http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Larry+M.+Lynch Recreation Larry M. Lynch Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=194044&ca=Recreation Salt Water Wanderlust The truth is I’ve always been an inveterate fisherman. From my days on muddy rivers as a youth in Baltimore, Maryland through stints living in London, England, Paris, France, Barcelona, Spain and Colombia, South America, I’ve always sought a way to get a line in the water someh... Recreation Larry M. Lynch Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=195408&ca=Recreation Sensing My Way Leaning back and tilting my head upwards slightly, I felt the warmth of the sun’s invisible infrared rays on my face in contrast to the coolness of the waters swirling around my hand as it dangled over the port gunnels of our wooden launch. My eyes were closed but I could sense nearly... Entertainment Larry M. Lynch Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=194309&ca=Entertainment Our overview of the history of surnames or last names in English continues to be a fascinating one. Initially, we talked about the need to create surnames (last names) and how occupations lent themselves to the task. Here, we’ll look at how some other commonly used English surnames were derived from... Education Larry M. Lynch Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=195405&ca=Education Not only are clusters of movies, films, videos and documentary clips stimulating, interesting and enjoyable for your English as a foreign language learners, but the broad selection of available genres and types offers a substantial range of English language teaching and learning didactic aids. We pr... Education Larry M. Lynch Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=195406&ca=Education When Scot Ginsberg of “My name is Scott” name tag fame asked this question he originally referred to an online web presence. In the teaching of English as a foreign language or in foreign language teaching and learning I’d like to apply the question in a different venue. “Are you an earthworm or an... Education Larry M. Lynch Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=194061&ca=Education Cartoons vs. Comics Who doesn’t love cartoons and comics? Okay, so I’m no fan of the Simpsons, but even I enjoy Felix the Cat, the Pink Panther and a host of other Saturday morning offerings. If the cartoon network came on in English where I live, I’d record it for use in my English as a foreign lan... Education Larry M. Lynch Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=194318&ca=Education There are a multitude of reasons for wanting to speak the lingua franca of another people; travel, business, education, matrimony, retirement, personal pleasure, even family or friends among many others. Indeed it’s no small feat to habla Español, parlez Francaise, or sprechenze Deutcsh, but the pre... Education Larry M. Lynch Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=194319&ca=Education Using Popular Films to Improve Speaking Skills During the course of my 15 plus years of English as a foreign language teaching, I have come across a number of popular films which not only aid EFL learners in improving their English language speaking skills, but are enjoyable for them to watch. In ea...