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Tag Archives: learner motivation
Engaging ELs Who Are Disengaged During Virtual Learning
Judie Haynes
If you are an educator of English learners (ELs) who is instructing your students virtually, you are probably having difficulty successfully engaging them. This is especially true if you have newcomers in your class. For online learning in virtual classrooms, … Continue reading
7 Tips for Better Classroom Discussions
A. C. Kemp
We’ve all been there: You introduce what you think is a red-hot topic to discuss, but when you ask the first question, there’s so much silence you can hear the classroom clock ticking. Or, in a class of 30, two … Continue reading
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Tagged as ESL speaking, group activity, learner motivation, participation, speaking
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Get Motivated: Inspirational Quotes for Students
Elena Shvidko
At the beginning of the last year, I shared motivational quotes about teaching. With the coming of this New Year, I would like to share some quotes that we teachers can share with our students to motivate and encourage them. … Continue reading
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Tagged as Failure, learner motivation, Learning from mistakes, perseverance, second language writing, teacher resources
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Grit, Resilience, and Conation in Adult ESOL
Rob Sheppard
Two learners, both smart, both with strong extrinsic motivations to learn English, beset by similar adversities: one adapts, persists, overcomes, and emerges that much the stronger. The other becomes frustrated, loses heart, gives up, and ultimately fails to achieve fluency. … Continue reading
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Tagged as adult education, evergreen, learner motivation, Robert Sheppard
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Developing Writing Skills Through Personal Journals
Elena Shvidko
A few years ago, when I was studying English in an intensive English program, I asked my writing instructor what I could do to improve my writing skills. I had a hard time coming up with ideas, so I asked … Continue reading
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Tagged as elena shvidko, ESL writing, evergreen, free writing, journals, learner motivation, writing activity
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Happy New Year! Two New Year Classroom Activities
Sarah Sahr
Celebrating the start of a new year has always been a favorite holiday of mine. During this time of year, in most countries I’ve lived in, regardless of religion, a country’s true culture rings through in song, festivals, and food. … Continue reading
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Tagged as classroom activities, ESL Role Plays, evergreen, holiday activities, learner motivation
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Investment, Identity, and Language Learning
Bonny Norton
In my early research with adults in Canada (published in the TESOL Quarterly, 1995), I observed that existing theories of motivation in the field of language learning were not consistent with the findings from my research. Most theories at the … Continue reading
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Tagged as classroom language practices. English language learner, English as a foreign language, English as a second language, English language education, homophobia, learner motivation, racism, sexism, TESOL 2013 International Convention & English Language Expo, TESOL international association
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