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Month: May 2022

Posted on May 23, 2022May 23, 2022

Where to find free e-books

Lord knows how much I love a good, old paper book, but I can’t deny the convenience of having immediate access to almost any title I want, available within seconds on my computer, smartphone or e-book reader. E-books tend to be substantially cheaper than traditional books, too, but if you’re an avid reader like me, …

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Posted on May 16, 2022May 16, 2022

Arthur Conan Doyle, a spiritualist

To most readers, the name of Arthur Conan Doyle will forever be connected with the world’s most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his trusted friend Dr Watson. The celebrated writer of detective stories based his whole literary career on extolling the virtues of science, reason and logical thinking, which leaves many surprised to learn that …

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Posted on May 9, 2022May 8, 2022

Correlative conjunctions in English

[This post has been written with ESL/EFL students in mind, CEFR level B1 and above.] Correlative conjunctions are used to join words, phrases or clauses within a sentence. They always come in pairs, which is where learners sometimes make mistakes. In languages such as the South Slavic ones (which most of my students speak as …

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Posted on May 2, 2022May 1, 2022

Savremeni resursi za učenje latinskog

Korist od učenja klasičnih jezika je ogromna. U slučaju latinskog, ovladavanje ovim jezikom otvara vrata ka ogromnom književnom i naučnom nasleđu stvaranom tokom dva milenijuma, a posredno može biti od velike pomoći i pri učenju niza savremenih jezika - i to ne samo romanskih: obično se navodi da najmanje 60% engleskog vokabulara potiče iz latinskog, …

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