Consumer Product Reviews: A Popular, Practical ESL Speaking Activity
December 23, 2008
Chimayo Press
Let ESL Students Give Product Reviews in the New Year! Do you let your English students write and deliver product reviews? Consumer reviews help ESL…
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Another Five Star Amazon Review!
December 9, 2008
Chimayo Press
Allow me to brag for a moment. Another five-star review for Compelling Conversations: Questions and Quotations on Timeless Topics showed up on Amazon. Consider me…
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Exploring Cities in ESL Classrooms
November 15, 2008
Chimayo Press
Cities attract the young, the strong, the ambitious, and the hungry. Millions move from countryside and across the globe to live in new cities every…
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Reading Pleasures and Tastes Adapted for Easy English Times Column
November 12, 2008
Chimayo Press
Easy English Times, an adult education newspaper for English language learners published in California, adapts a chapter from Compelling Conversations each month. The editors selected…
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How democratic is your ESL classroom?
October 27, 2008
Chimayo Press
Who gets to speak in class? Whose ideas count? Who chooses the assignments? How do students receive feedback? Do students have a chance to conference…
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Small blessings during a stressful work week
October 21, 2008
Chimayo Press
Keeping perspective remains a challenge, especially during stressful times.It’s easy to feel discouraged as we disappoint ourselves. Yet sometimes we reap benefits from our prior…
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CATESOL Conference Highlights Practical ESL Teaching Techniques
September 30, 2008
Eric Roth newBlog
Are you looking to share practical techniques with your fellow English teachers? What works in your ESL classroom? What tends to work in other ESL…
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Compelling Conversations Moves Up Amazon Ratings
September 27, 2008
Eric Roth newBlog
Amazon lists over 5 million books on its website – and continues to overlook many fine self-published books. Naturally, as a self-publisher, Amazon represents an…
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California Immigrants are Learning English – and Want to Learn More!
September 25, 2008
Eric Roth newBlog
Do American immigrants want to learn English? Are the children of Spanish-speaking adult immigrants learning English? What are the recent trends in California and Los…
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Who ranks English language programs and ESL schools?
September 20, 2008
Eric Roth newBlog
How would you choose an English language school? What if you lived in Korea, Spain, China, Brazil, Turkey, or Vietnam? What factors would influence your…
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