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TESOL English Language Bulletin- New academic standards will keep more immigrant students in English proficiency classes next year 27 June 2017
- Where poor students are top of the class 27 June 2017
- See Betsy DeVos' update on cutting education regulations 27 June 2017
- States boosting K-12 funding across the US 27 June 2017
- Parliamentarians fail basic English proficiency test 27 June 2017
Category Archives: TESOL Blog
Reflecting Students’ Lives in Children’s Literature
Judie Haynes
When I was a K–6 ESL teacher, I often felt frustrated because I couldn’t find high quality books that reflected my students’ lives. Many of the books available to my students were about the folklore or fables from their home … Continue reading
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Tagged as children's literature, cultural relevance, ELT reading, evergreen, multicultural literature, PreK-6
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Online Tools for Teacher Collaboration
Tara Arntsen
Today’s guest blogger Yefei Jin discusses how education technology can help teachers collaborate and problem solve. He is the founder of LessonPick.com, a free English language teaching resource-sharing platform.
ESP Project Leader Profile: Kay Westerfield
Kevin Knight
Hello, ESPers worldwide! In the 30th ESP project leader profile, we meet the founder of the ESP Interest Section, a former member of the TESOL Board of Directors, and one of the TESOL 50 at 50 award winners, Kay Westerfield. … Continue reading
ELT Best Practices: Taking the Classroom Global
Sherry Blok
John Nixon, Head of English and Deputy Director at the University of Stuttgart’s Language Center, has been teaching English for academic and apecial purposes (EAP/ESP) at German postsecondary institutions for 17 years. As an educator and lifelong language learner, his … Continue reading
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Tagged as education technology, ELT in Germany, evergreen, gamification, international collaboration, task-based learning
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Better Reading Comprehension: 5 Strategies
Elena Shvidko
Today I’ll share five reading strategies that were helpful to me when I was an ESL student, and, hopefully, they will be valuable to your students as well.
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Tagged as evergreen, reading activities, reading comprehension, reading strategies
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Early Childhood Classroom Environments with Big Impact for ELs
Judie Haynes
Regular readers of my blog have already been introduced to Karen Nemeth, author, consultant, and a nationally recognized expert on early childhood education. Although her blog is written about the physical environment for English learners in early childhood classrooms, it … Continue reading
Chocolate, Starbucks, and ESP Collaboration at TESOL 2017
Kevin Knight
Hello, ESPers worldwide! I attended the TESOL annual convention in Seattle for three days. On the 21 March, I participated in leadership meetings. On the 24th, I needed to leave my hotel at 3:00 am in order to catch a flight to return … Continue reading
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Tagged as applied linguistics, collaboration, ESP Interest Section, esp leadership, ESP research, evergreen
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How to Possess a Word
Elena Shvidko
One of the most common challenges in writing is coming up with the “right” word. Indeed, having a good command of vocabulary is a crucial precondition for success in writing, not only in a second language but also in a … Continue reading
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Tagged as evergreen, second language writing, Teaching Vocabulary, vocabulary acquisition
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ESP Project Leader Profile: Debra Lee
Kevin Knight
Hello, ESPers worldwide! In this ESP Project Leader Profile, Debra Lee shares her expertise in online course development in business English for Ukrainians displaced by the Russian/Ukrainian conflict.
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Tagged as business English, course development, esp leadership, evergreen, RELO, Russia-Ukraine conflict, U.S. Department of State
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Books About Social Justice and Recent U.S. Events
Judie Haynes
Activism and social justice have been in the news since the beginning of the 2016 presidential election. During the first few months of 2017, it has taken the form of marches, protests, and letters and phone calls to Congress. These … Continue reading
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Tagged as books to read aloud, civil rights, evergreen, political activism, PreK-6, social justice, teacher resources
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