You can say that again!

Here is a defence of translation in language teaching:

  http://tinyurl.com/3ew6jqb

I certainly think translation has a role to play in the classroom. I think as teachers we would benefit from considering the whole issue of translation and comparing languages in more dept if we are in a context where we teach students who speak the same first language.

 I have learned some fascinating things recently having read some books on translating Spanish-English. One of the points that struck me most was the difference there is in writing in Spanish and in English and how being aware of this can help us, as teachers, teach writing in English, particularly for exams, to our students.

A word in your ear

This has to be the quickest and simplest way of publishing online. It really takes two minutes to set up an online page and store it. Not quite a blog, more like an online wordprocessor this must have tons of applications for use in class. Wonderful. http://pen.io/

Yes we can!

Here is a blog full of enthusiasm, ideas and links for integrating technology into our classes. http://jenverschoor.wordpress.com/

What do you mean?

Fast and fun. Try this for some translation help: http://www.linguee.com/