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My Thoughts on Teaching

Posted on January 6, 2026 by ahumanseeing

(BLOG #3.5 – Bonus Blog 2 by Jeremy Eckert – UIC-Barcelona student) This will be a meandering post in which I raise many questions about teaching, and answer almost none. Enjoy! Education is non-linear I’m constantly struck by the fact … Continue reading →

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Misconceptions about How Language is Acquired

Posted on January 5, 2026 by ahumanseeing

PERCEPTIONS OF PARENTS, STAFF, & EDUCATIONAL ADVERTISING (BLOG #3 by Jeremy Eckert – UIC-Barcelona student) The following is my attempt at listing and reflecting on some of the more noteworthy ideas about learning that I’ve encountered as a teacher/school owner … Continue reading →

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Output or Input?

Posted on December 31, 2025 by ahumanseeing

The Debate around the Role of Speaking in Language Learning (BLOG #2 by Jeremy Eckert, UIC-Barcelona student) One concept I was introduced to during my MA course is the concept of Merrill Swain’s Output Hypothesis. Output here refers to language … Continue reading →

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Reflecting on Language and Power

Posted on December 30, 2025 by ahumanseeing

(BLOG #1.5 by Jeremy Eckert, UIC-Barcelona student – this is a bonus blog post inspired by BLOG #1) When people talk about changing English norms, a common concern is whether it is fair for certain groups of speakers to set … Continue reading →

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How English is Spoken in the Wild, and How That Affects English Teaching

Posted on December 29, 2025 by ahumanseeing

(BLOG #1 by Jeremy Eckert, UIC-Barcelona student) Did you know that the majority of all English conversations happening on Earth right now are most likely happening between non-native speakers? That’s right, native speakers are no longer the majority of English … Continue reading →

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I’m Back for Now

Posted on December 23, 2025 by ahumanseeing

This is a short buffer post to separate my old personal posts from my next four posts which will be assignments for my master’s degree in Second Language Acquisition and TEFL. A lot has happened between my last post in … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Democracy

Posted on March 11, 2018 by ahumanseeing

As I mentioned previously, I so take for granted the fact that Ch. leadership is authoritarian that it is easy for me to forget that they call themselves a republic. It’s easy to forget, considering that both in my own … Continue reading →

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I Won’t Feed the Newsfeed

Posted on February 19, 2018 by ahumanseeing

Last fall I deactivated my Facebook account and I haven’t been back since. I’m still not exactly sure what changed in me but I’m glad it changed. It has been a long time coming. Throughout the months leading up to … Continue reading →

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Sweet and Sour Child of Mine

Posted on February 10, 2018 by ahumanseeing

I’m now entering the fifth month of my Ch. sojourn, attempting to adopt a second foreign culture. Years ago, after reading several fictional and non-fictional accounts of the American invasion of Iraq and being fascinated by the beauty of Arabic … Continue reading →

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Good vs. Evil: Are we breaking even?

Posted on January 30, 2016 by ahumanseeing

(spoiler alert: I don’t know and there’s no way to know—but what if there were?) “The created universe carries the yin at its back and the yang in front; through the union of the pervading principles it reaches harmony.” –part … Continue reading →

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