My Advice to My Younger Self
I just posted this on Facebook and am reposting it here — “My advice to my younger self (& anyone else who finds any of this relevant)”. In no particular … Continue reading
On Teaching English Skills in a Globalized World
One of my friends has been teaching English in Thailand for many years and has kindly allowed me to repost some of his recent observations on ‘how English could be … Continue reading
Some Movies about Poland since World War I
Some Movies about Poland since World War I. 1. Katyń is a 2007 Polish film about the 1940 Katyn massacre, directed by Academy Honorary Award winner Andrzej Wajda. 2. Schindler’s … Continue reading
Responses to low birth rates
Whilst many countries continue to have high birth rates (& often high levels of youth unemployment), some now have birthrates which are too low to maintain their exiting population size. … Continue reading
Middle Eastern Languages
A useful set of videos on some of the languages of the Middle East (Kurdish is the main omission): Persian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZtlDNcbeE8 Arabic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y45owm80MM Maltese: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7VdeHdBn-g Turkish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJRQRD6LAmY … Continue reading
World War I: Some links for students
There is an excellent series of videos on WW1 produced by ‘The Great War’ channel on You-tube. The videos are well researched and cover an enormous range of material. The … Continue reading
Motivation and Finishing Projects
I just read “How Do I Motivate Myself to Finish Projects?” by Milena Rangelov It’s a useful set of ideas to help us to finish projects. The reference is here: http://www.slate.com/blogs/quora/2016/04/20/how_do_i_motivate_myself_to_finish_projects.html … Continue reading
