Chinese Translation Teaching Failures Diagnosed
Posted January 31st, 2009Chinese translation teaching and learning in university level has been confronted with many failures and deficiencies, mostly because of the lack of awareness of the irreplaceably key role played by contexts either in understanding the source texts or in translating. An empirical study based on the recognition of contextualization in translation is of paramount importance [...]
Education: Excuses, Excuses, Excuses
Posted January 31st, 2009Our educators aren’t very good at raising SAT scores, increasing literacy, or spreading knowledge. But they are world-class at making excuses.
Let me rattle off a few. Money! You know money is always the problem. If only taxpayers weren’t so selfish. Violence! This is a big deal. All the students are in gangs or fighting in [...]
Funding Your Education
Posted January 31st, 2009Funding your education can be a simple task or it can become very complicated depending on your eligibility status. You need to know what your requirements are in order to determine what your eligibility status is before applied for any loans or grants. Your eligibility stems on your social economic level, your grade point [...]
Preventative Maintenance Will Save You a Headache
Posted January 31st, 2009The first thing that is generally thought of when “maintenance” is mentioned for a boat or automobile, engine work comes to mind. Engine maintenance is a clear cut, well known issue of most boat owners and those considering to become one. The less thought about, but equally important, maintenance to consider in keeping up the [...]
Should America Go Back to Driver’s Ed?
Posted January 31st, 2009As we get more populated, and as more teenagers are given their first car, the NEED for the population to go back to driver’s education is becoming more and more obvious. I’ve been thinking about writing this article for months, not really thinking anyone would read it, or would care. Perhaps maybe a “rant” but [...]