The history of every language is unique, because each language is inherently bound to the thinking, nature, and spirit of a people, all of which are continuously altered by the twists and turns of eventsA lingua inglesa e fruto de uma historia complexa e enraizada num passado muito distante.Ha indicios de presenca humana nas ilhas britanicas ja antes da ultima era do gelo, quando as mesmas ainda nao haviam se separado do continente europeu e antes dos oceanos formarem o Canal da Mancha. Esse recente fenomeno geologico que separou as ilhas britanicas do continente, ocorrido ha cerca de 7.000 anos, tambem isolou os povos que la viviam dos conturbados movimentos e do obscurantismo que caracterizaram os primordios da Idade Media na Europa.Sitios arqueologicos evidenciam que as terras umidas que os romanos vieram a denominar de Britannia ja abrigavam uma prospera cultura ha 8.000 anos, embora pouco se saiba a respeito.LEIA MAIS "Todas as criancas e adolescentes tem direito a escolas onde existam alegria, amizade, solidariedade e respeito as caracteristicas individuais de cada um deles". ABRAPIASabe aqueles apelidos e comentarios maldosos que circulam entre os alunos? Consideradas "coisas de estudante", essas maneiras de ridicularizar os colegas podem deixar marcas dolorosas e por vezes tragicas. Veja como acabar com o problema na sua escola e, assim, tirar um peso das costas da garotada.LEIA O ARTIGO COMPLETO CLICANDO AQUI Bullying is a learned behaviour. It is when a person or group tries to hurt or control another person in a harmful way. There are three aspects of this hurtful behaviour that almost all experts agree on; in bullying there is a difference in power between those being hurt and those doing the hurting, bullying involves hurtful behaviours that are repeated and intentional. Bullying is not about a conflict that needs resolving. In bullying, the power is all in one person or a group's control. People who bully others show loathing and contempt for those they are trying to hurt.There are lots of different kinds of bullying, and they all hurt. Sometimes bullying means hitting, kicking, pushing, shoving, or making someone do something they dont want to do. Sometimes bullying is using mean words or threats, calling someone names, or saying bad things behind their back. Bullying can even mean making someone feel unsafe or scared, leaving them out of games, or making them feel that theyre not important. Bullying can be verbal, physical, social (shunning, ignoring or leaving someone out on purpose), and also involve cyberbullying (being bullied through the information and communication technologies. See www.cyberbullying.org for more information about this).People who bully think that it makes them important, but it really just makes them mean.Bullying should NOT be considered a "Normal part of life".Fonte:http://www.bullying.org/htm/main.cfm?content=1059 Pesquisadora brasileira alerta para a importancia de refletir sobre a pratica em sala para substituir definitivamente os "metodos milagreiros" A formacao deficiente de professores em faculdades sem qualidade que se proliferam pelo pais e a escassez de programas de Educacao continuada bem organizados sao apenas dois dos desafios enfrentados no ensino de Lingua Estrangeira. Outra questao, somada a essas, torna