A practical guide to conducting pedagogical research in universities Why are students not attending my lectures? Why don’t students read? What can I do to enthuse my students? What can I do to help students become more analytical in their writing? How can I help students to link theory with their practice? What is going wrong in my seminars when my students don’t speak? Why won’t students use the library? If any of the above issues resonate with your own experience then you are not alone.
The world is so full of remarkable things that a whole book of questions and answers could be written about an ordinary day in your life. Your body is miraculous. The clock and the radio are emarkable. The breakfast pop-up toaster is a marvel. Central heating and/or air conditioning, electric light, and elevators would seem like miracles to your ancestors of not so long ago. Modern transport, such as the school bus, the family car, airplanes overhead and subways below ground, are fantastic. And how about the telephone and television that receive radio waves from man-made satellites in orbit far above the earth? There's no need to look far for marvels and wonders provided you have an inquiring mind. You'll be amazed at how much more you will get out of your reading when you keep a "question-and-answer" approach in your mind. Seeking the right question to ask about a subject is a wonderful way of concentrating the mind!
Using Englishtips (or, actually, getting notified when something you like has been added) just got more convenient!
Most of you already know what RSS is, and many of you are using it to get latest updates from websites without actually visiting them. We have RSS, too, but until today it was just one channel - all Englishtips submissions. We have now added a section in the tabbed menu above, where you can choose the specific CATEGORY RSS you want to receive updates from - for example, onlyGrammar', or only 'For kids'.
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UPDATED 5 MAY 2009: ANIMATED RSS BANNERS ADDED FOR YOU TO USE!
A mountain is a harsh environment, yet many animals thrive up on the slopes. Spend 24 Hours with some of them and discover how they eat, sleep and survive on the tough terrain.
We spend a day and night in the Andes to look at the creatures that live up above the tree line. During the 24 Hours, we return to the five animals shown on this book to see what they are doing.
