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TESOL English Language Bulletin- 5 icebreaker activities for EFL students 23 January 2023
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Tag Archives: cultural skills
5 Activities to Explore Cultural Diversity
Naashia Mohamed
Culture is more than artefacts, rituals, and traditions. It is derived from the understanding we acquire through living together as a community and our connections to others within it. I have written previously about the importance of avoiding tokenism, celebrating … Continue reading
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Tagged as cross-cultural skills, cultural skills, ESL teacher PD, multicultural, PD activity, professional development
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Understanding Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy
Naashia Mohamed
In recent years, there have been many calls to transform approaches to schooling in pluralistic societies that have treated the languages, cultures, and ways of being of people of colour as deficiencies that have to be overcome to succeed both … Continue reading
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Tagged as cultural skills, culturally responsive teaching, intercultural competence
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6 Tips for Communicating With Families of ELs
Judie Haynes
For most school districts in the United States, the new school year has begun. Schools are enrolling an increasing population of immigrant and refugee children in their classrooms. Classroom and content-area teachers will need to meet the challenge of communicating with … Continue reading
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Tagged as cultural skills, elementary education, evergreen, Judie Haynes, parent communication, parent meetings, primary school
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Fish Can Really Help: Transitioning From One Culture to Another
Anne Marie Foerster Luu
Background Mika came to us a little bewildered nearly halfway into the school year. She was aggressive in her body language and in her volume. She didn’t speak any English at all, but she was in a place where her … Continue reading
The TESOL Symposium Facilitating Learning Through Student Empowerment: An Overview
Maria Antonia Irizarry
Editor’s Note: The symposium papers discussed in this blog posting are available in the TESOL Resource Center. Just click on “Find a Resource” and then in the top dropdown menu, choose “White Papers & Live Events.” The TESOL Symposium “Facilitating … Continue reading