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Tongue Twisters to improve pronunciation in English
According to Encyclopedia Britannica, a tongue twister is a word or group of words made difficult to articulate by a close sequence of similar consonantal sounds. Tongue twisters are often passed on for generations, becoming a rich part of folklore. Tongue twisters have been recommended for curing hiccups and for curing lisps and other speech defects. They are also used for testing the fit of dentures and for screening applicants for broadcasting positions. Authors from EngVid (Free English Video Lessons) website (https://www.engvid.com/) mention that “Tongue twisters are a great way to practice and improve pronunciation and fluency. They can also help to improve accents by using alliteration, which is the repetition of…
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EFL Blogging School Project Conference
On February 21, 2015 I participated to the EFL (English as a Foreign Language) Blogging School Project Conference, which was held in Chisinau, at the “B. P. Hasdeu” Library. Over 150 school teachers and university professors from various regions of Moldova attended this event, organized by the American Councils for International Education in Moldova and financed by the US Embassy. The participants learnt about the art of blogging and its benefits to teaching a foreign language and became acquainted with different online tools used in teaching/learning English such as Animoto, Pow Toon, Google Polls, free online dictionaries etc. The first part of the event was moderated by project trainers and…
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Seminar for Experienced Teachers “Web 2.0 Teaching Tools”
On February 12, 2015 I took part at the Seminar for experienced teachers Web 2.0 Teaching Tools, organized by the English Teaching Resource Centre (ETRC), which is located in Pedagogical University “Ion Creanga” from Chisinau and sponsored by the USA Embassy in Moldova. I discovered that Web 2.0 can provide compelling teaching and learning opportunities and all the resources which are absolutely free online can help us to save time and to improve the teaching/learning process, especially in the case of foreign languages. We must recognize the importance of creativity as a crucial 21st century learning skill. Creativity is at the heart of Web 2.0 and many of its vast…
