Dear First Year Bac. Students

My experience has proved to me that effective language learning cannot be achieved successfully without an authentic communicative setting. Internet provides it. The use of internet in our schools started very late and access is still limited. I realize how useful learning English can become if our students have full access to the English-speaking world. I hope that through this weblog, I will help my students to communicate effectively with me, with each other and with the rest of the world.

Saturday, December 23, 2006

Gateway Cultural Awareness

UNIT 1
The World's Cultural Heritage:
2-Kathmandu:

The Kathmandu Valley, located in the Kingdom of Nepal, lies at the crossroads of ancient civilizations of Asia, and has at least 130 important monuments, including several places of pilgrimage for the Hindus as well as the Buddhists. The cities of Kathmandu, Patan, and Bhaktapur, located in this valley, present a high style of Nepalese art and architecture. Kathmandu valley was accorded the status of a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in the year 1979. It is rich in culture and the valley itself is and has been the cultural and political hub of Nepal. Other cities in the country include Pokhara, Janakpur, Biratnagar, Birgunj.

Here are some pictures and bout Kathmandu :