A Way Out
The room seemed dark and forbidding She felt trapped by the barriers around her She wondered how she had got there and if there was A way out She had the love and support of people all around her But, there were disappointments clouding her mind Sometimes it seemed hopeless – she wondered if she […]
She Walks In Beauty
She walks in beauty beside the sea With serene grace and sparkling eyes An elegance shining radiantly That dark of night cannot disguise Her whispered thoughts and smiling face Are music to my troubled heart Her welcome kindness I embrace A feeling that will not depart Sharing life and hope so dear A precious thought […]
Ross Strudwick – Halfback Extraordinaire
At a time when many of Queensland’s best players were being poached by Sydney clubs, Ross Strudwick bucked the trend by leaving mighty St George to join Fortitude Valley in the Brisbane competition in 1973. The Valleys club had its own proud tradition, having won the first BRL competition in 1909 and a record 17 […]
Frank Drake – A Rebel With A Cause
Billy Slater is currently firmly ensconced in the position of Australia’s premier fullback, currently holding the record for the most tries scored by a fullback in the NRL. He epitomises the concept of the “running fullback” and no one currently questions the validity or the value of having a fullback that scores a lot of […]
Wally Lewis And The Diehards
2018 marks the 40th anniversary of Wally Lewis’ first grade debut for Fortitude Valleys in the Brisbane Rugby League (BRL) competition. The Valleys Diehards were a foundation club and have won 25 first grade premierships overall, more than any other football club in Australian history. Kangaroos such as Vic Armbruster and Duncan Hall, and Origin […]
How Native-speaking Teachers Can Positively Affect Adult EFL Student Motivation
Abstract The issue of how to motivate adult students in EFL classrooms in Korea is one that is rarely addressed in any systematic way, based on my 11 years of teaching adult classes in Korea. This essay will attempt to examine why this is a problematic situation, and then as a suggested solution, review motivation […]
Discussing the article ‘Priorities in English Language Education Policy and Classroom Implementation’
In the article “Priorities in English Language Education Policy and Classroom Implementation”, Silver and Skuja-Steele examine the field of Language-in-Education Planning, focusing on the relationship between government language policies and classroom pedagogy in five different countries. The main goal of their study was twofold. Firstly, they wanted to test the validity of the hypothesis that […]
Developing a Micro Language Policy And How To Implement It
Introduction This paper looks at the situation of the English language program of the Konkuk University Language Institute, Seoul, South Korea in the early 2000s, with a view to develop and implement a micro language policy for that program. I worked as a language instructor for this program. The staff for this program is made […]
