I Am Issa

Like a few lucky kids, I grew up hearing stories from mom – whenever she was in the mood to tell tales – real or not. Now that I’m far and well, I should admit, a grown-up, I suit myself with audio books or excerpts available online. To spice up my domestic chores, I listened

In 2002, an announcement flashed on our TV screen: 1 MILLION TEACHERS ARE in DEMAND in the US. My parents hurriedly selected Education as my major. They were funding my college tuition, I should follow their orders. Have you ever stumbled upon NEA.org? This site has information on the current teaching job market as well

Do you get a feeling of pleasure when bad things happen to someone, especially someone who has done terrible things to you? If you used to be a lingo geek = nerd = outcast in high school, you must know that the term for this emotion is “schadenfreude” /shahd-n-froi-duh/ from German words schaden meaning harm

The best way to teach English as a second language? Make learners learn how to learn. “Teach them how to fish” is an ever useful adage. According to Brown (2001), ESL students should comply with the “ Ten Commandments” for good language learning: 1st. Fear not! 2nd. Dive in. 3rd. Believe in yourself. 4th. Seize

Pure fun exists in changing the tiny bit of sounds in words. Replacing one or two vowels or consonants may totally alter the meaning of a word. Flex your brain muscles with these 10 perplexing words! 1. gourmand vs. gourmet. Gourmand means someone who likes to eat and drink a lot without discrimination (=glutton) while a gourmet

Have you ever dreamed of creating a language that people in the world widely speak and understand? Probably, most of us did.  Though very few of us tried our best to construct a simple language that will help bridge cultural gaps. Doktoro Esperanto, a pseudonym for Dr. Ludovic Lazarus Zamenhof, figured out a way to unite

Don’t we all just split infinitives without giving it a thought? To unconscionably cut a relationship is NOT an artful way of ending it. To subtly break someone’s heart requires some skill, style – and a bit of courage- especially when the reason behind it is a new-found flame. The same is true for splitting