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Fluency and Accuracy Activities: Striking a Balance
Rob Sheppard
In everyday usage, fluent is often used interchangeably with proficient, as in, He’s pretty fluent in Arabic. But in language teaching, fluency is a bit more technical and just one component of language proficiency, often discussed in tandem with accuracy: … Continue reading
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Tagged as adult education, adult ESL, classroom activity, classroom practice, evergreen, fluency, Robert Sheppard, speaking activity, teaching speaking
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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
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Tagged as adult education, adult ESL activity, classroom activity, evergreen, Robert Sheppard, speaking activities, teaching speaking, video and digital media
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Pronunciation Teaching Charlatans: 5 Red Flags
Karen Taylor de Caballero
When was the last time you turned to the Internet to solve a problem or find an answer to a question? Minutes ago, right? Well, guess what: Our students are doing it too, and many of them are looking for … Continue reading
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Tagged as ESL listening, evergreen, Karen Taylor de Caballero, online learning, pronunciation, speech, teaching speaking
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TESOL 2015: Focus on Speaking
Farrah Littlepage
On Friday and Saturday, I attended many wonderful presentations with a focus on speaking. Here are three of them that I found most useful, and what I learned; I hope it can help you in your teaching: Replacing “Long” and … Continue reading
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Tagged as ESL speaking, evergreen, professional development, teaching speaking, TESOL Annual Convention & English Language Expo, TESOL Convention
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TESOL 2015: Focus on Speaking Sessions
Farrah Littlepage
Some days, I wish I could switch places with my students, and spend the day soaking in knowledge about language. (Then again, I’m sure some of my IEP students would love to skip ahead in their careers and become instructors!) … Continue reading
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Tagged as ESL speaking, evergreen, professional development, teaching speaking, TESOL Annual Convention & English Language Expo, TESOL Convention
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