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TESOL English Language Bulletin- ChatGPT: What Educators Need to Know 23 May 2023
- 3 strategies for empowering ELL students 23 May 2023
- Call for Subject Matter Experts: USCIS Technical Advisory Group on the U.S. Naturalization Test 23 May 2023
- The equity question of dual language programs 23 May 2023
- Submit a Proposal to Present at the TESOL 2024 International Convention! 23 May 2023
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Tag Archives: adult education
2020 Census: What Families of ELs Need to Know
Judie Haynes
The goal of the 2020 Census is to count everyone who lives in the United States. The information gathered by the Census provide statistics that affect funding for K–12 education and other community initiatives for the next 10 years. The … Continue reading
Do Children Learn English More Easily Than Adults?
Judie Haynes
If you Google the title of this blog, you will find a plethora of articles that extol the ability of children to learn a second language. You’ll read time and time again that children’s brains are like sponges, and they … Continue reading
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Tagged as adult education, early childhood education, elementary education, Judie Haynes
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A Model for TESOL Leaders: A Virtual Choir
Kevin Knight
Hello, ESPers worldwide! Before the start of a business English class for adult learners in Japan, the students and I were looking at the Virtual Choir 2.0 first presented by composer Eric Whitacre in a 2011 Ted Talk titled A Virtual … Continue reading
Corpora in Adult Ed
Rob Sheppard
What Is a Corpus? Corpse, marine corps, corporation, and corpulent all derive from the Latin word corpus, meaning body. That Latin word corpus also exists, intact, in English, but rather than an anatomical body, it refers to a body of … Continue reading
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Tagged as adult education, corpus, evergreen, linguistics, Robert Sheppard
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3 Effective Strategies for LESLLA Education
Kristen Lindahl
This is the second of two posts by guest blogger Raichle Farrelly, a longtime TESOL educator and advocate who is currently assistant professor of applied linguistics at St. Michael’s College in Vermont, USA. “Rai” has worked in multiple ESL and EFL … Continue reading
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Tagged as adult education, adult resources, evergreen, Kristen Lindahl, literacy
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Against Music in ELT
Rob Sheppard
This post is sure to incur some teacherly ire. A lot of teachers aren’t going to like this, because a lot of teachers love using music in English class. That includes me. However, I have come to the reluctant conclusion … Continue reading
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Tagged as adult education, authentic listening, evergreen, primary education, Robert Sheppard, secondary education, speaking, using music in class
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LESLLA: Read All About It!
Kristen Lindahl
I am happy to introduce the first of two posts by guest blogger Raichle Farrelly, a longtime TESOL educator and advocate who is currently assistant professor of applied linguistics at St. Michael’s College in Vermont, USA. “Rai” has worked in … Continue reading
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Tagged as adult education, adult ESL, evergreen, Kristen Lindahl, professional development
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Three Levels of Complexity in ESOL Placement
Rob Sheppard
Placement testing is tough. Doing it well can be time consuming and resource intensive, and doing it with insufficient rigor can lead to “slippery” leveling, where, say, a level 3 one year is different in ability from a level 3 … Continue reading
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Tagged as adult education, assessment, evergreen, placement, Robert Sheppard
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