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English as a Foreign Language in Hospitals

Abby Beverly

2014-07-03

Communication is important when working in a hospital environment, and whether you’re still working on your English as a whole or if it’s only the medical aspect you need assistance on, you’ll find resources made for Medical English useful in you accumulation of vocabulary and phrases. Check out these sites and begin expanding your English so that you feel comfortable working or participating in the medicinal field.

Hospital English is a good place to start in order to gain the skills necessary to communicate in a hospital environment. The site and resources were created by a licensed US pharmacist who has experience teaching EFL and is currently teaching EFL in a nursing school in Japan. Though not extensive, the site provides useful information on the topics it does have to offer, included hospital procedures, medical equipment, and medication.

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ESL Teacher Salary

Easton Isaacson

2014-07-03

Maybe you’ve had some experience teaching ESL and are looking to make a career out of it or are simply exploring your options. Teaching others the valuable skill of speaking English is a worthwhile and satisfying opportunity, but can it actually be financially supportive?

According to the 2012 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Handbook, the median pay for ESL teachers was 48,590, at $23.36 per hour.

This number is a bit lower than the average salary of high school teachers but, while the occupational status of high school teachers has a projected job outlook of 6%, which is lower than average, ESL teachers have a projected outlook of 9%, which is equivalent to average. What does that mean? Essentially, between 2012 and 2022, the demands for this position will increase along with the national average, so there will be more job opport...

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English Sinhala Lessons

Ishara Rupasinghe

2014-07-01

Sinhala is the native language of the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka whose populations makes up about 75% of the total Sri Lankan population. If you hear Sri Lanka calling your name, are looking to live or work there, or are just interested in travelling there, consider learning some Sinhala to give you a stronger foundation on which to communicate with others and get a better understanding of the culture. There a plenty of opportunities for you to learn Sinhala, so getting the practice and help you need in order to be successful will be no problem with these resources.

Websites
These are all well-rounded sites filled with information on learning Sinhala, ranging from actual classes to book and app recommendations. Start exploring what each one has to offer and find out which is right for you, or use resources from all of them to get the most out of the web’s Sinhala resources.

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Best English Grammar Exercises Online

Adam Johnson

2014-07-01

Practice makes perfect, and that includes practicing your English grammar! Learning comes in all shapes and sizes; my personal method is to review, test, and then study my mistakes and why I made them. Whether this is how you learn best or you’re looking for supplements to other learning strategies, working with English grammar exercises will help you get a better understanding of the progress you’ve been making and can help you identify areas that require more work. There tons of English grammar exercises online, some of the best ones being right here.

Learn English Feel Good is home to a variety of helpful exercises, from basic grammar implementation to more advanced challenges that focus on words even English speakers find tricky (like ‘allusion’ vs. ‘illusion’) and other areas of difficulty.

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English Exercises Online

Karen Schwartz

2014-06-30

Practicing exercises online is likely the most convenient and cost efficient way to learn English if you don’t have another person to practice with. From multiple choice quizzes to fun grammar games, here are my top website picks where you can find quality English exercises.

English 4 U - https://www.english-4u.de/
This site contains over 300 English grammar exercises which were specially made for ESL and EFL students. English 4 U provides many lessons, lists, and examples on numerous English grammar topics. The grammar exercises specifically test tenses, mixed tenses, questions, pronouns, and prepositions. The site also offers many readings, fill-ins, crosswords, texts, and quizzes on a variety of topics such as countries and cities.

English Exercises - https://www.englishexercises.org/
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How to Win at ESL Hangman

Alexandra Perry

2014-06-27

I see you. You’ve been practicing your hand at ESL hangman for the past few hours, and you never seem to win. Whoa there, don’t go tossing that computer off your desk out of frustration! You can win at this game. All it takes is a few tricks of the trade.

Study the Vocabulary
This may seem like a given, but you’re not going to win a hangman game with words you’re unfamiliar with. Start practicing your vocabulary. Write the word and definition multiple times, use flashcards, associate the word with a picture, etc. The more familiar you are with the words and their spelling, the better your chances of succeeding in hangman.

Start With Vowels
One of the tricks of hangman is to start your guesses with vowels. Every word has at least one in it, and there aren’t that many (a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y). This means that choosing out of this small selection of letters to begin with will give you a greater probability of selecting a letter that is...

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Did You Know the TEFL/TESOL Certification is Optional in Japan?

Paul Fujimoto

2014-06-27

That’s right! There are opportunities to teach EFL abroad without a certification. Japan in particular is host to a huge number of EFL teachers with no TEFL/TESOL training.

This isn’t to say that anyone is eligible. Japan requires those seeking a working visa to have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree, though the subject studied doesn’t matter. In addition to that, you usually have to be a native (or equivalent) English speaker. If you fit into both of those categories, then you’re on a role.

If you meet those core requirements, you are eligible to teach EFL in Japan sans certification and can begin the search for your perfect EFL job, starting with these opportunities:

Education through Communication for the Community (ECC) Foreign Language Institute is a school system with locations numbering 150+ across Japan. No knowledge on the Japanese language is required, and you can begin ap...

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Online English and Sinhala Lessons

John Perera

2014-06-23

Sinhala, also known as Sinhalese, is the native language of the people of Sri Lanka, an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeast tip of India. This Indo-Aryan language was influenced by Pali, the sacred language of southern Buddhism, and Sanskrit, the liturgical language of Hinduism. The Sri Lankan language has about 15 million speakers and continues to grow. Sinhala is primarily spoken in Sri Lanka but is also spoken in places such as Singapore, Thailand, Canada, and the United Arab Emirates.

Sinhala has a unique writing script that uses the Sinhalese alphabet. This system is a member of the Brahmic family of scripts which is a writing system predominantly used in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and parts of Central and East Asia. This alphabet is called abugida meaning that consonant-vowel sequences are written as a unit. The written symbols of this distinctive script are used to write religious texts for Pali and Sanskrit.

If you plan on visiting Sri Lanka or...

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