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TESOL English Language Bulletin- Steer clear of 4 common mistakes of international freshmen in the US 3 March 2015
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Tag Archives: teaching speaking
A Roomful of Quotes: A Communicative Activity
Alexandra Lowe
I often find that changing what’s on the walls of my classroom changes the energy in the class. Recently, I decided to challenge my intermediate-level adult students to a new speaking activity by posting 24 quotes about taking risks around … Continue reading
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Tagged as adult education, adult ESL, alexandra lowe, CLT, Communicative Learning, evergreen, teaching speaking
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Culture Shock: A Mixed-Level Speaking Activity
Alexandra Lowe
If you are teaching English as a second language (ESL) rather than English as a foreign language (EFL), it’s likely that a significant portion of your adult students are currently experiencing some degree of culture shock as a result of … Continue reading
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Tagged as adult ells, adult ESL activity, alexandra lowe, culture shock, evergreen, speaking activity, teaching culture, teaching speaking
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Master Classes: ESL Reflections From the Keyboard
Alexandra Lowe
At the height of the heat wave last month, I bought a 1-day pass to the International Keyboard Institute & Festival at Mannes College of Music in New York City. I wasn’t exactly sure what I would learn from a … Continue reading
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Tagged as adult education, adult ESL, alexandra lowe, ESL speaking, self-directed learning, teaching speaking
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Speaking Homework: You can do that?
Tara Arntsen
For a long time, I simply didn’t give homework to oral English classes because most traditional homework assignments focus on reading and writing and I want my students to develop their speaking and listening skills more than anything else. Additionally, … Continue reading