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TESOL English Language Bulletin- How to manage ESL/ELL students during remote learning 6 August 2020
- Over 14k government schools offer English as optional medium, but few students opt for it 6 August 2020
- The costs of cutting school spending 6 August 2020
- Reopening schools in a socially distanced world — And the tech that could help 6 August 2020
- Separating Difference from Disability with Students Learning English as an Additional Language 6 August 2020
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Tag Archives: authentic texts
Authentic Text Time in Adult Ed
Rob Sheppard
Adult learners, especially immigrants who have various competing priorities which may take precedence over English, need to see an immediate application for their new language. In many contexts, English can be a luxury; for adult immigrants, it cannot be. As … Continue reading
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Tagged as adult education, authentic texts, evergreen, pragmatics, Robert Sheppard
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Reading Texts for Adult ELLs
Rob Sheppard
When it comes time to find a text for your next adult reading lesson, it can seem that everything you pick up is either Finnegan’s Wake or Charlotte’s Web, with none of the in-between that your students need. We need … Continue reading
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Tagged as adapted texts, adult ed, adult education, authentic texts, evergreen, extensive reading, graded readers, periodicals, reading, reading comprehension, Robert Sheppard
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