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TESOL English Language Bulletin- English language test for foreign nurses is made easier after just 4 percent pass exam 29 September 2016
- A bold new approach to English proficiency for kids: Lean on their first language 29 September 2016
- English language learners are the latest focus of the Department of Education under ESSA 29 September 2016
- In Arkansas, schools are supposed to teach in English. Here's how one district gets around it 29 September 2016
- Report: US Hispanics prefer English language TV shows by wide margin 29 September 2016
Tag Archives: advocacy
ESOL and Healthy Communities
Rob Sheppard
English and Healthy Communities What makes a “healthy community”? When I first heard the phrase, I pictured UnderArmour-clad model-bodied suburbanites jogging to Equinox past Trader Joe’s, Sweetgreen, and BeGood, scarcely breaking a sweat. But perhaps that says more about unhealthy … Continue reading
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Know Your ELLs’ Rights: A Quick Federal Law Review
Nathan Hall
Our training for ESL/ELL specialization covers lots of ground. To make ourselves valuable resources for our students, we learn about linguistics, cultural connections, how to adapt assessments, and curriculum development. What we rarely learn about, though, are the laws behind ESL … Continue reading
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TESOL Educators as Policy Makers
Kristen Lindahl
It’s an election year in the United States, so U.S. teachers are constantly reminded of their role in the political process and the need to cast their votes for the elected officials that serve them. Often, educators feel like they … Continue reading
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Tagged as advocacy, education legislation, education policy, evergreen, Kristen Lindahl, teacher education
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Power of Words: Deficit Discourse and ELLs
Kristen Lindahl
As an educator and a linguist, I’m no stranger to the power of words and the hidden social and political dynamics encoded in language use. In my recent work with both preservice teachers (at the university level) and in-service teachers … Continue reading
Debunking 5 Myths of U.S. Immigration
Judie Haynes
The Republican Presidential campaign has added fire to the discussions about immigration in the United States. In this blog, I would like to review some of the immigration myths that are propagated by politicians and offer resources backing up the … Continue reading
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Tagged as advocacy, evergreen, immigration, Judie Haynes, primary ESL, secondary ESL
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In ELT, Does Higher Ability = Hireability?
Kristen Lindahl
As a TESOL teacher educator, I often consider how effectively we are preparing future teachers for the important job of teaching ELLs. At the university level, we do not always hear from principals or teachers once they’ve left our setting and entered … Continue reading
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Tagged as administrators, advocacy, emotional intelligence, ESL teaching career, evergreen, ideologies, Kristen Lindahl, teacher education
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Learning About U.S. Advocacy From an International Perspective
Andy Curtis
The TESOL President’s Blog In 1988, I saw an Eddie Murphy movie called “Coming to America.” At that time, I had not yet made my first trip to the United States, so I was intrigued by how people from other … Continue reading
3 Takeaways From the TESOL Advocacy & Policy Summit
Guest Author
A guest post by Judith B. O’Loughlin and Bette Empol Having attended several TESOL Advocacy and Policy Summits, Bette Empol and I, as the official CATESOL delegates to this year’s summit, continue to learn more and more about becoming an … Continue reading
A Congressman in My Classroom: Making Connections
Guest Author
A Guest Post by Lori Menning Lori has been teaching in the School District of New London, Wisconsin, for the past 13 years, where she is also the district ELL/bilingual coordinator. In addition, she instructs current and future ELL and bilingual … Continue reading
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Is Education for Pre-K–5 ELs Equitable? (Part 2)
Judie Haynes
In my last blog, I talked about the inequities of the learning environment for English learners. This discussion included class size, grouping, the number of schools serviced by the ESL teacher, and the size and location of teaching space. In … Continue reading