August, 2008 Archive

Ten Reasons Why I Love to Teach English as a Second Language - and Why That Should Matter to You

August 31st, 2008 by admin in Learn Language

Why do I love to teach English as a Second Language? Let me give you ten reasons (and ten paragraphs about why this should matter to you):

One: I love to teach.

Two: I love English.

Three: I love language in general; discovering the connections between English and other languages is a bonus.

Four: I love to hear other people speak their native languages fluently, easily, and beautifully.

Five: Im very patient and a good listener, and I love to practice things Im good at.

Six: I love to travelno, thats wrong. I dont travel. But spending time with people from other cultures enables me to imagine that I travel.

Seven: I love to feel like an ambassador towhatever country my student is from.

Eight: I love learning about history, and most other countries on the planet have more history than mine.

Nine: Im a writer; writing is my primary source of income, and I love to write. But writing is a solitary activity; teaching allows me to interact with people and adds another layer of richness to my life.

Ten: It gives me something wonderful to dream about. Please continue reading.

Why should you care that I love to teach ESL?

Here, in ten brief paragraphs, is my answer.

I tell my students, rather apologetically, that Americans generally dont respect people who dont speak English. (By the way, I dont say this until I sense they are thinking it.) Why dont we? True, the world is quickly becoming a global society, and English is becoming the international language. And perhaps someday soon every educated person in the world will have a working knowledge of English.

But how did we, as a nation, become so provincialso arrogantso smug? Even if your ancestors came here on the Mayfloweras mine didor even if they are Native Americans, your people originally spoke some other language. Modern English has been around only a few hundred years.

And what a tragedy it would be if those other languages disappeared, or became ancient relics of lost civilizations, to be studied only by academicians and never used in everyday life. Think of living in a world where everyone had the same favorite color, or the same hobbywhere every radio station played the same musicor every restaurant served the same food. How boring! Heres an easy (and fun) way for each of us to do our small part for international relations: be patient with someone who is learning English, and while were at it, show an interest in their native language. Were guaranteed to learn something fascinating.

Wherever we live, wherever our ancestors came from, our language is intimately intertwined with our history, our culture, our sociologyeven our biology. Consider that whatever sounds are absent from our native language, unless we somehow learn them as young children, will be lost to us forever. We lose a big piece of our cultural identity if we pretend that Modern English is the only language that counts.

Now, my dreamfor many years, Ive wanted to travel to England, Ireland, Scotland, and Walesthe lands of my ancestors. A few years ago, I began to study Italian, and became enamored of not only the language, but the food, the art, the architecture, and of course the history. Now I want to go to Italy.

More recently, as I worked with a student from Switzerland, I was soon awed by what I learned of the rich cultural history, the variety of natural scenerythe castles and cathedrals and trainsthe large number of language groups for so small a countryand now I want to go to Switzerland. Given enough time and experience, maybe eventually Ill want to go just about everywhere. But for starterswestern Europe.

So I dream that some day Ill be invited to stay with a familyperhaps a non-English-speaking family in an English-speaking country, or perhaps a family in Italy or Switzerlandand be a tutor and companion to the adults and/or the children in the family. While they learn English, Ill learn about their culture…and travel! And I will be a goodwill ambassador, an example of the generous spirit of America.

I hope all my fellow Americans will find it in themselves to appreciate the languages of the world and the people who speak them. If you do travel, please make an effort to say a few words in your host countrys language. You probably wont have to say much, for the people you meet will probably want to take the opportunity to practice English. But I believe they will appreciate the effort. If you dont travel, just look at the people around you and notice the diversity of backgrounds.

Can we believe that something good can come out of every bad thing that happens? The Old Testament story of the Tower of Babel describes Gods punishment of mankind for their pride in thinking they could reach heaven by building and climbing upon this great tower. Suddenly speaking many different languages, they could no longer communicate and were unable to finish the project. The good that has come to all of us because of it is this: we have the immeasurable treasure of thousands of languages, and the social, cultural, and natural diversity that go with them.

Go out of your way to spend some time with someone who doesnt speak fluent English. The joy of communication that transcends language barriers will be yours.

About The Author
Lisa J. Lehr is a freelance writer with a specialty in business and marketing communications. She holds a biology degree and has worked in a variety of fields, including the pharmaceutical industry and teaching, and is a certified ESL instructor. She is also a graduate of American Writers and Artists Institute (AWAI), Americas leading course on copywriting. Contact Lisa J. Lehr Copywriting http://www.ljlcopywriting.com, for help with your writing and/or ESL needs.
This article Lisa J. Lehr 2005.
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Learn Spanish At Home

August 31st, 2008 by admin in Learn Language

You dont have to enroll in a language school to learn Spanish or any other language. The materials and technologies are available for you to learn Spanish at home. Learning Spanish in your home can save you time and money.

There are plenty of websites that offer Spanish courses from basic to intermediate level. You can avail of free courses or purchase Spanish modules and software available online. There are also books, module, audio tapes, dictionaries and other materials available in the market to help you with your Spanish lessons.

The biggest problem you will encounter trying to learn Spanish from home is that there will be no one to monitor your progress and guide you. You will also have no one to practice conversing with. The best way to learn any language is to constantly practice it and learning Spanish at home means that often, you will have to practice by yourself.

Fortunately, there are many methods by which you can learn and practice Spanish at home. You can start by reading whatever Spanish literature you can get your hands on. Just practice reading everyday and soon you will find yourself able to speak the language fluently. Practice leading aloud so you can hear your voice. You might become self-conscious about reading aloud but you have to practice until you become comfortable with the language.

You must also try to listen to as much Spanish audio as you can. You can use the audio materials provided by websites and you can also download Spanish music and other materials which you can listen to while in your car, cooking, or doing some house chores. This way you can learn to speak Spanish in the right context and with the right accent.

You can also watch Spanish telenovelas or soap operas. The soap opera can be your daily tutor and you can follow the story line and learn the dialogues. Watching Spanish movies with English subtitles can also help.

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Direct Mail Marketing for Local Clientele for Off Season at Resorts

August 31st, 2008 by admin in Consumer Direct Marketing

All Big Resorts have peak seasons and during these peak seasons they receive the bulk of their business from very high paying customers. But what can a resort do during the non-peak seasons? It makes sense to fill it up with people and paying customers even if those customers are not amongst the high-roller and high net worth customers.

It is therefore recommended that during the off-season in these resorts that they try to get local clientele to come into their facilities and one of the best ways to do this is by way of direct-mail marketing campaigns that are sent out within a 50 mile radius to all the ZIP codes surrounding the resort area.

This also means that the employees of the resort can be on staff full-time all year round, instead of being laid off half year and then being called back again. If not the employees may have found other jobs and never come back and that causes a problem for the resorts.

It is relatively inexpensive for a big resort to send out a direct-mail marketing piece to all the local clientele and it makes sense that they do this because it also gives them good public relations in the community and the nearby towns and cities. That word-of-mouth advertising travels fast and makes the resort look like a good community player. Please consider all this in 2006.

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Debt Consolidation Programs - How to Make the Most of Them

August 31st, 2008 by admin in Bad Debt Consolidation

People truly believe that debt consolidation programs mean finding low interest rates with evenly low monthly payments that will be easily to pay off. People need to know that these two things by themselves are not enough. These are the first two steps to follow with debt consolidation programs and in a more complex process that will help you pay off your debt, getting you out of it definitely and will also teach people how to rebuild their wealth.

Here we have some fundamental facts that will help people make smart decisions regarding debt consolidation programs.

Stephanie Jenkins is a consumer that is currently making use of our services in the debt consolidation program. Our expert Debbie White will answer some questions Stephanie has that can be very helpful to anybody interested in using our programs.

Stephanie Jenkins:

Will a debt consolidation program surely fix my debt situation?

Debbie White:

Making use of debt consolidation programs can bring the opposite effect, and if you are not careful, it can even leave you in more debt. People believe that they will not fall into this problem during the process. Debtors want and demand low monthly payments, which means, people do not fix much of their debt. They just maintain it.

Stephanie Jenkins:

How do debt consolidation programs work?

Debbie White:

Consolidating your debts is the beginning of the program. The final goal of debt consolidation programs is to pay all your debts completely. Another important objective of the program is to teach people, in this case the debtor, how not to fall in this situation ever again by turning their debt into wealth. First, people need to acknowledge that they are in a very serious situation for them to agree to use the debt consolidation programs. Second, after gathering all the information needed, it is recommended to seek professional help to follow a plan and get out of debt as soon as possible.

People frequently think that creating a plan is as easy as just scheduling some dates and figuring out how to save some money. Nowadays it is very common to find well-educated people who do not have a clue as to how to manage their personal finances.
That is why professional counseling is more recommended to start debt consolidation programs and at the end you could end up learning how to make a plan to never get into debt again.

Stephanie Jenkins:

Are there any resources that can help me lessen up my debts?

Debbie White:

A debt consolidation loan is a possible answer to help you with your debt consolidation programs. Take your time to find out about loans possibilities. Credit union could be an interesting option and you can also negotiate an interest rate that works for you. Make use of your credit score if you have an exceptional one.

After finding a loan that fits all of your needs, there are various kinds of loans. The personal loan is the best alternative. You can always get a home equity loan or take a second mortgage, but remember to always think things through. Do not make hasty decisions and seek professional advice.
It all depends on the kind of debt you have. But you can always find a solution by using debt consolidation programs.

Stephanie Jenkins:

What if I do not get the loan?

Debbie White:

Do not worry about not getting the loan you applied for. You will get to consolidate some of your debts. It is better than nothing.

Stephanie Jenkins:

When should I make use of the debt consolidation programs?

Debbie White:

The most important thing is to give the necessary importance to your accumulated debt. Some people start thinking about debt consolidation programs when it is too late.
Consumers think that having a debt is just a minor problem until it becomes a major burden. Then they see that they will have to cash retirement funds, sell some assets or refinance the house.
Debt consolidation programs can help from the onset of the debt problem and can even teach people how to avoid it.

Remember to always seek professional advice and counseling. This way you will be able to make decisions knowing what is best for you and your particular situation.

Stephanie Jenkins:

Thanks for everything and I hope that this shared information will be useful to a lot of people who are going through the same situation and have no idea of the debt consolidation programs.

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Best Balance Transfer Credit Cards - Helping You Avoid Paying Interest

August 31st, 2008 by admin in Credit Card Apr

While considering balance transfer credit cards you must consider and understand that the expiration dates on balances that are transferred. You must also understand the APR and what fees you will pay after the introductory trial has ended. Ask the card lenders if the introductory rates will apply to the first transfer, or if the rates will only apply to balance transfers made throughout the introductory trial. You might also ask if the introductory rates are applied to balance transfers as well as purchases. It is also important that you understand the annual fee structure. Likewise, it is essential to know whether an annual fee will apply to the introductory period. Ask if the cards have any applicable fees on transactions.

Transfer Fees

Asking questions upfront will help you to avoid pricey fees on balance transfers. Most balance transfer fees are around 3 percent; however, some lenders will charge 4 percent. Due to competition, credit card lenders are working effortlessly to bring in new clients. Therefore, teaser ads are put up on the Internet to bring in new clientele. While the slicks claim that if you have good enough credit, you can take advantage of the low interest rates and 0 percent introductory rates, not everyone has the applicable credit that lenders will require.

Cash Back Rewards

A few of the cards, including the Chase Cash Plus Rewards Visa offer 5 percent cash back on any purchases made at grocery stores, drugstores, or gas stations for a limited time. Often the card lenders have stipulations though, i.e. only purchases at selected stores are applicable, which means if you do not shop at the store (s) stipulated in the agreement, you will not receive rewards. This card also offers an additional 1 percent cash back on all other purchases made. There are no annual fees, and there is a 0 percent introductory APR for up to 12 months on balance transfers and purchases.

Some of the balance transfer credit cards offered online include the Citi Platinum Select. Some of these cards offer a 0% APR for up to one year on both purchases and balance transfers. However, the offers will expire; therefore taking advantage of the offers now can save you money. Many of the cards will extend an comparably low ongoing APR once the introductory trial has ended too. A few of the cards will offer advantages that the other card offers may not, like a free onlin, secured account management reports. So be on the lookout for these special features.

Features and Offers

If youre looking for security in balance transfer credit cards, consider the Blue card from American Express. With this card you get a 0 percent introductory APR up to 15 months and low rates thereafter. Still, the offers wont last long, thus taking advantage of the deals when spotted is in your best interest. There are no annual fees and it has a Smart Chip built-in, which provides security while shopping online, or viewing your online reports. Smart Chip is becoming one of the largest schemes for security, which is currently available throughout in the United Kingdom and will soon be available in the US. This card offers a free rewards program, but you must have excellent credit to get approved for the card.

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Dangers Of Metabolism Boosters And Energy Drinks

August 31st, 2008 by admin in Health Nutrition Supplements

The main purpose of metabolism boosting substances is to assist body when exercising. They are there to accelerate calorie burning process. There is a common misperception that metabolism boosters can replace the role of physical activity in loosing weight. Fault for this belief lies partly by online diet marketers. Last 5 years are known as diet spamming period. Majority of e-mail owners were receiving at least 1 lose weight - no exercise needed product mail weekly in their inbox. Though it is true that those products will make body burn more calories even with no exercise, dangers of such doing overshadow by far those hardly measurable weight loss effects.

Untrained body of overweight people is simply not up to the increased heart rate and blood circulation that energy drink or metabolism booster can cause. Heart attack can be the consequence. Each body needs time to adapt on faster blood circulation. Any instant shock caused by metabolism boosting diet product is a health hazard. This is especially important for people who face weight issues and have one or another kind of medical condition related to: high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol levels or any kind of heart muscle disorder.

Overweight people, who have long neglected physical exercises, should avoid dietary products that promise weight loss with no effort needed. Those products are predominantly based on extracts of different citrus fruits, alcohol and in 90% of cases they will content caffeine. For individuals just starting with their weight loss program, other kinds of dietary supplements should be considered. Here it should be emphasized that there is an important difference between overweight and obese individuals. No obesity case should ever be addressed without proper medical guidance.

One should also never underestimate the power of drinking water. Water is an effective and gentle body stimulant, with no negative side effects. Metabolism boosters and energy drinks should find their place in fitness studios with people who are daily devoted to hard physical exercise.

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A Guide to Common Stock Market Terms

August 31st, 2008 by admin in Buying Stock

The stock market can be a great investment tool, but many people find themselves unsure of whether or not to invest in the market because they are unfamiliar with some of the more common terms associated with market trading. If you are one of these people, don’t despair; below you’ll find several of the more common terms associated with the stock market defined so as to help you make sense of the investment news that you hear.

Stocks

Stocks are obviously one of the most commonly traded items in the stock market… they are the publicly sold and traded shares of companies. Each share of a stock is a portion of ownership in the company that issued the stock, and the stockholder is usually entitled to vote in stockholder meetings. Stockholders are also often given advance notice of upcoming splits, mergers, and the release of new stock shares.

Bonds

Bonds are similar to stocks, but are more often issued by governments than by individual companies. Bonds are issued with a specific date set at which they reach maturity, after which point they are cashed out and their current value is paid to the bond holder. The longer a bond holder owns a bond before maturity, the more money they have accrued in the bond and the more they get upon maturity.

Dividends

Dividends are additional payments that are made to stockholders after a particularly profitable quarter. Many people automatically reinvest their dividends, getting more shares of stock equal to the amount of the dividend that was paid.

Futures

Futures are traded along the same lines as stocks, but are purchased against the future cost of commodities. When the futures mature, money is made if the actual price of the commodities is higher than that which was paid for the futures and money is lost if the price is lower than that which was paid.

Index Trading

Groups of stocks based upon commodities or sectors of the market can be purchased and traded as an index; common indices include the diamond market, the gold market, technology sectors, healthcare, and other such groupings.

Trading on Margin

Trading on margin is similar to making stock trades with borrowed money… you can purchase the stock shares for a portion of the actual price, with the remainder due at a later date or upon sale of the stock. The broker which places the order must have your margin portion of the cost before placing the order, which is typically 50% of the cost of the stock.

Bull or Bear Market

Bull markets and bear markets are terms used to describe trends in the stock market. A bull market is one in which stocks continue to rise over an extended period of time, and is considered to be an optimistic market. A bear market is one in which stocks fall in price over an extended period of time, and is considered to be a pessimistic market.

Splits

Splits are a way that companies reduce the value of their individual stocks without reducing the value of their stocks as a whole. The most common type of split is a two-for-one split, in which each share of stock is divided into two shares… this doubles the total amount of shares, though the total amount invested remains the same and each individual share is worth one half of its previous value. Stockholders end up owning twice as many shares after a two-for-one split, though the total amount that they have invested remains the same.

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August 31st, 2008 by admin in Outsource

Outsourcing is the buzz word in todays time. Companies are coming a big way in outsourcing but the point to be noted here is to choose the right place for that. There are few factors which influence the decisions of the companies. Firstly they look for the labor condition in that area. Every company wants cheap but efficient labour.India has become a favorite destination for the MNCs mainly because we offer them cheap and very efficient labour.Then these business giants look for the skilled professional. But the underlying factor is the real estate. This is becoming the biggest concern for the outsourcing companies as they have to build their offices for which they need reasonably priced real estate. Earlier Delhi topped the chart but now these biggies are expanding their reach to other parts of India. The list has the names like Bangalore, Hyderabad, Gurgaon and the new entries are Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula and Baddi in north India. The real estate in these is shooting up and if we look the property trend for the past 1 year then we will find that real estate value has shown huge increase. Real estate is a big influencer for any company to do outsourcing. Real estate is evaluated in terms of structure and availability. As off shoring grow to higher back office functions so cost becomes the most important factor in deciding for the location.

Factors influencing the decision of offshore locations are based on three scenarios:
Price driven
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Market trends

The city which tops the list globally in terms of price is India and Philippines in Asia, central and Eastern Europe, Central part of America. In terms of quality the city which tops the chart in India is Delhi and next is Bangalore. Study says that the major driving force for BPOs is the easy access to plentiful and qualified workforce as they deal in technical areas. Now the shift is towards North India especially Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula.Market trends also influence the off shoring decisions. Its been found as a very big offshore driver. Investment in a foreign real estate for off shoring is cheaper. So off shoring in foreign land are becoming so common and its going very fast too. Real Estate business has a great future as it seems.

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August 31st, 2008 by admin in Wedding Invitations

If you are getting married and he happens to be a motorcycle lover it is likely that he will want motorcycle pictures wedding invitations. If you are not quite as hip on the idea, but want him to have a say in the wedding there is a middle ground. Remember marriage is all about finding a middle ground and learning to share! So dont Hogg all the decisions, no pun intended! Really, there are ways to accomplish a traditional very classy wedding invitation and still bring along his second love!

There are a number of styles of motorcycle pictures wedding invitations that you can choose from. There are invitations with motorcycle photos, sayings and much more. If you choose most printers will work with you to design a customized wedding invitations. If you have a certain picture, poem or saying, just ask, many will help incorporate your style into the invitation. Everything else should be the same with the invitations, just the photos or sayings may change some.

If you want to try your hand at making your own motorcycle pictures wedding invitations, that is a possibility as well. Many of the invitation printers will sell you the paper allowing you to do the rest. With all the home computers, printers and a little creativity, you should be able to design the perfect wedding invitation. You may have a picture that you want to use, a writing or a combination of the two. One great thing about doing theme yourself is that you can decide exactly how to do it without counting on someone else. Many brides and grooms are adding other things to their invitations to dress them up a bit, you could also do this. How about a small piece of leather with your state emblem or other sentimental item, it is really up to you.

If you decide to custom make your motorcycle pictures wedding invitation that is fine, but there are a few things to keep in mind. First make sure that the paper that you purchase is quality paper. It is a good idea to purchase the paper from the printer. It may seem like a good idea to purchase it from a superstore giant, but the quality and print may suffer. If you purchase from the printer they specialize in wedding invitation paper and know what will work best with the type of design you are trying to achieve. The printer can assist you in many ways and choosing the right paper is one of the things that they are trained in.

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August 31st, 2008 by admin in Consumer Direct Marketing

The message to market to medium match is the most important principle of marketing. If you understand how these three factors interact you will get a much better response from your advertising and marketing. However, if you ignore or de-value the importance of these three factors you will be settling for less money and lower responses. Before I get into how these factors work together I want to take a brief moment to explain what these terms mean.

Message. This one is the straightest forward of the three, and it generally refers to your sales message. These are the words you communicate to your prospect that are used to convince him / her to take action and buy your product or services. These are words used to sell, and they are often referred to as copy.

Medium. This area is one where entrepreneurs often make a mistake, especially when it comes to the internet. The medium is how your message gets to your prospect. Examples of different medium are: postcards, newsletters, TV, radio, business cards, sales letters, internet, tear sheets, free recorded messages, email, etc. The internet is tricky because everyone thinks that the rules change when they go online. That is dangerous thinking. The principles that make marketing work do not change and they apply regardless of what medium you are in. You may have to tailor your message to fit within a given format, but the rules are still the same.

Market. This term refers to your target market. That is to say, who are you trying to sell your product or services too. Obviously, you cant sell to every single person on the planet, so you have to pick a certain group or niche of people to market to. If you havent already tried this, you should sit down and write down every possible thing you could think of about your target market, and use this as a guide in your marketing. If you are marketing to everybody you are marketing to nobody.

These three factors work together and feed into one another. You must have the right message being delivered to the right market via the right medium. If any of these three factors is not right than it could sink an entire campaign. For instance if you are a swimwear provider you would have better success marketing to people in Florida than you would in Wisconsin. If you sell expensive jewelry you want to market to people in wealthier parts of town than those in the poorer parts.

You see, people learn and react in different ways. Some people like to read things, others like to listen to them, and still others like to learn things hands on. This means that you have to put your sales message in the best format for you target market to consume it. You dont want to send an email campaign to someone who hates to check email, or pay for TV commercials broadcast to people who dont watch television (believe it or not they still exist).

There are several good ways to avoid making these types of mistakes, and most of them involve doing a little research. Go and spend time wherever your target market spends time. Eat what they eat, watch what they watch, and do what they do. This will give you a much better understanding of your market. To figure out what media works best, you should look into what types of publications that your target market responds too. Find successful (the key word being successful) people that are marketing to your group and find out what they are using and copy it. Finally, a good catch-all way to improve your chances is by using campaigns that include multiple media. For instance, you could use a 3-step mailing campaign that includes a sales letter, CD, and voice broadcast.

I know that adapting your marketing to include this type of strategy may be difficult, but I assure you it is well worth the effort. If you dont concern yourself with all three aspects you are leaving money behind. If you apply these principles properly there is no question that you will see a boost in both your response and your bank account.

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