Bored in school, failing classes, at odds with peers: This child might be an entrepreneur, says Cameron Herold. At TEDxEdmonton, he makes the case for parenting and education that helps would-be entrepreneurs flourish — as kids and as adults.
Can English Emancipate People in the Slums?
April 2, 2010 – 11:07 pm
An inspirational story about making a real difference through education for the millions in the slums. They teach in English, a language that is not native for the kids but they believe that this language will help them in the future and give them more choices on a global level.
Aunty, creative writing in English is like doing Art!
March 25, 2010 – 3:53 am
Writing creative stories in English for high school students in a different language can be quite daunting. Unless students are adequately stimulated, they can find writing boring and tedious. Who remembers the “Write about what you did in the holidays” task?. A useful approach is to engage learners in discussion where you can get them to relive the experience as if they were actually there again. Creative writing in English can be fun!
Mao’s Last Dancer – Movie and Book
March 23, 2010 – 6:47 am
Movies and books are a great way to be inspired and to also learn a different language and culture.
English with different accents
February 10, 2010 – 8:41 am
Here is a humorous example of understandable spoken English with a Pacific Island accent. You would also need to understand a bit about Pacific Island life in South Auckland, New Zealand to understand the joke and you would best get that from living in the country! See if you can work out what is being [...]
Perfect English Pronunciation or Understandable English?
February 7, 2010 – 6:06 am
What is the first goal that a second language learner of English should aspire to? Is it being able to speak exactly like a native speaker of English or being understood in English?
So, how much does Avatar borrow from Maori history? | TangataWhenua.com
January 29, 2010 – 9:05 pm
The Avatar movie borrows words from the Maori language for it’s indigenous language of the Nav’i people. There are also other similarities in the culture and appearance of the Nav’i that Maori may recognise.
2010 is the year to accelerate your spoken English
January 10, 2010 – 7:38 am
Speak English as much as possible to accelerate your ability to speak naturally and fluently.
