Teaching Matters: Do Our Students Need to Swim in English or Pass Grammar Tests?
February 19, 2016
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Here is a short list of important questions for our English language learners. Can they order food in a nice restaurant? Can students fill in…
Read MoreTeaching Tips: Approaching Immigration Issues in the Classroom
January 29, 2016
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“For happily the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance requires only that they who live…
Read MoreTeaching Matters: What Are Reasonable Standards for Listening Comprehension and Speaking Skills for ESL Students?
January 11, 2016
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“Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education.” ~John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), 35th President of the U.S. Tough…
Read MoreDiscussing the New Year And Making Resolutions to Change in English Class
January 4, 2016
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“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…
Read MorePracticing Interview Skills, Staging a Mock Job Interview and Self Evaluation
November 20, 2015
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Finding work is not always an easy thing, particularly in an uncertain economy such as that of the United States. But how does one get a…
Read MoreSearch and Share Speaking Activities Can Flip English Classrooms and Become Complete EFL Class Lessons
October 10, 2015
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“Education is a kind of continuing dialogue and a dialogue assumes, in the nature of the case, different points of view.” ~Robert Hutchins (1899-1977),…
Read MoreConversation Tip #9: Ask questions
November 15, 2014
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Questions keep the conversation flowing Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons“Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.” -Voltaire (1694-1778) French Enlightenment WriterAsking questions always…
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Search and Share exercises enhance learning resources
October 10, 2014
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Explore with Search and Share worksheets Photo Source: Photo taken by Nicola Sapiens De Mitri “In any field, find the strangest thing and then explore…
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How do you teach the difference between “a” and “the” during conversation class?
July 20, 2014
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Helping English language learners distinguish articles remains important in advanced ESL and English conversation classes “Great things are done by a series of small things…
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“English in Los Angeles” inspires conversation with splashes of color
July 11, 2014
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Source: Amazon Piera Fumagalli fuses vocabulary, grammar and idioms with LA “People cut themselves off from their ties of the old life when they come…
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