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Who are you… dear reader?

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Brad
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  Ever wonder who reads your blog? I do, and I’d love to know more!!! Obviously I know who comments, but for each person that comments there are probably 10 who stop by and don’t leave one.  Now… I don’t know about you but I’m really curious to know who actually reads what I blog. So, here we go, feel free to share a bit more about who you are!  4 questions is all I’m asking and in return, I give you the photo below for a Friday giggle… Fair trade?   Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey, the (…)

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Interview with @EnglishAddicts addict, Mikaël Cabon

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Brad
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Today’s post is from a conversation I had with Mikaël Cabon, a journalist from the same region as Edulang, and an English learner who’s giving it his all with English Addicts.  So, without further ado….   So Mikaël, you are a French Journalist. What area in journalism are you most passionate about? First, news is a passion for me. I have read many newspapers and magazines for ages. I wrote my first one when I was ten years old on a white paper, recto-verso, and printed quite a few. Second, I think that I am an average but attentive and (…)

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My path to @EnglishAddicts started in an unusual place

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Brad
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  Today’s post comes from none other than the pedagogical inspiration for English Addicts and one of its lesson writers for over 8 years now, Dr. Paul Brett.  In this post he will explain how the jungles of Venezuela and his 30-year path in ELT helped define English Addict’s creation.  ENJOY !!!   -Brad   My path to English Addicts started in an unusual place … one where the Rivers Caroni and Orinoco meet, two day’s drive from the Brazilian border, a day’s drive from the fantastical table-top mountains and jungle of the Gran Sabana, half a day from the (…)

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Interview with one of our @englishaddicts authors

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Brad
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  This week I had the opportunity to interview one of our English Addicts authors, Aimée Johansen, who is also an English Teacher here in France.  During our exchange, I was reminded of a realization I had at the open mic/talent show at Tesol France this year… We TEFLers are indeed an interesting bunch with wildly diverse backgrounds and all kinds of tricks up our sleeves.  Without further ado, here’s our back n’ forth:   1)  Aimée, I was checking out your teacher profile at Telecom Bretagne and noticed that you completed your doctoral studies with a dissertation on  “The Clause (…)

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POLL: Would you agree with simplifying spelling in English ?

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Brad
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    Languages change, sometimes by a top-down force, but also just through time, influence of other languages and simple social exchange.  It might not seem so while watching the river of today’s English flow by, but jump 100, 200, 500 years back and it would sound very different, just as it would look different.  The words’ meanings will be slightly or even 180 degrees different too. Millions and millions of new English speakers have popped up all over the world in the past few decades, and it begs the question, “Whose English is Right?” but I’ve already thrown my (…)

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