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Tag Archives: language
Language/Writing Tip 5
I have lately had the un-pleasure of proofreading a number of academic articles. I have come to hate the phrase “to shed some light on…” A few examples: a) “This paper aims to shed some light on immigration.” b) “This … Continue reading
Language/Writing Tip 4
“Rather” is rather annoying because it looks like it should be a verb: “I would rather eat snake soup,” she said after he asked her out. “Rather” is an adverb. It is not a verbal synonym for “to prefer,” which … Continue reading
Language/Writing Tip 3
“Express your most powerful thought in the shortest sentence” is pretty solid advice. The above quotation is taken from: Check it out. You will learn something. Or you might find the advice glib. But do consider it. The advantage of … Continue reading
ESSE Bursaries for 2014
The rules for the ESSE Book Awards for 2014 (for books published in 2012 and 2013) have been issued: see the ESSE website for more information. The prizes will be awarded at the ESSE Conference in Kosice. Click here for … Continue reading
The Thinking Approach to language teaching and learning – TA
A piece of news for anyone thinking about “The Thinking Approach to language teaching and learning – TA”: For the past 15 years the TA team has been developing an approach to language teaching and learning that allows for an … Continue reading
Elope X – Spring
SDAŠ is proud to announce a new volume of its academic journal ELOPE (Vol. X – Spring). If you would like a printed issue, please write to our treasurer Andrej Stopar. SDAŠ members and the authors of the articles will … Continue reading
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10. strokovni posvet Bralnega društva Slovenije
Posredujemo vabilo Bralnega društva Slovenije: Vabilo na 10. strokovni posvet Bralnega društva Slovenije “TUDI MI BEREMO. Različni bralci z različnimi potrebami”, ki bo v ponedeljek, 9. septembra 2013, v Klubu CD, Cankarjev dom v Ljubljani, Prešernova cesta 10 Spoštovani! Bralno … Continue reading
Language Note of the Week 40
This is the final note for this academic year, and it’s an odd one because it has to do with a single word. That said, the odd Language Note has of course been lexical. The word is “odd.” “Canada sent … Continue reading
Language Note of the Week 39
This is a follow-up to last week’s Note. If you are talking about the European Union, say, “European Union.” “Slovenia is in Europe” is obvious. “Switzerland is not in Europe” is a bizarre statement. “Croatia is going to Europe” is … Continue reading
Language Note of the Week 38
As I have already mentioned in many of my classes and in Writing Short Literature Essays, you want each paragraph of your essay to look forward. Let’s try that again. As mentioned in Writing Short Literature Essays, you want… When … Continue reading