I graduated from college a few months ago with an IT degree, but my heart is not in it. I also just got a certification to teach English overseas. Should I work in IT or travel overseas?
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posted by deeba
on Feb 2, 2012 -
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Looking for group exercises, videos, exciting material to teach easily-distracted college students the building blocks of essay-writing and analysis.
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posted by ilana
on Jan 15, 2011 -
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I'm 21 years old, about to graduate college, and the recession is freaking me out. I know there's no right or wrong answer to which course my life should take, but I need help focusing on realistic skills and places to live that I should be considering.
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posted by Muffpub
on Jan 7, 2009 -
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I am looking for good, undergraduate-geared resources, articles or book chapters that overview 1) the origins of the English language, 2) Old/Middle/Modern/Contemporary English and things like the Great Vowel Shift, and 3) language development in humans.
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posted by oflinkey
on Jan 30, 2008 -
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Where can I find a list of colleges and/or universities located outside English speaking countries that primarily teach courses in English? (Personal knowledge of such institutions of higher learning is also welcome.)
posted by dkleinst
on Nov 24, 2007 -
13 answers
Critical Thinking Skills - Apparently,
I don't have any. What exactly entails "having" this skill and is it something I can develop?
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posted by zippity
on Sep 22, 2007 -
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EnglishMajorFilter: Why can't I stand much of the canon? How can I learn to appreciate it?
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posted by SansPoint
on Apr 3, 2007 -
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Pimp my freshman composition class: what essays would you put on the syllabus?
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posted by wheat
on Jul 27, 2006 -
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Next year I'm teaching a course on science and literature after 1945. What should I put on the syllabus?
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posted by josh
on Jul 5, 2006 -
28 answers
