Casual English at Edupunk Public Class

Thursday, July 14 2011 | 10:30 PM (IST)

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About the Class

This is an Edupunk game show on informal english (idioms and slang ) . It can turn out to be kind of hard fun at certain point !So if you are
ready for the challenge come join us and try your hand ! Any one who wants to
sharpen the knowledge of informal /conversational English in a friendly air can
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Language of instruction: English

Keywords: english, edupunk, informal speech

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By: AbdulRahman
318 days 9 hours 33 minutes ago

Fun Class !

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anneliese RN
By: anneliese RN
317 days 14 hours 33 minutes ago

Hello my friend: I saw on your slide: "Vale of Tears" I think it is suppose to be "Veil of Tears". Although I am not sure what the answer was, "Vale of Tears" is used in religious terms and "Veil of Tears" is used in American English outside of religious terms. I just wanted to make that distinction. I see the class had a great time and you have some great "artists" in the class ...... :0)

anneliese RN
By: Balqis Thaahaveettil
317 days 11 hours 18 minutes ago

No my dear friend, it was"vale of tears" that l have used in the slide and the answer was "life's sufferings ".It ("valle lacrimarum") is a Christian phrase referring to life and its earthly sorrows that are only left behind when one leaves the world and enters heaven. It is true that it is a religious phrase and we all know that the etymological origin of most of the words in English language are related to the faith of the users! I have been using idioms to understand the language, no matter what the idiom's etymological origin and usage is !In English, "valley of tears" is also used.But veil of tears refers to the world in a more in a negative way though almost similar in its meaning !

l think if you had checked the meaning l had used in the class this confusion wouldn't have made

Thanks a lot for your concern and encouraging words :)

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Iam a college certified lecturer and have passed the national eligibility test to teach at colleges and secondary level.I have worked as a teacher educator /trainer at teacher training college,giving lectures in educational psychology and I can indeed help you to start learning difficult subjects through simplified ways.I can teach learning theories as well.Iam also interested in teaching school children science and math subjects.I can teach graduate students life sciences,basics of Educational philosophy and ofcourse English too in a more interactive,learner centered way assuring you to overcome and tackle with problems of your varied learning styles .I can give you proper guidance to help you reach out the aspirations regarding your academic outcomes as well .I have taken degree with English as a second language (ESL),Study english learning skills with me.I'm glad enough to help students ,teachers and others to get on their way with their own inbuilt capabilities based on their learning styles and to see them set off free to their own desired horizons.
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