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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: classroom
Tech-Break: Running Dictations
Tara Arntsen
After sharing so much tech-related information, I thought it might be time for a short break. In this post I’ll just explain a fun tech-less classroom activity called Running Dictations that I learned from one of my coworkers in China. It … Continue reading
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Tagged as classroom, classroom practice, ELT activity, ESL dictation, tara arntsen
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Lesson planning
Joe McVeigh
How much time do you spend preparing your lessons in advance? Are you a planner? Or do you like to let the lesson take its own course? As a young student teacher I learned how to carefully plan my lessons. … Continue reading
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Tagged as classroom, habits, lesson planning, organization, preparation, teachers, teaching, TESOL
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Class Chemistry
Joe McVeigh
Have you ever taught a class that just never seemed to come together? Or one in which the students all worked together really well? Do you think that classes have their own personalities? I first learned about the concept of … Continue reading
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Tagged as affect, class, class chemistry, class personality, classroom, EFL, ELT, English language learners, English language teaching, ESL, Joe McVeigh, observation, personality, students, teachers, teaching, TEFL, TESOL
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Classroom Horror Stories
Joe McVeigh
We’ve been having a heat wave in Vermont, in the northeastern United States where I live. The temperature has reached 95° F (35° C). It’s actually hotter here than it was in Saudi Arabia when I visited in the spring. … Continue reading
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Tagged as classroom, English language teaching, ESL, teaching, TESOL, underresourced
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