Why Should We Encourage Informal Interaction in English?

by Monique Barb - There are four main arguments for encouraging informal interaction in English as part of the language teaching process: 1. Children learn languages best in situations where their attention is focused on meaning rather than on language. This argument is based on research into the way in which infants learn their mother tongue and the ways in which foreign language learning...

Why Do Some People Resist Change

by Herminne Tonita - There are so many persons who resist change, meaning they do not accept progress and all the consequences brought by it. There are all sorts of changes, starting with physical and emotional changes and ending with the ones in our way of dressing, of behaving. When we grow we become more mature, we think twice before taking a decision, we think more at others and less at...

Why is Everyone Different

by Cristina Nuta - We all have our own personality and we can even change personality throughout our life time. Everyone is individual and different, in the same way as everyone's fingerprints are unique. We can usually see people's personality in the clothes they wear, or how they look after their things, or how they behave with other people. Therefore, we can be surrounded by calm or...

Why is that the most important changes in our lives happen when we least expect them

by Cristina Nuta - How many times haven't you wanted something so strongly but still you could not have that thing that specific moment? You have possibly had to wait some time for that wish to come true or you have just lost any hope for it to happen. Anyway, one should never lose hope because it is the last to vanish and we should be optimistic that life will offer us, at a certain...

Why do the majority of young couples choose not to get married

by Herminne Tonita - Why do the majority of young couples choose not to get married? Why are they afraid of? Are marriages out-dated in the 21st century or is it that people want to feel more independent? Do marriages make us feel trapped in "golden" cages? All these questions trouble us each day and we come to wonder if it is worth paying the price. When you are involved in a long term...

Why are People so Complicated

by Herminne Tonita - Mary is looking in the mirror and she hates what she sees. She is running out of time and she doesn't find anything to put on.: "How could I have bought this awful pink dress? It is disgusting. I look like a piggy when I'm wearing it". "I'm ready, let's go!" Mary's husband is screaming. Then he sees all the clothes spread all over the room. "Don't make such a fuss over...