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Tag Archives: intercultural communication
5 Gestures to Teach MLLs
Judie Haynes
In my June blog, entitled “The Importance of Body Language for Effective Oral Communication,” I introduced how important it is to teach body language to multilingual language learners (MLLs) so that they can learn to communicate effectively. I specifically discussed … Continue reading
Using Language Portraits to Explore Students’ Identities
Naashia Mohamed
Lily was born and raised in New Zealand and described herself as a Kiwi with Chinese heritage whose dominant language was English. She was proud of her Chinese background but did not use Mandarin for purposes beyond everyday conversation with … Continue reading
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Tagged as culture, identity, intercultural communication, multicultural, multilingualism, teaching young learners
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Ideas and Resources for Teaching With an International Focus
Shannon Tanghe
This week, the campus I teach at in South Korea is abuzz with the sounds of English. Last week, about 100 international student-teachers moved onto campus—beginning their summer study and teaching abroad adventures. When I meet these student-teachers, glimpse their … Continue reading
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Tagged as evergreen, intercultural communication, international travel, Shannon Tanghe, TESOL Teacher of the Year
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4 Pathways to a Culturally Responsive Classroom
Judie Haynes
Culturally relevant or responsive teaching is a pedagogy grounded in the idea that educators teach to students’ unique cultural strengths. Geneva Gay is one of the early leaders in this field, and her book Culturally Responsive Teaching: Theory, Research, and Practice … Continue reading
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Tagged as culture, evergreen, intercultural communication, Judie Haynes, primary education, primary ESL, teacher education
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Connectivity With Google’s Cultural Institute
Kristen Lindahl
One of the greatest benefits of being online is the global connectivity it brings—connection to other people, other places, other perspectives, and, of course, other languages. Language teachers have been long aware of the connection between language learning and cultural … Continue reading
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Tagged as classroom activity, educational technology, evergreen, intercultural communication, Kristen Lindahl, teaching culture, tech tools
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How to Hold Effective Conferences With Families of ELs
Judie Haynes
When families of English learners (ELs) are actively engaged in the education of their children, those children will attend school more regularly, be less likely to drop out, and be more successful academically. Many classroom teachers do not know how … Continue reading
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Tagged as evergreen, intercultural communication, Judie Haynes, parent communication, parent meetings, primary ESL
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TESOL 2015: Focus on Culture
Christine Uliassi
The theme of the TESOL 2015 convention was “Crossing Borders, Building Bridges.” Here is a summary of the wonderful sessions I attended related to culture and intercultural communication; hopefully you can use some of what I learned in your own … Continue reading
What Is Intercultural Communicative Competence?
Yilin Sun
The TESOL President’s Blog In recent years, several researchers in the ELT field have raised a series of conceptual issues around how we should express our cultures in English (Honna,2005; Byram,2009; Wen, 2013,). As a speaker, should you stick to … Continue reading