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TESOL English Language Bulletin- Educator pipeline at risk 22 September 2016
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Tag Archives: speaking activities
4 Icebreakers to Make Conversations Flow in ESL Classrooms
Nathan Hall
Another school year is about to begin, but even though it’s still summer your classroom may be a cold place. Your new students won’t know who you are or how the school works, and the returning students may not know … Continue reading
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Creating a Classroom Community: 5 First Day Activities for ELLs
Shannon Tanghe
How long does it take learners to form a first impression of a new class? One study found that students rated professors after attending just two weeks of class roughly the same as their final course evaluations (Buchert, Laws, Apperson, & … Continue reading
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Video Self-Modeling: 5 Ideas for Adult ESOL
Rob Sheppard
In a recent TESOL Journal article, Boisvert and Rao (2015) discuss a fascinating classroom technique called video self-modeling (VSM). Although VSM has its roots in psychology, and Boisvert and Rao’s article focuses on its use with K–12 ELLs, this technique … Continue reading
Are You a Tech Addict? A Writing & Speaking Activity
Alexandra Lowe
Smartphones are now so ubiquitous in adult ESL classrooms that the relationship between students and their phones is always an engaging conversation topic. Even more important, it’s a great way to help student practice one of the most challenging speaking … Continue reading
Tech-Break: Slash Reading
Tara Arntsen
After so many months of tech-related posts, it is time for another tech-break! This one is called slash reading, and I am always happy to explain it to people. It even made it into one of the articles I did … Continue reading
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Role-Playing the Present Perfect: A Speaking Activity
Alexandra Lowe
In a recent post, I described having my students “eavesdrop” on how the present perfect tense is actually used in the world they live in: at work, on TV, on the Internet, and by their children as they speak English with … Continue reading
Using Smartphones in Class to Improve Speaking Skills
Alexandra Lowe
For better or for worse, smartphones and tablets are here to stay in the ESL classroom. At worst, they are an annoying distraction, with students furtively texting family and friends and disengaging from class. But at best, they can be … Continue reading