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Tag Archives: ESL writing
Focus on Cultural Education: A Writing Activity
Elena Shvidko
Living in a foreign country can be difficult if one doesn’t understand many of the cultural concepts that “locals” sometimes use on a daily basis. When I came to the United States a few years ago, I realized how little … Continue reading
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Effective Peer Feedback Through Modeling: Part 2
Elena Shvidko
In my last blog, I shared a modeling activity that writing teachers can do to help students analyze each other’s writing and make more out of peer review activities. Today, I would like to describe a modeling activity that uses … Continue reading
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Effective Peer Feedback Through Modeling: Part 1
Elena Shvidko
Peer review has long been regarded as beneficial practice in the teaching of writing. In North American educational settings, learners are often asked to provide feedback on each other’s papers. However, when international students come to study either in intensive … Continue reading
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4 World Cup Writing Activities
Elena Shvidko
As World Cup 2014 is about to start, we, teachers, can create interesting and motivating activities to make this popular event a part of our courses. Like many people in Russia (and Europe), I enjoy watching soccer games, and in … Continue reading
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Hiking is Fun! The National Park Service Website for ESL Writing
Elena Shvidko
I have always associated summers with being outside, somewhere in nature, spending time at a lake, going on a hike, and sitting by a campfire. Since I came to the United States, I have not spent a single summer without … Continue reading
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Please Don’t Stop the Music! Using Music in a Writing Class
Elena Shvidko
As many of us know, music is a great tool for teaching English. It provides wonderful grammar exercises, opportunities for practicing listening skills, and topics for class discussions. Moreover, reflecting social values, ideologies, daily life, and human relationships, music provides … Continue reading
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Teaching Intros and Conclusions to ELLs Without a Safety Net
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A Guest Post by Walton Burns Walton Burns has taught English for 13 years, starting in the Peace Corps in Vanuautu. Since then, he’s worked around the world. His students have been Kazakh oil executives, Afghan high school students, and Chinese … Continue reading
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Teaching About Audience Through Public Service Announcements
Elena Shvidko
As I mentioned in some of my previous posts, the concept of audience is not always easy to comprehend for second language writers. And even when students seem to have an idea what this term means conceptually, they may still … Continue reading
Using Proverbs in a Writing Class
Elena Shvidko
When I was little, I used to have a book with a collection of Russian proverbs and sayings. I remember being absolutely fascinated by the depth of knowledge and wisdom that I discovered on the pages of that book. Those … Continue reading
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6 Ideas for Writing in the Real World
Elena Shvidko
Do your students feel uncomfortable writing in the real world? This is a fair concern, and in fact, I can definitely relate to that—when I started to learn English, I was afraid of making mistakes, which oftentimes made me quite … Continue reading
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