Faceoff: ‘he’, ‘he or she’, ‘he/she’, ‘s/he’ versus ‘they’ | OxfordWords blog

Faceoff: ‘he’, ‘he or she’, ‘he/she’, ‘s/he’ versus ‘they’ | OxfordWords blog

Oxford Bookworms Graded Readers Apps

Level Test

I hope you find this level test useful. Taken from "Using English for Academic Purposes".

A General Theory of Interlingual Mediation - Sergio Viaggio

The Chicago Manual of Style

With state-of-the-art recommendations on editorial style and publishing practices in the digital age, The Chicago Manual of Style is the must-have reference for everyone who works with words.

The Elements of Style

The Elements of Style William Strunk, Jr. Asserting that one must first know the rules to break them, this classic reference book is a must-have for any student and conscientious writer. Intended for use in which the practice of composition is combined with the study of literature, it gives in brief space the principal requirements of plain English style and concentrates attention on the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated.

BYU-BNC: BRITISH NATIONAL CORPUS

CORPUS OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN ENGLISH

Who? Coffee? Yes Sir!

FCE 2011 - BBQ

FCE - Exam Speaking Practice

http://www.mansioningles.com/first/first_cert11.htm

HOW THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE WAS DEVELOPED

The history of English in ten minutes.
For a good laugh.

Thanks Aurora Humarán, from IAPTI.

CLEC's 80's Party

My 2011 FCE class

Follow your instinct

El consejo de antaño para rendir el FCE, ahora con fundamento científico.
Aquí, la nota:

¿Qué es más efectivo a la hora de tomar una decisión rápida, bajo presión? Lo mejor es seguir la "corazonada".
Por lo menos, así lo indica un trabajo de investigadores de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas de la Universidad de Buenos Aires.

Those Incredible Interpreters

Interpreting is one of the most difficult linguistic skills

Published on September 15, 2011 by Francois Grosjean, Ph.D. in Life as a Bilingual

 

Highly recommended! 

How language transformed humanity

Read this article and watch its related video. I found it enlightening.
Thanks Lorena Vicente, from IAPTI.org.
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Jay Walker on the world's English mania

Very illustrative on the Chinese need to learn English.
Thank you, NdeT.org's mate Alejandro G.!

Natively Speaking Comics

To practise vocabulary, idioms, collocations, etc.
Thank you 2011 FCE student Nick Ba.

Learn American English on the Way!

Un buen sitio con podcasts para aprender inglés americano, con secciones específicas para gramática, frases, pronunciación, música, juegos, entre tantos otros.
Gracias a la colega cañadense Susana Bruera.
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