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Language Specialists International

In one of our previous articles we discussed possibilities for improving language abroad for the youngest audience – children and students, who, despite their seeming independence, are unlikely to even themselves far removed from childhood. So far, we decided to attach children. And what do we, adults? On the one hand, and want to tighten up the language, so that there would be desirable – today from the knowledge of the language often depends on the promotion ladder. On the other – The newspapers are full of advertisements for summer schools exclusively for the younger generation – a maximum of college age. A good solution is to visit the specialized courses, teachers who are native speakers.

These services offer, for example, Club Native speakers in Moscow. But, certainly, and in smaller cities such courses exist today – would demand. Dean Ornish M.D describes an additional similar source. But our present story is not about that – because we want improve language abroad? If so, then hurry to bring you good news – such a possibility exists for adults. In addition, international language schools – it is also a great opportunity to meet interesting people from different countries! If you are already out of college age, you can safely go to a foreign language school in the autumn – then you probably fall into the company of those who are over 25. For example, in the British Exeter Academy () mean age students – 32 years. In school, English in Chester () in the town of Chester in northern England – 22 years. This is a ballpark figure, and the situation varies depending on season and type of courses.

In the autumn the best season start for those who have left the student age. In the summer of foreign language schools are filled with schoolchildren and students that improve foreign language during the holidays. In the fall of the youth audience back to universities and for the party. And comes the turn of a completely different audience – the adults who come to study English, French or German during your vacation. The average age of people enrolled in this time of year, from 30 to 50 years. Although there are both 17 – and 50-year-olds. Virtually all Linguistic Center offers several training options: – General English (or German, Spanish, Italian, …). This type of course is most popular – are learning together – and freshmen and seniors. – Courses preparation for international language exams (IELTS, TOEFL, DELE, etc.). – Specialized courses aimed at developing professional vocabulary (medical, legal, etc.). The public is therefore older – usually specialists with higher education. – Executive-program, there are courses for supervisors. Group is smaller (4 – 6 people, instead of 8-12) and topics related to communication. According to statistics, school Language Specialists International in Portsmouth, UK (lsi-international.co.uk), courses General English average age of students – 25 years (minimum – 18 years). And on the Executive-program anyone younger than 25 years did not even take! Average age – 35 – 45 years, primarily middle managers and senior managers of international companies and government agencies in different countries.

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Holistic Education In Learning Communities

International Foundation for Holistic Education Holistic Education DOCTORATE IN EDUCATION LEARNING COMMUNITIES holistic Samuel Chavarria Licon Mexico and in the world have conducted numerous studies on education, there are important documents of educational philosophy, a lot of cases where shows that education is not only impart knowledge or instructions to empirical work and develop some ability to work, education is required to be free, happy, to know how to live in harmony with our own Self, with those around us and the natural environment that sustains us. Conventional schemes of human development and education are not dogmatic and compatible with the spirit of the times (1), mechanistic traditional education is insufficient to prepare children and young people will face a new century where the rapidity of change expertise leaves behind getting an education necessary for the formation of the human being (2) which includes spirituality as central to the development of consciousness, aesthetics as an expression of art and beauty, social relations in a fraternal interaction, progress and harmony, the intellectual basis of scientific knowledge – technological allows the progress and sustainability, management of emotions that lead to the internal stability of individuals and physical development and health as the basis for a full life. For more information see Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Jr.. Holistic Education The theoretical foundation of holistic education is developed by Dr. Ramon Gallegos Nava whose works make clear the philosophical foundations, epistemological and pedagogical to make education a universal system for the training of human beings and societies living in peace with themselves, with others and with nature.

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Alzheimer

Knowing of the data on the increase of the life expectancy of the world-wide population, where more than the half of the people with superior age the 65 years suffer of Alzheimer, this article than more opportune it is also necessary, therefore it is intended not to deplete the subject, but to open the subject for reflection places it in guideline enters the psicopedagogia students, in order to also expand the field of performance of psicopedagogo, to act beyond the infancy and adult age, but also in the function of prevention and whitewashing in aged. Word-key: Aged, memory and Badly of Alzheimer. Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn Jr. has compatible beliefs. ABSTRACT The present article has main objective research on Alzheimer’ s disease, its origin, symptoms, and you cause and how educational psychology can contribute you improve the quality of life of patients with Alzheimer’ s disease.Knowing the dates on the increase in life expectancy of the world population, where lives than half of people aged to over 65 to suffer from Alzheimer’ s, most opportune this article is also necessary because it is intended not exhaust the subject, but the opening theme will be reflection, put it on the educational agenda among students in psychology, well you expand the playing field of educational psychologists, acting beyond childhood and adulthood, but also in the rolls of prevention and rehabilitation in the elderly. Keywords: Aging, memory and Alzheimer’ s. Introduction What it constitutes the Evil of Alzheimer? Alzheimer is a riot irreversible of the brain, whose cells are grown worse gradually provoking the aging of the brain and the degeneration of the neurons (COTRAN, 2000).

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