THANK YOU VISITORS FROM THE ENGLISH TEACHER
My site has been up for just over a month now and I am proud to announce that I have had over 1000 visitors. I would never of immagined such an overnight success but this has been the case, so I want to thank all of you for visiting me and please continue to do so. Aniya (The English Teacher)
As you can see by the image (no it’s not me) but an English teacher from 1925 a certain Miss Ella Miller images are of kind courtesy of the Archives of Ontario
Miss Ella Miller, a school teacher in Longlac, 1925, C 267-3-2-2-38, Archives of Ontario.
To obtain a teaching certificate the student teacher would be required to conduct classes at a model school. Model schools were “practical schools” established in public schools partnered with the normal school. Teachers graduating from normal school courses would be issued aFirst or Second Class Certificate qualifying them to teach elementary or high school for higher wages and eventually become school principals or school inspectors.
Practice teaching evaluations for Mr. Joseph Sherman, 1885, RG 2-128-5-6, Archives of Ontario.
The poem underneath recalls one student’s experience practice teaching in front of his peers. Training registers, such as the one below, document praise and criticism, teaching suggestions, and grading of the practice teaching assignments. Very similar to the CELTA training course I did.
“Experience of a Normal School Student”, Rhapsodist, 1895, RG 2-253, box 2114, file 58, Archives of Ontario.
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FREE RICE WORD GAME
Free Rice - For Each Vocabulary Word You Get Right, We Donate Free Rice through the United Nations World Food Program to Help End World Hunger
Perhaps you have noticed I have the freerice widget on my sidebar. So what is freerice? It’s a word game with a difference. For each word you get right, 20 [...]
SCHOOL REPORT
It just goes to show that no-one’s perfect. Image of Sir Winston Churchill’s 1883 school report taken from the library of congress exhibition
PODENGLISH
Yet another podcast this time with bite-sized 5 minute lessons to watch and subscribe to. Great for all levels from beginner to advanced students.
VISUAL DICTIONARY ONLINE
The Visual Dictionary Online is an interactive dictionary with an innovative approach.
From the image to the word and its definition, the Visual Dictionary Online is an all-in-one reference. Search the themes to quickly locate words, or find the meaning of a word by viewing the image it represents. What’s more, theVisual Dictionary Online helps you learn English in a visual and accessible [...]
READ BOOKS VIA E-MAIL OR RSS FEED?
DailyLit sends books in installments via e-mail or RSS feed. It offers over 950 classic and contemporary books available entirely for free or on a Pay-Per-Read basis (with sample installments available for free). You can read your installments wherever you receive e-mail/RSS feeds, including on your Blackberry and iPhone. Installments arrive in your Inbox according [...]
THE 8 LESSONS OF LEADERSHIP
I am subscribed to Time magazine courtesy of the school I work for. Unfortunately I don’t have a lot of time to read the issues, but my husband does…The recent issue puts Nelson Mandela in the spotlight after he recently celebrated his 90th birthday, inside this issue you’ll find his 8 Lessons of Leadership
MYNGLE SUMMER IMMERSION
Myngle Summer Immersion - Unlimited lessons till 1 September 2008!
What is Summer Immersion Unlimited?
Learning a language is usually a long process. But, with dedication you can learn very well in a short amount of time just by increasing your contact with the language. The more lessons you take in a shorter amount of time, the [...]
ENGLISH OR AMERICAN?
Not only do some words mean different things but many are spelt differently, here are just a few of the most common.
English
American English
all right
all right, alright (disputed)
analyse
analyze
centre
center
cheque
check
colour
color
counsellor
counselor
criticise, criticize
criticize
defence
defense
doughnut
donut
favour
favor
fibre
fiber
flavour
flavor
fulfil
fulfill
grey
gray
honour
honor
humour
humor
jewellery
jewellery, jewelry
judgement, judgment
judgment
kerb
curb
labour
labor
license, licence (verb)
licence (noun)
license (verb)
license (noun)
litre
liter
metre
meter
mould
mold
neighbour
neighbor
offence
offense
practise (verb)
practice (noun)
practice (verb)
practice (noun)
pretence
pretense
programme
program
pyjamas
pajamas
realise, realize
realize
savour
savor
speciality
specialty
theatre
theater
travelled
travelling
travelled, traveled
travelling, traveling
tyre
tire
ADOPT-A-BOOK
Here is a nice idea for all you bookworms out there, the chance to own that book you always wanted, or nearly…Not own but adopt-a-book.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
