What is a Quality Conversation Textbook for Adults?
May 18, 2026
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Quality conversation textbooks for adults remain relatively rare. Yet quality conversation books can help English language learners speak more confidently through guided discussion rather than…
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Savvy ESL Book Recommendations for American Immigrants, Refugees, and International Students
September 2, 2018
Chimayo Press
“What we know is a drop; what we don’t know is an ocean.” —Isaac Newton (1643-1727), English physicist Do you teach new American…
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New Year’s Resolutions: Discussing Change in English Class
January 5, 2017
Chimayo Press
“To modernize is to adopt and to adapt, but it is also to recreate.” Octavio Paz, (1914-1998), Mexican writer and diplomat. Holidays and anniversaries often…
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The Fall 2016 Chimayo Catalog is here!
September 17, 2016
Eric
Readers and teachers of English: Are you looking to create a more fluency-focused curriculum for your ESL/EFL class this fall? Do you seek new, engaging…
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The Fall 2016 Chimayo Press Catalog is here!
September 17, 2016
Eric
Are you looking to create a more fluency-focused curriculum for your ESL/EFL class this fall? Do you seek new, engaging communicative activities to encourage more…
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Seeing the World Through Photographs: Using Photography as a Conversation Tool in English Class
July 29, 2016
Eric
“There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.” —Ansel Adams (1902–1984), American photographer and environmentalist If a picture is worth…
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July 28, 2016
Chimayo Press
“There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.” —Ansel Adams (1902–1984), American photographer and environmentalist If a picture is worth…
Read MoreBridging the Gap: How English for Professionals courses aid international engineers
June 27, 2016
Chimayo Press
As both lecturer and master lecturer, respectively, in the Engineering Writing Program and American Language Institute, I have worked with many international engineering students at…
Read MoreTeaching Matters: Explaining the concept of skill in relation to the workplace
March 24, 2016
Chimayo Press
“In business for yourself, not by yourself.” ~Ray Kroc (1902-1984), McDonald’s founder How do people get jobs in the United States? Internship season is almost upon…
Read MoreTeaching Matters: How adult ESL students can learn like children again
March 18, 2016
Chimayo Press
“Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.” ~Marie Curie (1867-1934), Polish physicist and chemistry pioneer How do…
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