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PARIS, April 7 — When economics students returned this winter to the elite École Normale Supérieure here, copies of a simple one-page petition were posted in the corridors demanding an unlikely privilege: French as a teaching language. “We understand that economics is a discipline, like most scientific fields, where the research is published in English,” the petition read, in apologetic tones. But it declared that it was unacceptable for a native French professor to teach standard courses to French-speaking students in the adopted tongue of English. In the shifting universe of global academia, English is becoming as commonplace as creeping ivy and mortarboards. In the last five years, the world’s top business schools and universities have been pushing to make English the teaching tongue in a calculated strategy to raise revenues by attracting more international students and as a way to respond to globalization. Business universities are driving the trend...

Mind Map Mind mapping is a visual form of note taking that offers an overview of a topic and its complex information, allowing students to comprehend, create new ideas and build connections. Through the use of colors, images and words, mind mapping encourages students to begin with a central idea and expand outward to more in-depth sub-topics. A mind map is a visual representation of hierarchical information that includes a central idea surrounded by connected branches of associated topics. Mind Maps in Education and Teaching with Mind Maps Mind mapping is a beneficial learning tool to help students brainstorm any topic and think creatively. Mind maps are particularly helpful in the writing process and provide students with a natural way of thinking and building thoughts on a story plot or theme. Mind maps also provide teachers with insight into their students’ thought process regarding a specific topic. By asking students to create mind maps demonstrating their ...

1. Search Engine   In order to do an internet research we need reliable tools to search for abundant information in the Internet. The tool to do so is normally known as 'search engines'. The 'Search Engine' is a web-based software that is designed to search for information in the Internet. People today rely heavily on search engines to find information they want. This is because by using search engines people can find almost any kind of information, food, drink, direction, job vacancies, sales etc. The most popular search engines today is google (eBizMBA, 2014), probably not a single internet user not knowing what google is. But is it only google that we can rely on to find information on the Internet? Of course not. The following is a website that list many other websites that can be useful for internet research : 15 most populer search engine Having learned how to search effectively on the interenet using search engines. It is time for you now to ...

Once you are graduated from the teacher training center, The question is "will you stop learning?" If you go to shool and you meet your students, would you think that your knowledge you learn today will be sufficient enough to answer all their questions or equip them with enough knowledge and skills for their future? I believe you know the answer already. And I believe you agree with the idea that what you learn today will not be enough for equipping you for the future teaching challenges. Therefore, you will keep on learning and you will keep your self up dated with the lates technology in education. Why teachers need to keep up with technology? Why don't we just let the students work with technology themselves and just give them assignments to do? Aren't they familiar with technology already? But how will we ask students do something with technology if we do not know what technology is available and the potential of it? Even worse if we do not kno...