Tag Archives: English language teaching and learning

Writing About Food: 5 Activities for the Language Classroom

Betsy Gilliland
Betsy Gilliland

November begins an intensive season of holidays around the world, from Día de los Muertos on November 1-2 to Chinese New Year in February. Many of these festivities include traditional foods that vary by culture and region. Food is a … Continue reading

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Why I Refuse to Call My Colleagues “ELL Teachers”

Michelle Benegas
Michelle Benegas

I can hear my grandmother’s voice echoing through her house as she called. “Get your feet off the davenport!” My mother still calls remote controls “clickers.” My siblings and I have found humor in their use of these antiquated terms. … Continue reading

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TESOL Board Member Lillian Wong Addresses ORTESOL12

Lillian L. C. Wong
Lillian L. C. Wong

Happy New Year! May 2013 be bright, beautiful, and full of promise for us all. It was my great honor to be invited to give a plenary at ORTESOL 2012 on 16 and 17 November. The theme of the Oregon … Continue reading

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