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  • Words in the News
    Words in the News: Europe agrees to new financial regulator: 3 September 2010: The European Union has agreed to set up a series of financial...
  • Quiznet
    Six questions about non-defining relative clauses: Quiznet: 1 September 2010
  • September
    Student blogger, September 2010
  • New words in English
    In this programme, Rob and Alice talk about new words which have entered the English language recently: 6 Minute English: 2 September 2010
  • Apps
    Keep your English up to Date, John Ayto explains the origin, meaning and use of the word 'app', 31 August 2010

I enjoy so many different aspects of teaching:  interacting with students & seeing them interact with each other, preparing lessons and predicting what questions will come up, seeing a student ‘getting it,’ the period when a timid student finally begins to lose some inhibitions and trust her/himself.  Of course the real sense of achievement comes with the positive feedback - hearing from a student, “Hey, it worked!  They understood me!”  Here are a few of my favorites stories:

 

 

Tips

dezent = subtle, discreet

decent = anständig