Dirk Le Roux

Able to also communicate in Afrikaans, German and Dutch, I was born in Pretoria, the capital of South Africa. In 2019, we joined our children and grandchildren in Germany. I obtained a Bachelor's degree in Building Science and Theology as well as a TEFL Level 5 certificate from the TEFL Academy. I also have lecturing and consultation experience in soft skills, religion, construction management, and small business development.

Fracked To Pieces

Fracked To PiecesConcerned Citizen Groups Call for a Ban as New York State Draws Closer to Wide-scale Hydraulic FracturingA house next door to a hydraulic fracturing site in Washington County, Pennsylvania. (© Marcellus Protest Photostream) 5In anticipation of hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” for natural gas coming to New York’s Catskill region, Jill Wiener made an […]

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common misspellings in English

Possible causes for misspellings According to OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS ELT POSTED ON JANUARY 19, 2022 the reasons could be: 1. Inconsistent Pronunciation One source of difficulty is inconsistent pronunciation; many sound out ‘definately’ when they mean definitely (2). And comparatively few outside the Royal Shakespeare Company pronounce separate (1) – more typically the ‘A’ becomes an ‘E’. This problem

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Work Burnout

Listen to this Audio about Work Burnout – Click on the image below Burnout is: ‘‘The degree of physical and psychological fatigue and exhaustion that is perceived by the person as related to his/her work’’. – The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory Read more about the CBI Burnout symptoms “When people experience symptoms such as, e.g. headache,

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