JACQUES DERRIDA ON WRITING "OF GRAMMATOLOGY"

In this interesting video, the philosopher explains his truly exceptional epiphany when writing his masterpiece "Of Grammatology", where he discussed the work of writers such as Claude Lévi-Strauss, Ferdinand de Saussure, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Étienne Condillac, Louis Hjelmslev, Martin Heidegger, Edmund Husserl, Roman Jakobson, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, André Leroi-Gourhan, and William Warburton.

THE DEATH OF THE AUTHOR?

"The Death of the Author" (French: La mort de l'auteur) is a 1967 essay by the French literary critic and theorist Roland Barthes (1915–1980). Barthes' essay argues against traditional literary criticism's practice of incorporating the intentions and biographical context of an author in an interpretation of a text, and instead argues that writing and creator are unrelated. The title is a pun on Le Morte d'Arthur, a 15th-century compilation of smaller Arthurian legend stories, written by Sir Thomas Malory. 
A really interesting view that challenged traditional literary criticism and theory, read this summary from the Wikipedia and watch the following video. 

HOW TO WRITE A SUMMARY

What is and more importantly, what isn't,  a good summary?

Here are some insteresting tips 

This video will help you a lot:

And last, but not least! remember a summary is not about copying from the original text but using your OWN words! 

WHAT IS THE IPA-International Phonetic Alphabet?

If you want to improve your listening comprehension in English and your pronunciation, the International Phonetic Alphabet can help you a lot.
Here's a simple explanation of what the IPA is with examples of how to use the information in the dictionaries:

TEST YOUR ENGLISH!

Are you preparing to sit an English exam soon?  Here's a web with lots of material, and different levels. I'm sure it will help you improve all your skills and be ready when the moment comes!

Test English

PRACTICE OF SECOND CONDITIONAL WITH SONGS!

Singing is an excellent way of learning grammar structures, so if you are learning the second conditional:  open a window on your computer to read the lyrics and listen and sing this beautiful and lively song by Melody Gardot.

SENTENCE CONNECTORS: LINKING IDEAS IN TEXTS

It is essential to use sentence connectors correctly to express what you really mean and avoid misunderstandings, of course!

Here's a simple, good explanation 

And some practice:

Exercise 1

Exercise 2