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AI chatbots will level the global communicative playing field 

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ChatGPT can be used to write emails, wirte summaries for research, and even write reports. It can help EFL or ESL or ELF speakers kill three birds with one stone: 1. It will naturally rewite a text and remove any incorrect English; 2. It will replace awkward phrases with natural sounding ones; and 3. It can create the appropriate tone, like formal, casual, caring, serious, apologetic, and even funny. ChatGPT can give the power of perfect English to non-English speakers, and this can democratize high-stakes international communications in the business and research fields.

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Why your EFL learning has failed … and what you can do about it – Part 2

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This article explains why many language and communication courses and programs do not improve communicative competence. You will also learn about how your brain learns and then be able to use this knowledge to help you learn better and find a more effective Language Communication Training (LCT) program. The article evaluates different training methods like mentoring, coaching, workshops, online courses, group language classes, and a new type of group class called Agile RPG.

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Why your EFL learning has failed … Part1

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As a non-native English speaking professional, your professional English ability is limiting your potential for promotion and career development in international business. You have struggled to improve but have failed. This 2-part article series will help you understand what you have been doing wrong and why. It will also compare mentoring, coaching, group classes and agile learning in order to recommend the features of an effective learning or training program you want to help you improve you Communication ability.

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6 Scientific Steps To Engaging Posts: Emblems and coffee in the age of information

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Follow this proven 6-step formula to write engaging and informative posts in less than 280 characters.

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Why LinkedIn has so few Non Native English Speaker contributors and what can de done about it

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Where are the Non Native Speakers? LinkedIn, the Facebook for professionals around the world, is an essential tool for people in international business, and increasingly for the business of academic research, too. However, even for a country that became one of Asia’s Tiger economies built on international trade, Taiwan’s number of LinkedIn accounts is very

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Why online teaching doesn’t foster real learning, and how to overcome the 3 main obstacles to online learning

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The online education market is exploding. Covid lockdowns have accelerated the need for online learning and educational videos. Many teachers and non-teachers alike have responded in continuous flow of educational video after video. That’s great for learning, but that also means there is a lot more competition to make your educational videos stand out.  What

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Bridging the gap between training and education Part 2: Task-based approach to training with principles from the science of learning

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What EDU-tainment can be There is another option to commercially constrained training sessions. Training programs can still focus on edutainment but also on using the principles from the science of learning for skill learning and motivating. The next few paragraphs will describe the following image about how learning principles can be applied to training program

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Bridging the gap between training and education Part 1: Why are skills not being learned in training?

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Typically, “training” makes people think of practice, skill development and know-how, while “education” brings to mind theory, knowledge and values (Rickman, 2004). Another difference involves measurable objectives and assessment. And yet another involves how captive the learners are and their motivation. Many training programs focus on demonstrated and participant structured practice. Often, the training is

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