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TESOL English Language Bulletin- Government toughens rules for people seeking citizenship with new English language requirements 18 February 2019
- Children who eat lunch score 18 percent higher in reading tests 18 February 2019
- 'These kids are isolated': Arizona lawmakers weigh how to teach non-English speaking students 18 February 2019
- TESOL Press 18 February 2019
- 5 strategies to improve the learning experience for K-12 students 18 February 2019
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Tag Archives: teaching speaking
On Teaching Speaking: Academic Presentations for ELs
Julie Vorholt
This TESOL Blog series focuses on teaching speaking to English learners. In this TESOL Blog series, Julie Vorholt, editor of New Ways in Teaching Speaking, Second Edition, interviews contributors to the volume and gets some tips from them on teaching … Continue reading
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Tagged as academic English, english for academic purposes, ESL speaking, new ways, speaking activities, teaching speaking
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On Teaching Speaking: New Ways in Teaching Speaking, 2nd Edition
Julie Vorholt
This TESOL Blog series focuses on teaching speaking to English learners. As the editor of the newly released New Ways in Teaching Speaking, Second Edition, I’m thrilled to tell you about it! For those unfamiliar with the New Ways series, … Continue reading
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Tagged as classroom practice, ESL speaking, free resources, new ways, speaking activities, teaching speaking
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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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