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TESOL English Language Bulletin- Communities of Practice in Online Learning 13 March 2023
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Tag Archives: ELL writing
Teaching Workplace Writing
Betsy Gilliland
Much of our discussions of writing instruction revolves around academic writing and preparing students for their future studies, from high school to university to graduate school. But few of our students plan to become professors, so it’s important for writing … Continue reading
Digital Games for the Writing Process
Jeff Kuhn
Welcome back to another edition of the TESOL Games and Learning blog. To kick off this month’s post, I wanted to encourage everyone to visit the new Ludic Language Pedagogy journal by James York and Jonathan DeHann. The journal strives … Continue reading
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Tagged as CALL, classroom games, digital games, edtech, educational technology, ELL writing, video games
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Linking Writing to ELs’ Lives Using Quickwrites
Judie Haynes
Recently, I came across a mention of quickwrites (QWs) on Twitter. I immediately felt that they were a terrific way to support English learners (ELs) as they learn to write. According to Linda Reif, author of The Quickwrite Handbook: 100 … Continue reading
Keeping Up With Issues of Plagiarism
Betsy Gilliland
Academic writing involves extensive interaction between writers and texts. Writers develop their arguments out of other writers’ ideas and use published sources to both support and refute perspectives. Examine almost any academic journal article, and you will see references and … Continue reading
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Tagged as academic writing, ELL writing, essay writing, L2 writing, plagiarism, second language writing, source
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Trends in SLW: Electronic Forms of Response
Betsy Gilliland
It’s a never-ending issue for anyone who teaches writing: How do I provide my students with enough feedback that they can learn and improve their skills without spending so much time that I can’t do anything else in my life? … Continue reading
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Tagged as academic writing, ELL writing, feedback on student writing, second language writing, SLW, teaching writing, writing assessment
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4 Ways to Help ELLs Self-Assess Their Writing
Elena Shvidko
As part of my TESOL MA program, I had to take a language testing class. One of the hardest tasks of the course was—believe it or not—working in a group with other graduate students to create a writing test. Some … Continue reading
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Tagged as assessment, elena shvidko, ELL writing, evergreen, self-assessment, writing activities
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Why We Still Won’t Teach the 5-Paragraph Essay
Guest Author
A guest post by Nigel A. Caplan and Luciana C. de Oliveira In this blog, Nigel and Luciana address a recent post by Robert Sheppard, which defended the teaching of the 5-paragraph essay in ELT. Nigel’s son, a second grader, recently brought home … Continue reading
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Tagged as ELL writing, essay writing, evergreen, Robert Sheppard, teaching writing
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Distinguishing Facts From Opinions: 3 Activities
Elena Shvidko
Being able to distinguish facts from opinions is an important skill not only for critical reading, but also for developing a strong argument. In the past few weeks, I have been teaching an argumentative essay in my writing class, and … Continue reading
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Tagged as academic writing, classroom writing activity, elena shvidko, ELL writing, evergreen
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