Professionalism in English Language Teaching - Silvana Richardson

Sat warm at home learning online...good to attend a great lecture in Cambridge from my sofa and lap top.... Trying to expand on my teaching development as now over 60 yrs and in need to find some paid work I know I will enjoy teaching.... be it one to one or in classroom.. I love to see people blossom and be the gardener facilitator........ been in amazing situation where student nurses I helped train have looked after me when I have been a patient...... Good to leave imprint on future through teaching students.

This is a film link from the FutureLearn.com on How to be a better teacher through professional development.

Alice Mason another lovely work of art

Alice Mason Artist

Taste of Freedom

The reprints are finally here! If you’re stuck for a Christmas pressie for the foodie in your life, look no further. Taste of Freedom is a collection of authentic, simple & delicious Syrian recipes written by my late mum, passed on to my sister and I and now made available to you lovely people for just £7.50 - shipping to the UK and worldwide - all in aid of Doctors of the World UK. Now that’s a feelgood Christmas pressie right there 
Taste of freedom: a cookbook for Syria
http://www.yalla-lets-eat.co.uk/charity-cookbook/taste-of-freedom-paperback

Bilingual Dictionary

Even though busy with a few projects and courses on the go online at home... I am still keeping an eye on vocabulary building for my Arabic learning.  This bilingual picture dictionary is brilliant when I am with Arabic speakers lol it helps us out of confusion!  I am lazy when facebook chatting with Boshra in Arabic and tend to use the google translator even though I can type Arabic....... sometimes it makes us laugh the translation is not exact!  I do pick up a lot as go along... Dante when he sends reports and creative writing articles in Arabic I can translate and adapt to English...... I sort of get into his head on what he is seeing and saying....the most achievement in me that I feel is to read the meemie jeemies &  what was squigly writing and see sounds and words now.... I wish I could find more of these word searches in Arabic.... I used to enjoy doing these in Morocco in the daily papers.  They are good for recognising the script as the letters change when joined in a word whether beginning, middle or end.......of course going from right to left not left to right as in English .... the word searches are then good for vocab building.

 سهم this is seen س   hah ههand meem مmaking the word for "Arrow" or can be used for "dart"....

Rescue inspiration

"Refugees and displaced people have lost everything. But the refugee crisis is not just about "them"; it is also about "us" - what we, living in far greater comfort, stand for and how we see our place in the world. It is a test of our character, not just our policies. Pass the test, and we rescue ourselves and our values as well as refugees and their lives" David Miliband

this book is written with his compassion..... his family too were refugees........ we can show that refugees have not lost everything they have us to help them they have not lost their dreams to rebuild their lives........ we have amazing people and families with lots of skills, expertise and education all we need are host countries and citizens to reach out as a Global Family link up and help rebuild broken lives......

Justice will come soon for the perpetrators that broke those lives and they will never break the spirit of LOVE CARE AND COMPASSION ..

help me to help rebuild lives - be part of the story with me...... my hand links direct to those I help and they in turn hold their hands of others around them....... we can help many with this project....

This project is my life for the rest of my life for sure and there is so much we can do together in the family life rebuild. Don't forget you can help not only with donations but shopping online too.. and any ideas on fundraising let me know.. 

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Family Link Up - be part of the story

Donate through gofundme Thank you!

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Get Ready for the Festive Season as we move closer Christmas!
Great gift ideas and all of these would please!
The commission on shopping can help me with this project.

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Nearly finished reading

This is definitely a page turner and the plot is so captivating..... I can see it being a film.... nearly finished reading it..... Keep having catch my breath breaks from the fast pace of the story-line and the intrigues revealing...... love a book that also stimulates you to go off and research the historical facts it is based upon....

Wow been watching this develop

Sharing this as been watching the artist over the weeks online build this and complete this wonderful painting. She offers masterclasses too so worth a look at her website. http://heidiwillis.com.au/

Heidi Willis ~ Artist

I know a bunch of you will be very happy that 'King Parrots and Poinciana' is now available in print for just $120AUD + p&h. The image area is 309x435mm with a 35mm white border and is just the right palette for any last minute special Christmas gifts you may need. If youd like to place an order, please just send me a private message and Ill take it up with you from there. Thanks everyone

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