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TESOL English Language Bulletin- Among students learning English in Burbank, there are more Armenian speakers than Spanish, school officials say 22 June 2017
- Preparing to more effectively teach English learners next year 22 June 2017
- Most K-12 spending goes to salaries and benefits 22 June 2017
- King Abdulaziz University steps up operations to develop English language teaching profession 22 June 2017
- Too few ELL students land in gifted classes 22 June 2017
Tag Archives: English language learners
Bullying and ELLs: What Teachers Can Do
Kristen Lindahl
As both children and speakers of other languages, school-age English learners are particularly vulnerable to bullying. This blog helps teachers and teacher educators recognize signs and causes of bullying and presents some steps they can take to prevent it.
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Tagged as bullying, English language learners, evergreen, group activity, loneliness, micro aggressions, PK-12
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Federal Policies Highlight ELLs in Early Education
Judie Haynes
Most of you who have been reading my blog are familiar with Karen Nemeth, who has written many guest blogs over the past few years. Karen is a nationally-known expert on ELLs/DLLs in early childhood education. Please enjoy this review … Continue reading
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Tagged as advocacy, dual language learners, early childhood education, education policy, English language learners, evergreen, prek-3
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TED Talks for English Language Teaching
Tara Arntsen
A little while back, I wrote about the site News in Levels and how perfect it was for listening practice, especially for mixed level classes. While I have used it with students in the past, in the intensive English program … Continue reading
A Web Companion for Teachers
Tara Arntsen
Have you ever given students a worksheet to guide them through an online assignment? Have students ever lost such a worksheet between the classroom and the computer lab or the classroom and home? Is your computer station or lab lacking … Continue reading
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Tagged as educational technology, English language learners, evergreen, tara arntsen, technology in ELT, technology resources
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Does It Matter? Possibilities in Teaching
Anne Marie Foerster Luu
The classroom should be where “butterflies bloom” and children can teach more than you ever thought you had to learn. School can be real. It can be more than achieving a score on a test. School can be where we … Continue reading
Unearthing the Secrets of Successful Adult ELLs
Alexandra Lowe
Years ago, a social worker friend taught me that the best way to help people tackle difficult challenges was to focus on past instances of success rather than on failure. Success, he told me, was worthy of detailed investigation: What … Continue reading
The Flipped Classroom
Tara Arntsen
More and more, you might hear about the flipped classroom. What is it? Well, the flipped classroom is a teaching model where students do traditional classroom activities, such as listen to lectures, at home via the Internet, resulting in more … Continue reading
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Tagged as education technology, English as a foreign language, English as a second language, English language learners, flipped classroom, homework, integrating technology into education, nontraditional classroom, technology and education, TESOL Connections, TESOL international association, video in the classroom
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TESOL Releases White Paper on Language Teaching Policies and Practices
Craig Triplett
TESOL International Association has recently inaugurated a series of white papers, research briefs, and policy briefs. Written by thought leaders in the field, these documents will enable the association to share its perspective on emerging issues in English language teaching and … Continue reading
Top 10 Reasons to Attend TESOL Advocacy Day 2012
John Segota
If you’re a member of TESOL International Association, you have likely heard about advocacy and the importance of getting involved. A key opportunity is coming up 18-19 June in Washington, D.C., at TESOL Advocacy Day 2012. Why get involved? Participants in … Continue reading
Global Resources and Leadership Development in ESP: Your Students are an Important Resource!
Kevin Knight
Hello ESPers worldwide! One of the main types of “principled ESP” training that I have done in Japan is with very small classes (of one or two students). The students are of a very high level (e.g., attended graduate school … Continue reading