English Language Teaching in Russia
This is a note-to-self to research this next week. I'll consult Prof Wikipedia first.
Leech or flatworm? Ants and Swiss Chard
For the 2nd time in a week or so, (1st time regarding dwarf beans ), I'm following Alys Fowler's advice, this time with regard to Swiss chard . Long story short, after midsummer plants which often bolt if planted in spring will resist the impulse to do so, probably because of shortening days; (I say shortening, but in Glasgow, in July, we're still getting 18 hours of daylight). I got a packet of Bright Lights , at a good price, (another reason to wait until July before sowing, lots of bargains, I've noticed). But where to sow them? Most of the 2nd bed is under a tarpaulin, but it wasn't quite big enough to cover the whole bed, so the last 5ft or so went under a sheet of plastic, (in the background of the photo in this post, here .) Transparent plastic was a foolish idea, weeds were growing underneath it, so I covered most of it with sheets of metal from the old shed. I decided to leave the tarp, but use the area beneath the plastic for the chard. Who-ah there...
Only research or are you considering it for yourself?
ReplyDeleteOnly research. Essentially, I need to know what exactly Russians in private language schools (or their parents) want for their roubles, in relation to exam success in the state system. So, for example, would they expect that lessons would lead to success in the Russian equivalent of, say, a GCSE in English?
ReplyDeleteIs your research limited to Russia itself (I say limited, the fucking size of the country) or would you stretch to Russian speakers in the ex-Soviet states? If so, I could put you in touch with some of my old students from Odessa.
ReplyDeleteIt's limited to Russia just now, but will probably extend to the ex-Soviets later, so that might be helpful. Thanks mate, I'll get back to you if it comes to that.
ReplyDeleteNo problem. If you want, I might even be able to get a couple of actual Russians.
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