<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:01:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@jswarsi/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Language and Culture Awareness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Language and Cultural Awareness Image result for Language and cultural awareness Second language learners come from diverse social, linguistic, political, and cultural backgrounds and have different notions]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/language/@jswarsi/language-and-culture-awareness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/language/@jswarsi/language-and-culture-awareness</guid><category><![CDATA[language]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jswarsi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2017 14:11:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statement of Teaching Philosophy]]></title><description><![CDATA[My teaching philosophy has been heavily influenced by an old Japanese proverb: To teach is to learn. As an English language teacher, I believe that the classroom should be a place where creative ideas]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/teaching/@jswarsi/statement-of-teaching-philosophy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/teaching/@jswarsi/statement-of-teaching-philosophy</guid><category><![CDATA[teaching]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jswarsi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 17:29:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Acquisition vs. Learning]]></title><description><![CDATA[The terms "acquisition" and "learning" are often used interchangeably in relation to a second language, but there is a clear distinction between them. Stephen Krashen's Acquisition]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/acquisition/@jswarsi/acquisition-vs-learning</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/acquisition/@jswarsi/acquisition-vs-learning</guid><category><![CDATA[acquisition]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jswarsi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 22:38:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[My blog on language and linguistics]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have created a blog on all things pertinent to language and linguistics. Linguists say that language is the most human thing there is about being human, and I have never met an individual who was not]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/language/@jswarsi/my-blog-on-language-and-linguistics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/language/@jswarsi/my-blog-on-language-and-linguistics</guid><category><![CDATA[language]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jswarsi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 22:32:06 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>