How To Tell If He Likes You - Top 20 Signs To Know If A Guy Really Likes You!

How do you tell if a guy likes you? That is the question that I always hear when a girl is asking to their friends about a guy that she starts getting interested to him.

Sometimes, it can be frustrating not knowing the whether he may feel the same way as you do. Sometimes we might think that he does like us but the fact might be the opposite.

Well, to know that a guy likes you then you have to read the signs from himself to know if he really likes to you or not. So, here are some signs to look for to know when a guy likes you:

He will make eye contact with you, then look away when your eyes meet.
He always be willing to help you or do you favors (like rides home, or physical work)
He will always look for you in a crowd, then when he finds you will act like he doesn't see you
He will laugh at all your jokes/will try to make you laugh.
He talks to his friends about you
He mentions activities that you are interested in so there is a chance for you two to do them together.
He will always find a reason to talk to you or touch you in any way.
He pokes fun at you, but in a nice way
He seems genuinely interested in what you have to say.
He remembers little things that you've talked about before a long time ago, and brings them up in conversations to let you know that he remembered.
He will always stare at you, and your friends may notice it too.
When you are talking with him and your friends, he will only comment on something that you say, or will look at you whenever he speaks.
He starts acting nicer when you're around him
He says "yes" to all the things you ask him to do
He treats you differently to other girls (He will make you feel special)
He looks at you a lot every time you smile or laugh
He finds any excuse to touch you or sit next to you
If you flirt with a friend of his when he can see, and he looks jealous or automatically flirts back
He asks about you to your friends when you're not around
He has cute little nicknames for you

Now, after knowing all these signs, what will you do next?

Once you know fairly sure that he likes you, it is time to take action. Put together a step-by-step plan for getting him to fall for you.

But how about if he seems does not interested in you?

If that so, then you need to know the trick is. The trick here is to know what it is that makes a man feel this kind of attraction for you. You need to learn the specifics tips for how to create that kind of attraction inside a man, whether you're just meeting him, or you've been together for months or years.

When you do the things that are sure to make a man feel that gut-level attraction that goes deeper than just his physical attraction and desires, then he'll do and try anything to be close to you.

Finally, what you need to do is to learn skill about knowing how to make man feel attraction for you. What you have to do is to learn. It's a skill, and I honestly believe that any woman can learn it if she wants.

Why Do English and Foreign Language Teachers Really Give Tests?

Why Test?

You know how your learners dread to hear, "Next class we have a test on ..." Why, you can practically hear their groans of displeasure even now. Even teachers hate tests to some degree. There's preparing the test, administering it and then the meager efforts to try to prevent the almost inevitable cheating. It's a cat-and-mouse game of "catch-me-if-you-can". Who's "smarter", the teacher or the learners? So considering the fear and dread that both the learners and teachers have of testing, what is really the role of testing, evaluation and assessment in English Language Teaching? The following are key points in consideration of English and other foreign Language tests.

Did you know that:

o Students learn more in classes that use tests

o The connection between testing and increased learning is well-proven in research

o Students are more motivated in classes that use tests ...

o The classes in which students learn most and for which they study hardest are ones in which they are frequently and thoroughly tested... (Eggan - Kauchak, 1994)

o Students expect to be tested - adult students expect and respect formal testing and are challenged by it... (M. Thompson, 2001)

ASSESSMENT means judging learner's performance by collecting information about it.
There are basically two types of assessment, informal and formal.

INFORMAL ASSESSMENT is when we observe learners to see how well they are doing and then comment on their performance.

FORMAL ASSESSMENT is when we assess learners through tests or exams and give them a grade.

In addition, testing, evaluation and assessment in English and other foreign language teaching can also serve the interests of four distinctive groups; teachers, learners, the administration and parents in the case of young language learners.

FOR TEACHERS:

Testing, evaluation and assessment in English and other foreign language teaching can serve the interests of teachers in at least three major aspects:

- Evaluation of teaching and didactic methods

- Evaluation of learner language competencies

- Teacher accountability to the administration and parents: i.e., are objectives being met?

FOR LEARNERS:

Testing, evaluation and assessment in English and other foreign language teaching can serve the interests of learners in three principal aspects:

- Demonstrate knowledge

- Diagnostic to point out areas of weakness or inability

- Promote study

There are five key Assessment categories (ref. Cucchiarelli, Panti, Valenti, 2000):

- Placement assessment

- Formative assessment

- Diagnostic assessment

- Summative evaluation

- Self- assessment

In the next part of this article series we'll continue and consider each of these assessment categories in more detail. English and other foreign language teachers, your personal insights, observations, questions and comments on this topic will be greatly appreciated.

Can You Really Learn A Foreign Language While You Sleep?

It really seems so easy. Just put on the CD or tapes, relax in bed and learn English (or another foreign Language) while you sleep. Have you ever seen those ads that say, "Learn English While Sleeping" or that promise "effortless" Language learning by listening to a tape or CD while you relax or take a nap? With the continual rise in the study of English as a foreign or second Language, (EFL, ESL) progressive TEFL English and foreign language teachers, foreign language learners, and educational administrators need to be aware of the implications posed by claims of "learning English (or another foreign language) while you sleep. To better understand the processes involved let's first look at each of them individually in turn. In this first part of the series, we'll examine the elements of sleep.

What is Sleep?

The state of sleep is generally defined as "the resting state in which the body is not active and the mind is unconscious." A more extensive definition is offered by Webster's New World Dictionary (third ed., 1989); "sleep: a natural, regularly occurring condition of rest for the body and mind, during which the eyes are usually closed and there is little or no conscious thought or voluntary movement, but there is intermittent dreaming".

Sleep is also likened to death. In the Holy Bible (NWT, 1981) at John 11: 11 Jesus says, "Lazarus or friend has gone to rest, but I am journeying there to awaken him from sleep." Then in verse 14 Jesus clarifies his meaning of "sleep", "At that time, therefore, Jesus said to them outspokenly: Lazarus has died." In describing death the bible continues at Ecclesiastes 9: 5 stating, "The living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all." Sleep then, is characterized as a condition typically devoid of conscious thought. Have you ever slept through a severe thunder storm, a series of car alarms going off, an explosion, an earth tremor (minor earthquake) or dogs barking loudly at night? Completely unconscious, right? For even further clarification, here are some characteristics of human sleep.

Characteristics of Sleep

Characteristics of sleep in humans are:

o lying down, if possible although sleep is possible in almost any position according to studies done on astronauts and in sleep study centers

o Eyes are closed, but sleep can occur with opened eyes in an environment devoid of light and / or distraction

o You don't hear anything or do not consciously respond to external sounds depending on the level, depth or stage of sleep

o Slow, rhythmic breathing pattern (which might be altered during dream stage)

o Muscles are completely relaxed with the exception of altered states of sleep or reaction to dreams or abnormal physical conditions

o Person may occasionally roll over changing positions

Stages of Sleep

On the average, a person goes through five stages, or levels of sleep. The stages each have distinctive characteristics and determine what the brain and body are capable of.

o Stage One - 4-5% Light sleep. Muscle activity slows down

o Stage Two - 45-55% Breathing and heart rate slows. Body temperature decreases

o Stage Three - 4-6% Deep sleep. Slow Delta waves begin

o Stage Four - 12-15% Very deep sleep; brain produces Delta waves

o Stage Five - 20-25% Rapid eye movement (REM); dreaming occurs

Why Do We Sleep?

For the most part, sleep allows several vital functions to take place. It is an essential physical and mental state with which we cannot do without. Our sleep allows us:

o To repair muscles and other tissues

o To replace aging or dead cells

o An opportunity for the brain to organize and archive memories, that is in part, to transfer data and memories from short to long-term memory

o Lowers energy consumption (balance of enzyme production achieved, i.e. blood glucose levels, electrolyte levels, etc.)

o To recharge the brain (diminished supplies of fluids and enzymes in organs and lymphatic system can be replenished during sleep)

How Much Sleep?

Most young adults need 7 to 9 hours of sleep a night, but the quantity of sleep required can vary depending on age, daily activity, diet, nutrition and other physical and / or psychological factors. Sleep deprivation can directly affect:

o Short term memory

o Performance

o Efficiency

o Physical health

o Emotional health

With 30 to 40 million Americans suffering from serious sleep-related disorders, the effect of sleep on learning and cognitive competencies is of serious concern.

In the next segment of this series, "Learn A Foreign Language While You Sleep: Theoretical Approaches", we'll look at both recent and current language-learning theories and approaches and how some might seemingly provide some support for these claims.