Online Courses From UCSC

Online Courses From UCSCIf you are looking for a way to learn Spanish online, the University of California, San Diego's UCSC Tutoring Center can help you find the help you need. There are many online courses to choose from and you should pick one that fits your needs. Read below to find out more about how you can use the online learning facilities to help you learn Spanish.UCSC has two online learning centers where you can study. The first is known as the Language and Culture Center. It offers a variety of online courses in a variety of different areas. From arts and crafts to cooking, art and music, business to etiquette, there is something for everyone at this online center.Another online course offered by UCSC is the Visiting Teaching Program. This course is an intensive program that is intended to help you learn Spanish and start teaching English while you are living and working in the United States. The program gives you two years to complete the course and then you must teach E nglish to Spanish speaking students in the U.S.You can enroll in either of these two online courses or attend a regular class at UCSC. You should decide which course you would like to take based on your goals for learning Spanish. If you are going to teach English to a Spanish-speaking population or are just interested in learning more about the culture and history of the Spanish language, you may want to choose the Visiting Teaching Program course.UCSC also offers an accelerated online program. This course is intended to provide you with an accelerated learning period that is designed to help you move ahead in your career. This is not a course for someone who is just beginning to learn Spanish, however.When you enroll in an online course through UCSC, you will receive one on one training and supervision with experienced educators who have been trained to teach the course at UCSC. You will also receive additional tutoring in the classroom when you are doing your coursework.You can f ind online courses through UCSC by searching online. You will be able to find a course that suits your needs and goals. Make sure you choose one that meets your learning and teaching goals.

10 Common Mistakes to Avoid During a Job Interview

10 Common Mistakes to Avoid During a Job Interview via Pixabay 1. Show up late The minute you show up late to a job interview is the minute the interviewer will not take you seriously. If you’re on time, you’re late. Try to show up about 10 minutes early to show that you are eager to have this job interview and are excited about the position. This also gives you a chance to sit in a waiting area and to get a little bit of a feel for the environment of the office and how it operates, at least on the surface. via Pixabay 2. Dress inappropriately Dress for success! To show your interviewer that you take the chance to interview for the position seriously, make sure to dress professionally. You are never too overdressed for an interview. Keep it simple, yet add a touch of yourself to the outfit. It can be difficult to decide what is business professional and what is business casual and it doesn’t help that there are different expectations for both men and women. So make sure to do some research before going to your interview. via Pixabay 3. Sit before being offered a seat Keep in mind that you are a guest in your interviewer’s office. Never be presumptuous and sit down before being offered a seat during a job interview. You don’t know if this is the room you will be staying in, if there are other people coming in to interview you, or if your interviewer has a specific preference on where they like to sit. This is a common mistake interviewees make, so keep it in mind! via Pixabay 4. Avoid eye contact It’s understandable that you may be nervous or intimidated during a job interview, but that doesn’t mean you can avoid making eye contact with your interviewer. Though it may just be nerves, the interviewer may take it as you have something to hide or you are untrustworthy. It can be difficult to control your body language, especially if you are trying to convey something different than what you are feeling. Take a few deep breaths and relax. It’ll make it much easier to keep eye contact. 5. Give one-word answers Come prepared with what you may say during your job interview. Your interviewer is asking questions to get to know you and your experiences better, so if you give just one-word answers, they will not come away with a good feel for you as a person or worker. Before your interview, think of some stories and relevant experiences you can talk about that pertain to the position and its responsibilities. If you’re feeling nervous, practice telling a friend these stories and answers. via Pixabay 6. Give too many details You may be one of those people who doesn’t get nervous for a job interview and is completely comfortable with talking about themselves. If this is the case, be careful not to give too many irrelevant details. Remember, this is a job interview, not a coffee date. Keep your stories and answers concise and to the point without embellishing or giving too much personal opinion. 7. Brag about yourself It’s a fine line between talking about yourself and bragging about yourself. You don’t want to seem arrogant while recalling specific experiences or act like the company needs you more than you need them. It’s important to realize that you are confident that you can do well in this position, but that you still have a lot to learn about the industry and the company. 8. Use your phone If you receive a call or a text during a job interview, ignore it. Do not pull your phone out in the middle of your interview and answer it. All of your attention should be on the job interview and the interviewer. Before entering the building of your interview, it is best to put your phone either on silent or airplane mode and keep it in your pocket or handbag until after your interview. via Pixabay 9. Not shaking hands It’s a common courtesy to shake your interviewer’s hand at the beginning of the interview and at the end. It shows that you are polite and know the etiquette required when attending a job interview. It should happen naturally. If your interviewer doesn’t reach out their hand, make sure you offer yours. via Pixabay 10. Not sending a “thank you” note After an interview, it’s important to make sure you send a “thank you” note or email no more than a day after. Keep in mind that the interviewer is probably very busy and interviewing you is not the most important thing they need to do that day. Sending a note is polite and shows that you are considerate of the time they spent meeting with you. It will definitely put you ahead of other candidates if they do not send one.

3 Steps to a Successful School-Year, Experienced tutor and elementary-school teacher in the Baltimore, MD Area

3 Steps to a Successful School-Year, Experienced tutor and elementary-school teacher in the Baltimore, MD Area Boy, has the summer flown by! Too fast for us educators, and I’m sure not fast enough for a lot of parents! With the approach of another school year, there are some key steps that you should take in order to ensure a successful school year:1. Start Early! With the first day of school quickly approaching please start to get your child back to the “school-year” routine. Begin to reinforce those earlier bed times to ensure that your child is not that kid struggling to stay awake once that first day full of learning appears. As an educator, I know that instruction begins on day 1, and the biggest struggle during the first two weeks of school is keeping all those sleepy-heads awake. 2. Make Your Presence Known From Day 1! Although the first day of school will be hectic for everyone involved (parents, students, and the teacher). You must find a way to introduce yourself to your child’s teacher and begin a working relationship with him or her. A really cool and easy way to do that is by sending a small note with your child the first day of school that introduces yourself, provides your contact information, and maybe a concern and a goal you have for your child this school year. This cuts down on the traffic within the classroom on the first day, but also gives the teacher an opportunity to get to know you and your child. It will also help build that ever important working relationship. 3. Routine, Routine, Routine! Make a routine and stick with it. Being both a parent and a teacher, I understand the importance of structure and routine. Set a morning routine to help prepare for school, this may include dressing themselves for younger kids or walking the dog for older children. Also set an afternoon routine for immediately after school. These activities should include completing homework and any household chores before other activities. Finally, find an evening routine, including activities like making their lunch for the next day, brushing their teeth, and getting to bed on time. Believe it or not children love structure, and by setting routines this will set clear expectations for everyone involved. To hold your child accountable for following those routines, consider creating a simple chart with their daily tasks. Reward them with a sticker or a check mark for each task that is completed. At the end of the week, count up their stickers or check marks and give them a more tangible reward (i.e. an extra snack for 5 stickers or extra TV/Game time for 20 stickers). Modifications can be made to the chart for older children by having them complete a spreadsheet of their daily responsibilities. Have them keep track of their progress in order to help them become self-starters, and provide them with age-appropriate rewards.There are only a few short weeks left before our children are back into the classroom for the next ten months. Follow these three easy steps for children of all ages to ensure a smooth and productive school year!

The beginners guide to teaching abroad in the Middle East

The beginner’s guide to teaching abroad in the Middle East Are you considering teaching in the Middle East? If your answer is yes, then we’ve got some good news for you! There are a wealth of teaching opportunities for teachers at all levels in the Middle East and each country in this fascinating region has something unique to offer. From average teacher salary and benefits, to typical start up costs and the cost of living, as well as the most popular areas to find teaching jobs in each country, we’ve done the research on teaching in the Middle East so you don’t have to! Read on for more information on teaching in the UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan. Country Average Teacher Salary Benefits Start up Costs Cost of Living Teaching job hot spots (urban/rural) UAE (United Arab Emirates) $2,400 - 5,500 USD Airfare, health insurance, housing, tuition, end of contract bonus None Housing costs are high Abu Dhabi, Dubai Egypt $2,300 - 4,500 USD Airfare, housing allowance, health insurance None Low Cairo, Alexandria Saudi Arabia $4,500 USD Airfare for teacher, spouse and dependents, housing allowance, relocation allowance, end-of-contract bonus None Medium in urban areas Riyadh Qatar 9,000 - 14,000 QR (approx. $2,400 to 3,700 USD) tax free Airfare, housing allowance, health insurance None High in urban areas Doha and other rural areas Kuwait 792 KWD (approx. $2,600 - 4,000 USD) tax free Airfare, housing allowance, health insurance None High in urban areas Kuwait Jordan $3,000 - 3,800 USD Airfare, housing allowance, health insurance, professional development None High Amman

If You Want To Speak A(ny) Language Dont Learn It

If You Want To Speak A(ny) Language Dont Learn It From time to time I feel a great temptation to share my own learning and teaching experiences with other people. The way we learn something is critically important to the final outcome. How do we learn languages? Normally, we memorize some basic words and phrases, then we learn some grammar rules and try to compose phrases using wrong words and making predictable mistakes since the interference from the native language is so strong. Why is it that after years of studies many still fail speaking fluently? Do they fail because they are stupid and lazy? Definitely not. At the very beginning of our lives we learnt our native languages perfectly well, so we are capable of learning languages. Probably, the way we acquire a new language is not the most efficient. Most likely, it is quite inefficient. We didnt learn the native language as a sum of vocabulary and grammar rules. We never thought about the grammar at all, and yet we succeeded. Photo source: Nina How do kids acquire their first language? They use it from the very first minute. They hear voices of people around and react to them. Meanwhile their brains collect statistics of the word usage, grammar structures and pronunciation (neurologists believe every healthy human brain has a capability to collect and analyze the language statistics by nature). Then kids try to express their emotions, needs and wants with sounds mimicking the speech of other people and adjusting their grammar and word usage according to our reaction to their speech. So the more a kid speaks the better he gets at it. We have to learn from our own childhood experience how to acquire a language; after all, it was successful once. Of course, it is impossible to recreate the circumstances of our early pre-language childhood, but what we can do is to change our learning strategy. Stop learning and start using seems to be a more efficient way to acquire a new language, and this is not so hard to do. First of all, it is useful to remember that there is a difference between using a language passively (listening and reading) and actively (speaking and writing). When learning a new language, one should develop both active and passive language skills. It is relatively easy to improve reading and listening in our age of the Internet. Passive skills are all about consuming language. For developing listening skill, you can watch movies, listen to online radio broadcasting and the music you like, memorize lyrics with no efforts (this is, actually, how I learnt English). It is not a big deal to find a good book to read (please note that this should be the book you really want to read) and/or to subscribe to blogs on topics that are interesting to you. Active language skills means that you produce some text (oral or written) and address it to your audience. Finding an audience that is ready to help a non-native speaker with corrections is not so easy, but again, there is the Internet with its powerful resources like  iTalki. I would also suggest a website  www.forvo.com  that is a social pronunciation dictionary. I use it each time when I hesitate how to pronounce this or that word. So why not use the advantage of the Internet epoch? Why be so persistent in methods that rarely lead to success instead of trying a natural way of acquiring a language? If you want to learn dancing you go to the dancing studio, pick up a partner and dance, improving gradually. Buying a book “Waltz and Tango course” instead would be ridiculous, wouldnt it? Language is a practical skill too, just like dancing, however, nobody has found learning a language from books absurd. Let us be like children, forget that learning is hard work (it is!) and enjoy discovering a new language, tinkering with it, exactly like we tinkered with our first language many years ago. About the author: Eugenia  is a Professional Russian and English language teacher.  Eugenia enjoys explaining complicated grammar things with simple words. She helps people acquire a new language naturally simply by talking about interesting things.  Eugenia has a 5-star feedback rating, and has  taught over 161 sessions on italki. If You Want To Speak A(ny) Language Dont Learn It From time to time I feel a great temptation to share my own learning and teaching experiences with other people. The way we learn something is critically important to the final outcome. How do we learn languages? Normally, we memorize some basic words and phrases, then we learn some grammar rules and try to compose phrases using wrong words and making predictable mistakes since the interference from the native language is so strong. Why is it that after years of studies many still fail speaking fluently? Do they fail because they are stupid and lazy? Definitely not. At the very beginning of our lives we learnt our native languages perfectly well, so we are capable of learning languages. Probably, the way we acquire a new language is not the most efficient. Most likely, it is quite inefficient. We didnt learn the native language as a sum of vocabulary and grammar rules. We never thought about the grammar at all, and yet we succeeded. Photo source: Nina How do kids acquire their first language? They use it from the very first minute. They hear voices of people around and react to them. Meanwhile their brains collect statistics of the word usage, grammar structures and pronunciation (neurologists believe every healthy human brain has a capability to collect and analyze the language statistics by nature). Then kids try to express their emotions, needs and wants with sounds mimicking the speech of other people and adjusting their grammar and word usage according to our reaction to their speech. So the more a kid speaks the better he gets at it. We have to learn from our own childhood experience how to acquire a language; after all, it was successful once. Of course, it is impossible to recreate the circumstances of our early pre-language childhood, but what we can do is to change our learning strategy. Stop learning and start using seems to be a more efficient way to acquire a new language, and this is not so hard to do. First of all, it is useful to remember that there is a difference between using a language passively (listening and reading) and actively (speaking and writing). When learning a new language, one should develop both active and passive language skills. It is relatively easy to improve reading and listening in our age of the Internet. Passive skills are all about consuming language. For developing listening skill, you can watch movies, listen to online radio broadcasting and the music you like, memorize lyrics with no efforts (this is, actually, how I learnt English). It is not a big deal to find a good book to read (please note that this should be the book you really want to read) and/or to subscribe to blogs on topics that are interesting to you. Active language skills means that you produce some text (oral or written) and address it to your audience. Finding an audience that is ready to help a non-native speaker with corrections is not so easy, but again, there is the Internet with its powerful resources like  iTalki. I would also suggest a website  www.forvo.com  that is a social pronunciation dictionary. I use it each time when I hesitate how to pronounce this or that word. So why not use the advantage of the Internet epoch? Why be so persistent in methods that rarely lead to success instead of trying a natural way of acquiring a language? If you want to learn dancing you go to the dancing studio, pick up a partner and dance, improving gradually. Buying a book “Waltz and Tango course” instead would be ridiculous, wouldnt it? Language is a practical skill too, just like dancing, however, nobody has found learning a language from books absurd. Let us be like children, forget that learning is hard work (it is!) and enjoy discovering a new language, tinkering with it, exactly like we tinkered with our first language many years ago. About the author: Eugenia  is a Professional Russian and English language teacher.  Eugenia enjoys explaining complicated grammar things with simple words. She helps people acquire a new language naturally simply by talking about interesting things.  Eugenia has a 5-star feedback rating, and has  taught over 161 sessions on italki.

AP Chemistry Writing Tutor

AP Chemistry Writing TutorIf you have been interested in AP Chemistry Writing, you know that it can be a challenging course. There are a few basic concepts that must be mastered first before you can move onto more difficult and advanced subjects.AP Chemistry Writing requires you to use a guide to assist you as you write your essays. A good guide is essential in any course. A student with enough knowledge about the subject should always know how to prepare and what is appropriate for them to write.Before you can begin writing on a topic, you will need to know where you are at with the area and a reasonable level of understanding on that subject. This will allow you to fill in all the blanks to make an effective essay. Remember that it is the student who will carry the bulk of the workload in class.One of the best ways to improve the overall grade in AP Chemistry is to read through your assigned papers and identify areas you feel are lacking. You might want to go back to the assignment and see if you changed anything that didn't work. After identifying the areas, check to see if you found some things from the reading and essay that you could improve upon.Aid can be purchased from your school's bookstore. Or you can hire a professional to do the work for you. The latter would usually cost a few hundred dollars but you might find this to be well worth the money if you are consistently struggling to get a satisfactory grade in the course.Be sure to ask about the aid packages before you sign up for any of these. They can vary in price from school to school.The role of a science teacher is important in helping students learn science and then excel in it. In addition to making them know what the subject is about, a chemistry writing tutor will also help them with getting their work published so they can earn points towards their degree.

Why Bountiful Library Tutoring Jobs Offer Great Opportunities For Online Income

Why Bountiful Library Tutoring Jobs Offer Great Opportunities For Online IncomeTo answer your question, the answer is yes, bountiful library tutoring jobs are being advertised in the Internet. If you're worried about going to college for school and not making money, this is a great option for you. These tutoring jobs aren't just for a long term job, they're also an ongoing career in which you can actually be your own boss.One of the best things about these tutoring jobs is that you can expect to receive no tuition payment, which means that you won't have to worry about your money. Unlike the infamous tuition reimbursement plan in college, there is no way for a student to make money with the bountiful library tutoring jobs because there's no fee to be paid. So instead of struggling to make ends meet while paying for your tuition, you can finally start enjoying the fruits of your labor.Tutoring jobs are in high demand. As a result, it's one of the best places to get started when it com es to starting a business online. When you sign up for these paid tutoring jobs, you will need to work online, which is where all the hustle and bustle of the world's busiest online career marketplace come into play. The more time that you spend at your job, the more money you'll earn.So just because you sign up for the bountiful library tutoring jobs, doesn't mean that you're going to be sitting at home with your eyes closed working from your couch all day. In fact, when you sign up for the tutoring jobs, you will be assigned to a tutor that will meet with you each day and either visit you at home or show you around campus.Once the tutor meets with you at your home, you will then go back to the office and give him a lesson. The tutor will then give you a grade, and if you pass or fail, you will either get paid a fee or receive another lesson that will either focus on the area that you failed or improve on it.There's no need to worry about having free time, as you will now have mone y in your pocket, as well as a steady income, which means that you don't have to worry about any free time. Even if you decide to take a vacation, you will be able to find a job immediately after getting back from your vacation.The Internet has opened the door for many people to start a lucrative and successful business online. Now all you have to do is sign up for bountiful library tutoring jobs and start generating extra income from home.