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Monday, January 25, 2021

Monday, January 18, 2021

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Acronym/Abbreviation

Latin Original

Meaning

Context/Use

a.m.

ante meridiem

Before noon

Time (used since the Roman times, although the abbreviation became standard much later)

p.m.

post meridiem

After noon

Time (used since the Roman times, though the abbreviation became standard much later)

i.e.

id est

That is (to say); in other words

Used to specify, explain, or clarify a preceding statement.

e.g.

exempli gratia

For the sake of example; for example

Used to introduce one or more examples.

etc.

et cetera

And the others; and so forth

Used at the end of a list to indicate that further, similar items are included.

N.B.

nota bene

Note well

Used to call the reader's attention to a particularly important piece of information.

et al.

et alii

And others

Used in academic citations (especially APA) when listing multiple authors.

vs.

versus

Against

Used to denote opposition or comparison between two parties or things (e.g., a court case or a sports match).

c. or ca.

circa

Around; approximately

Used before a date or number to indicate it is an approximation (e.g., c. 1400 AD).

A.D.

Anno Domini

In the year of the Lord

Used to designate years within the Christian era. (Sometimes now replaced with CE—Common Era).

Ph.D.

PhilosophiƦ Doctor

Doctor of Philosophy

An academic degree.

R.I.P.

Requiescat in pace

May he/she rest in peace

Found on tombstones and in expressions of condolences.

P.S.

post scriptum

Written after

Used for a note added after the main body of a letter has been completed.

&

et

And

The ampersand symbol is a ligature (a combination of two or more letters) of the letters 'e' and 't'.

Latin Phrase

Literal Translation

Common Meaning/Use

Carpe diem

Pluck the day

Seize the day; make the most of the present.

Veni, vidi, vici

I came, I saw, I conquered

A quick, decisive victory or success. (Attributed to Julius Caesar).

Cogito, ergo sum

I think, therefore I am

A philosophical assertion of one's own existence (from Descartes).

E pluribus unum

Out of many, one

Used to signify the unity of many separate entities (e.g., the motto of the U.S.).

Ad nauseam

To the point of sickness

To the point of excess, or until one is sick of it.

Alma mater

Nurturing mother

The university or college one attended.

De facto

Of the fact

In reality or fact, whether legally sanctioned or not.

De jure

Of the law

According to law; officially sanctioned.

Status quo

The state in which

The existing state of affairs, especially regarding social or political issues.

Modus operandi (M.O.)

Method of operating

A person's habitual way of operating or doing things (often used in criminology).

Per se

Through itself

Intrinsically; by its very nature.

Vice versa

The turn/place having been changed

The reverse being true as well; conversely.

 


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Saturday, January 9, 2021

Successful distance learning tasks

Interviews and guess what!



During this time characterized by distance learning (the so-called DAD) I've been trying to find activities which may work well with my students. The point is that you as a teacher must mix up lots of elements so as to try to have a lesson being as perfect as possible.

Don't stress your students out! No long explanations. Of course you must be short! 

Don't get them bored! Forget all those tasks that may be useful from the didactic point of view...but really they just create boredom! Checking the exercises out may be a big problem!

Anyway you must move on with the contents and the grammar points and the vocabulary and the speaking and the listening and the writing....Definitely a lot of stuff!!!!

Of course, something always working is connected to a kind of interaction! Asking them to interview each other during the lesson or before a lesson and then listen to them again is very  good and interesting! They pay attention trying to understand and decipher every single word said by their mates, especially if they're into the topic.

A successful task and quite a relaxing one, as the students themselves have told me, has been the one consisting in summarizing shortly a movie or a TV series and then reading the text aloud so that the classmates may guess the title.

It was fun and they seemed to appreciate it a lot !!!