Passive Voice in Action

Active sentences are about what people (or things) do, while passive sentences are about what happens to people (or things). In academic writing, it is generally preferred to choose an active verb and...

Types of Formal Letters

Letter of EnquiryThe agenda behind writing this letter is to collect information about something or someone. Here you should mention why you expect the sender to give you particular information.Fo...

From Critical Theory to Critical Pedagogy

Critical Pedagogy (CP) emanated from Critical Theory (CT) which was developed by the philosophers and theorists of the 1923 Frankfurt School of Thought like Theodor W. Adorno, Jürgen Habermas, and Her...

Articles

Articles are words that define a noun as specific or unspecific. In English, there are three articles: a, an, and the. They are used before nouns or noun equivalents and are a type of adjective. The d...

Cognitivism

Cognitivism is a theory of learning that focuses on processes of the mind. Cognitivist learning states that the way we learn is determined by the way our mind takes in, stores, processes, and then acc...

Phrases

A phrase is a small group of words that communicates a concept but isn’t a full sentence. Phrases and idioms constitute the most important aspects of any language. There are different kinds of phrases...

Proverbs

A proverb is a well-known saying that conveys a general truth or that offers advice on life and behaviour.All that glitters is not gold Honesty is the best policyProverbs are sim...

Simple, Compound, Complex Sentences

Understanding sentence structure is crucial in writing because it allows for clear and effective communication. These are the three main types of sentences, each distinguished by the number and types ...

Designing an Agenda

Here are some tips for designing an effective agenda for your next meeting. You can use these tips whether a meeting lasts an hour or three days and whether you’re meeting with a group of five or fort...

Constructivism

Constructivism is the theory that says learners construct knowledge rather than just passively take in information. As people experience the world and reflect upon those experiences, they build their ...