Let’s cut through the bull, shall we? Australia is selling university degrees, especially to China and Chinese students. Hang on! Isn’t that what educational providers are supposed to do? No. They are supposed to sell education and REWARD a degree. They are supposed to reward a degree when the students prove that they DID get […]
You Know ABOUT English, You Don’t SPEAK English! Knowing English is not speaking English. Sure, you know English. You know ABOUT English. You know verb BE right? You studied that verb BE is “I am”, “You are” “He/she/it is” etc. You may even be able to read and write English, but you kind of struggle […]
It’s no secret that Vietnamese students struggle with English. Like many other Asian countries, Vietnamese people begin their English education very early at school, yet they find themselves helpless when it comes to speaking English. Words do not come out. Many Vietnamese students do have the words, they either heard them or read them but […]
You would think when an industry is heavily regulated, quality is upheld. Alas, that is not quite true in the ELICOS and VET education sectors in Australia. For those who don’t know the jargon, ELICOS is English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students and VET is Vocational Education and Training. ASQA (The Australian Skills Quality […]
Racist yet multicultural! This sounds quite contradictory, doesn’t it? Well, there’s no such thing as a racist multicultural society, it’s rather a multicultural policy that is ironically leading to racist behavior. How is Australia multicultural? Australia is home to people of all races, colors and languages. That’s a fact. The country welcomes everyone in, Chinese, […]
Phrasal Verbs: Take your English To A Whole New Level! It’s true. It’s amazing how few are those who know it though. Unfortunately, English learners seem to think of them as slang, so they avoid them. Since they think of them as slang, they do not make them a priority. They’d rather stick to…what was […]
I don’t know what it is anymore, seriously, I thought I did but I’m confused now. It’s amazing when you see a bunch of “educators” refusing to take a long, hard look at their lamentable situation and do something about it. At some point, you think they are just plain stupid, but then you say […]
That’s not always true, but 80% of the times it kind of is, a new voice is a new life. The idea here is not for you to go to your nearest hospital and start shopping for a new throat with new vocal chords, we’re talking about speaking another language, a second or third language. […]
Because I’m EVIL! What else could it possibly be? Why would anyone make fun of someone’s pronunciation or accent if it’s not simply for the….fun of it? Look, I’m not going to sit there and lie to you, it IS fun. Am I doing it for fun though? No. Am I doing it because I […]
Having taught hundreds of adult learners of English, many of whom were desperately looking for work in Sydney, one of the most expensive cities in the world, I have come to notice a number of factors that lead the students to bomb a job interview. To apply for jobs looking for “bubbly” personalities Be realistic. […]