Here are some topics for today's discussion. Please add your comments and further questions.

What makes a good teacher?
What makes a good learner?

Do you need a teacher to learn something?
Why do we need a teacher?

What do you think about schools?
Does the school environement make it easier for people to learn?
Could they be improved?
Tell us about your experience of school?
What did you like about it?
What didn't you like about it?

Are universities good places to learn?
Does the university teaching/learning system work well?
Tell us about your experience at university
Did you find it easy to learn / study?

Some discussion questions for the World Conversation Club #30:

Please add more...

Are you part of a big family or a small family?
When do young people usually leave the family home in your country?
Are big families less common in your country nowadays?
Are you an only child or do you have lots of brothers and sisters?
Do you have a large extended family?
Do you have a lot of friends or few?
Do you have many friends online?

Let us know what your plans are this summer holiday, or what have been doing - did you go abroad? did you have a good time? Or didn't you have a holiday, and were working?

Please use this forum to post any answers to the questions, your own questions, etc. for this week's webcasts

This week's topic is 'Crime and the Law'

Here are some discussion questions to get us started.

CRIME:
- Why do you think people commit crimes?
- Which crimes are most common in your country?
- What happens to criminals in your country?
- What do you think of the prison system?
- Are you in favour of / against the death penalty?

THE LAW:
- Why do people break the law?
- What do you think of the jury system?
- Have you had any experience with the law?
- What do you think of the current copyright laws?

Can you think of any more? do you have any anecdotes you'd like to share with us, either during the webcast, or here on the site?

Please share with us here, or on your blogs, some of your thoughts about films, TV & books, which is the subject of this Wednesday's World Conversation Club.

Do you have a favourite film or book?

Are you one of the few people out there that doesn't have a TV?

When was the last time you read a good book? What was it?

Please write and tell us what you think.

Help EFL Bridges grow and become a truly international community.

Would you like to host a show here? The World Conversation Club is just one idea for a webcast, and there are so many more possibilities for both teacher and learner shows.

Teachers: would you like to host a show at a time and on a day that is more convenient for you? Let us know about your ideas here in the forum.

Learners: Would you like to have a go at hosting a show? Please let us know.

Share with us a legend, myth or a tall story you know on this Sunday's show.

If you like, write one and post it here too.

Tell us about a festival or a tradition that is unique to your culture.

Or...

Where in your country should people go to visit? What can you recommend?