Students’ Writing and the Web: Motivator or OMG? Web browsers first appeared on computers in the early nineteen nineties. Since then, the Internet has greatly changed the way people communicate. But some teachers think the changes are not all for the better. Eleanor Johnson is an English professor at Columbia University in New York City. … Read more
Getting Schools Not Just to Go Green but Teach It, Too Charter schools operate with public money but without many of the rules that govern traditional public schools. In the United States the rules for charter schools differ from state to state. But in general these schools have greater freedom to decide what to teach … Read more
A Military Education at West Point Today we answer a question from a listener in Brazil who wants to know about the United States Military Academy at West Point. West Point is a college for future Army officers. It has more than four thousand students. The students are called cadets. The school is located about … Read more
John Dewey, 1859-1952: Educator and ‘America’s Philosopher’ This is the VOA Special English Education Report. We had a question from China from a listener who wanted to know about John Dewey. John Dewey was an influential thinker and educator. The New York Times once called him “America’s philosopher.” Larry Hickman is director of the Center … Read more
What is the best investment? I really love this topic. You will practice your english listening skills and also learn lots of good things. This lesson created by A.J. Hoge (Effortless English Teacher) and he has very colorful personality. He is not only teaching us english but also make us gain different point of views. … Read more
Thanksgiving is a holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the fourth Thursday of November. Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for all that we have in our lives. The holiday is also a time to celebrate the harvest and to commemorate the Pilgrim’s first feast in America. The holiday is celebrated … Read more
English Vocabulary Lesson 4 – “Driving” Vocabulary for the advanced English language learner. Lesson 4 topic: Idioms and sayings about driving.
Lesson 5a ” -ING/ -ED adjectives” Common Mistakes in English. Topic: Participial Adjectives (a.k.a. verbal adjectives, participles as noun modifiers, -ing/-ed adjectives). This is a lesson in two parts. In this first part, I offer an in-depth explanation of participial adjectives. Level: high intermediate.
Follow Me – Advanced Part 04 Follow Me! was a series of television programs produced by the BBC in the late 1970s as a crash course in the English language. It was popular in many overseas countries as a first introduction to English. Here it is in our channel and we hope you find it … Read more