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We’ve Moved!

TESOL International Association
TESOL International Association

We’ve moved! The TESOL Blog can now be found at www.tesol.org/blog.  

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Social-Emotional Learning in ELT: 3 Takeaways From Action Research

Özgehan Uştuk
Özgehan Uştuk

This blog is part of the TESOL Research Professional Council (RPC) Blog series.  I have been teaching EFL at higher education institutions in Turkey for more than a decade. One thing that became apparent to me over the years was … Continue reading

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Memes and GIFs for Writing Development

Betsy Gilliland
Betsy Gilliland

As a consumer of social media, I have long been fascinated with memes, particularly those that relate to topics I am invested in, like teaching, literature, or composition. Memes, usually consisting of an image file overlaid by a short text, … Continue reading

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7 Benefits of Reading Aloud to Multilingual Learners in School

Judie Haynes
Judie Haynes

What are your most beloved memories of elementary school? One of my most poignant recollections of my early school years is that of my teachers reading books aloud to the class after recess. My parents didn’t read to me as … Continue reading

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Mindfulness in PD: Not a Magic Pill, but Certainly a Superpower

Laura Baecher
Laura Baecher

For the next few months, I will be inviting voices from a variety of contexts to share their work and thinking on professional development (PD). This post focuses on mindfulness as a practice that can inform our PD, teaching, and … Continue reading

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4 Ways to Use AI to Build Laser-Focused Custom Content for Your Students

Brent Warner
Brent Warner

An incredible amount interest in artificial intelligence (AI) launched late last year and has gone through the stratosphere since I wrote about ChatGPT in December. Since then, a so-called arms race of AI has begun to flood the market, from … Continue reading

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Reading Black History Month at Dar America

Spencer Salas
Spencer Salas

Happy February from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte! For this post, to celebrate Black History Month, I’d like to write about the power of public libraries and how I came to read Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man. In 1991, … Continue reading

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Helping Students to Recognise and Respond to Social Injustice: Suggested Strategies and Resources

Naashia Mohamed
Naashia Mohamed

In conversations with preservice teachers, a question that inevitably arises is this: Why did you choose to become a teacher? Among the varied answers, there is always one common theme. This relates to wanting to make a difference in people’s … Continue reading

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