Today there is a reawakening interest in how language affects our lives. It comes with every threat to our safety and every promise of better times. It is a burning issue among minorities and a running debate between the attackers and defenders of our schools. Our deepest problems all are entangled with it: What shall be the official speech of emerging nations like Zambia and the Philippines, or even in certain areas of established ones like Belgium and Canada? What kind of English should be taught, or should there be no standard at all?
In a meritocratic society, people's achievements should reflect their own efforts and talents - if you are reasonably bright and motivated there should be little stopping you from succeeding in life. In Social Mobility Myths, Peter Saunders, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Sussex,
We have tried our best to present the lesson plans in some sort of logical order and have settled on listing them by approximate level that the plan is appropriate for: Elementary, Pre-lntermediate, Intermediate and Upper Intermediate, and even then this is only as a guide. When teaching you will find a range of classifications of learners but we hope that these are clear to understand! We should also point out that 'classifying' learners' language ability is never as easy as saying Elementary - in any group you will always find a range of levels and should expect this!
Quit talking - Start Doing! Motivate Yourself When No one Else Can
Procrastination is a big daily problem for many or most of us. It is the feeling that you know you should do something but you don’t do it. You know you should go to the gym, but you stay at home and watch TV. You know that it’s time to do the homework, but you went online and check Facebook. You know you should make a business plan today, but you decide to do it tomorrow.
