Showing posts with label English Classes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label English Classes. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
New Yorkers are known for their loyalty to healthy lifestyle, hence the number of gyms and organic food stores in the city, and for their intellectual curiosity and insatiable desire to expand their horizons, hence the number of yoga studios and various workshops and classes where they can work on their minds, bodies and souls. It certainly is very interesting and commendable; however, ventures into self-improvement come with a hefty price tag. Membership in Pilates studio and ballet lessons can easily set you back hundreds of dollars a month, which might be difficult to handle for an ESL student on a budget in New York City. Yet, there is no need to fall into despair and go on a bread-and-water diet – try one of these free classes instead.
If you live in Queens, you are at luck; if you don’t, consider going there nonetheless. Visit Socrates Park in Long Island City where, come May, you can attend free weekend classes and practice yoga, capoeira, Pilates or Tai Chi. You can also Sign up for free kayaking starting late May.
If you are artsy and creative, clear your Monday nights schedule to attend one of the Etsy Craft Nights at Etsy Labs. Artists and designers will show you how to make unique accessories and transform regular clothes into one-of-a-kind pieces. Hey, you never know – if you are good, you might just start a booming business of Selling your handmade items online.
If you can’t decide where your interests and passions lay, but you desperately want to find an outlet for your creative energy, sign up for the Mini Skills classes at Brooklyn LaunchPad and learn anything from sewing to meditation techniques. For girls with a fashion sense and nothing to wear, there are occasional clothes swap events where you can get rid of your tired outfits.
If you live in Queens, you are at luck; if you don’t, consider going there nonetheless. Visit Socrates Park in Long Island City where, come May, you can attend free weekend classes and practice yoga, capoeira, Pilates or Tai Chi. You can also Sign up for free kayaking starting late May.
If you are artsy and creative, clear your Monday nights schedule to attend one of the Etsy Craft Nights at Etsy Labs. Artists and designers will show you how to make unique accessories and transform regular clothes into one-of-a-kind pieces. Hey, you never know – if you are good, you might just start a booming business of Selling your handmade items online.
If you can’t decide where your interests and passions lay, but you desperately want to find an outlet for your creative energy, sign up for the Mini Skills classes at Brooklyn LaunchPad and learn anything from sewing to meditation techniques. For girls with a fashion sense and nothing to wear, there are occasional clothes swap events where you can get rid of your tired outfits.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Since the 1960s, the bilingual education debate has had its place in the media. Discussions of the good and bad of bilingual education are believed to have originated from two acts, the Civil Rights Act (1964) and the Bilingual Education Act (1968) that played such a dominant role in shaping laws for bilingual education.
Lately, the pros of bilingual education have become a critical topic of much scrutiny among scholars, parents, teachers and various educational organizations. Understanding various bilingual educational benefits will help us take an unbiased stand on the effectiveness of a bilingual educational system.
For those that have no idea, in bilingual education, students are taught over a period of time in their native language and English is treated as a second language. It is taught at the same time and only when the student is believed to have attained a certain proficiency in their native language. Supposedly, this makes it easier to master English. Technically and simply speaking, bilingual education is any educational system that encourages teaching more than one language.
Of course, depending on the type of multiple languages used to teach, there can be various types of bilingual educational systems. According to proponents of bilingual educational systems, the most important benefit of bilingual education system is that a student who is from a non-English speaking background can easily learn English. From their work, it is easier to pick it up during his language development, in his native language as well as English.
Besides, it’s great to be proficient in more than one language. What problem does it create if a student is well conversed in English as well as his mother’s native tongue? Besides that, a child who is exposed to multiple languages will be able to develop a better sense for appreciating differing cultures and understanding vastly different societies.
After all, now we’re living in a global world, so being multilingual is always an asset in firms and business works. One added bonus to more people taking advantage of becoming bilingual is that a child can easily use his native language in groups and he won’t feel ashamed of it.
Often, the case is that the speaker of a foreign language is just aware of their native tongue and may face problems like hesitation and clarity when expressing themselves. The bilingual educational system would be a beautiful form of education as the non-English speakers can learn English, even while strengthening their cultural bonds by remaining proficient in their mother tongue as well.
Lately, the pros of bilingual education have become a critical topic of much scrutiny among scholars, parents, teachers and various educational organizations. Understanding various bilingual educational benefits will help us take an unbiased stand on the effectiveness of a bilingual educational system.
For those that have no idea, in bilingual education, students are taught over a period of time in their native language and English is treated as a second language. It is taught at the same time and only when the student is believed to have attained a certain proficiency in their native language. Supposedly, this makes it easier to master English. Technically and simply speaking, bilingual education is any educational system that encourages teaching more than one language.
Of course, depending on the type of multiple languages used to teach, there can be various types of bilingual educational systems. According to proponents of bilingual educational systems, the most important benefit of bilingual education system is that a student who is from a non-English speaking background can easily learn English. From their work, it is easier to pick it up during his language development, in his native language as well as English.
Besides, it’s great to be proficient in more than one language. What problem does it create if a student is well conversed in English as well as his mother’s native tongue? Besides that, a child who is exposed to multiple languages will be able to develop a better sense for appreciating differing cultures and understanding vastly different societies.
After all, now we’re living in a global world, so being multilingual is always an asset in firms and business works. One added bonus to more people taking advantage of becoming bilingual is that a child can easily use his native language in groups and he won’t feel ashamed of it.
Often, the case is that the speaker of a foreign language is just aware of their native tongue and may face problems like hesitation and clarity when expressing themselves. The bilingual educational system would be a beautiful form of education as the non-English speakers can learn English, even while strengthening their cultural bonds by remaining proficient in their mother tongue as well.
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