Tag Archives: teaching news

Make Some News! Current Events for ELT

Posted on 20 June 2019 by Greg Kessler
Greg Kessler
Greg Kessler

Contemporary news stories and current events can be a great context for English classes. The relevance and currency of content can increase interest and engagement and having students create their own news reports can help increase fluency, accuracy, and confidence … Continue reading →

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Teaching the (Breaking) News

Posted on 12 April 2016 by Tara Arntsen
Tara Arntsen
Tara Arntsen

The news, as we have already covered in previous posts (Feb 2014 and May 2014), is an excellent source of material for the language classroom because of its wide range of topics and its relevance to our everyday lives. You can … Continue reading →

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5 Sites for Using Mainstream News in ELL Classes

Posted on 10 December 2015 by Nathan Hall
Nathan Hall
Nathan Hall

Those of us who grew up before the Internet remember how our parents read newspapers and magazines. We may even recall that time we tried to read one but couldn’t make sense of most of the words. After that happened … Continue reading →

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All the News That’s Fit to Teach: Reviewing News Sites for ELLs

Posted on 26 November 2015 by Nathan Hall
Nathan Hall
Nathan Hall

When I was an ESL volunteer with a community program, I thought using brief articles from magazines like Time or Newsweek for reading activities was a good idea. They seemed easy to read and had articles about interesting subjects, right? … Continue reading →

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Teaching the News: More Online Sources for News Materials

Posted on 27 May 2014 by Tara Arntsen
Tara Arntsen
Tara Arntsen

Back in February, I wrote a post about using a site called News in Levels to help students improve their listening and, to a lesser extent, their reading. That site is really just one of the many sites out there that … Continue reading →

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