Explorations in English Language Learning

Autor: Patrick Leu

  • Wheelchair Basketball World Championships 2018

    Wheelchair Basketball World Championships 2018

    Two years ago on this day, the Wheelchair Basketball World Championships in Hamburg came to an end! We thought that this would be an excellent opportunity to redesign and revive this article for you to make the most of it. From the 16th to the 26th August 2018, Hamburg hosted the second biggest event in…

  • Vox Pop – Home Edition #7

    Vox Pop – Home Edition #7

    Afraid of your English getting rusty? No need to worry! While there are certainly more obstacles around at the moment with interaction reduced to a minimum due to social distancing, we hope to provide you with some ideas & resources to stay motivated.Here is what we are doing: In today’s recommendation, I want to introduce…

  • Pronunciation Exercises: Consonants 1 – basics

    Consonants are basic building blocks of spoken language. Some of them are quite specific to English, others are just differently distributed than in other languages. In these exercises, you can test your knowledge of English consonants or consolidate what you have learned after going through the Consonants 1: basics – lesson. Watch this space for…

  • Exercise: Front and Central Vowels

    In these exercises you can consolidate what you have learned or test your knowledge after going through our introduction through Front and Central Vowels. Some exercises require the use of phonemes; you can click to find a table for quick reference or copying and pasting below each. [su_spoiler title=“Show phoneme table“ open=“no“ style=“default“ icon=“plus“ anchor=““…

  • Why is Australia allowed to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest?

    Why is Australia allowed to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest?

    We are currently in the peak season of the preparations for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, held in May in Tel Aviv, Israel. New entries are being published or chosen almost daily. Australia has already chosen this year’s entry in February. Earlier this year, several Eurovision-Song-Contest-related coverages reported unanimously that the European Broadcasting Union and…

  • Academic Writing: How do we use gender-inclusive language in academic writing?

    Academic Writing: How do we use gender-inclusive language in academic writing?

    https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/gender-inclusive-language/ https://www.inklyo.com/avoiding-gender-bias-in-academic-writing/ https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/GenderNeutralPronouns.html https://genderneutralpronoun.wordpress.com/ https://uoflwritingcenter.wordpress.com/2015/09/14/gender-neutral-pronoun-usage-in-academic-writing/ https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/academic_writing/using_appropriate_language/appropriate_pronoun_usage.html https://www.enago.com/academy/what-are-the-preferred-gender-pronouns-in-academic-writing/

  • Movies in the spotlight: Hurricane Bianca: From Russia With Hate (2018)

    And we are back with our series „Movies in the spotlight“ !  As promised in our previous post on Hurricane Bianca, we would now like to introduce to you its sequel: Hurricane Bianca: From Russia With Hate . 

  • Movies in the spotlight: Hurricane Bianca (2016)

    This American independent comedy film tells the story of Richard Martinez, who works as a substitute science teacher in New York City to just about make it. Having applied for the national Teaching Ambassador Programme, he accepts a full-time position at the local High School in Milford Texas. However, Richard’s delight doesn’t hold up for…

  • The Queen’s two birthdays, or why Elizabeth II turned 158 this year

    Well, of course, Elizabeth II, the Queen of the United Kingdom, did not turn 158 years this year, but there is still something very special about the queen’s birthday.