Everybody loves Dr Seuss, he’s a worldwide phenomenon, and even my spell-check knows how to spell his name. But should he be used to teach English? I had this discussion with a fellow teacher after one of my students bought one of his books. Sure, we loved them as kids, but I can’t say they [...]
Posts from ‘January, 2007’
What makes the news
Living in a foreign country, it can be interesting what makes the news. A recent example was pointed out by some US friends when Gerald Ford, a former US President, died. Now, I’m from New Zealand, so this wasn’t exactly a big deal to me either but what made it interesting was the other person [...]
Welcome to CanYouSpeak.com
This is a website born out of my interest in languages. Currently, I am living in Madrid and learning Spanish. I’ve been learning Spanish for about a year and a half now and have loved nearly every moment of it. I moved to Madrid in September 2006 so I could experience the language properly and [...]