What makes a conversation-friendly English, ESL or EFL classroom?
June 7, 2016
Chimayo Press
“There is a role and function for beauty in our time.” – Tadao Ando (1941–), Japanese architect Introducing Teacher Edition Tuesday, a new weekly…
Read MoreDiscussing the New Year And Making Resolutions to Change in English Class
January 4, 2016
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…
Read MoreCompelling American Conversations – Teacher Edition Comes Out!
October 30, 2015
Chimayo Press
“Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource.” ~ John F. Kennedy…
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Fantastic YouTube videos for the ESL classroom
June 17, 2014
Chimayo Press
CompellingConversations’ compilation of YouTube videos for ESL teachers and students alike “We are not what we know but what we are willing to learn.” ―Mary…
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Worksheet – or Cheat Sheet – for English Teachers to Observe Conversations and Lead Class Discussions
March 2, 2009
Chimayo Press
Many English teachers, especially novice ESL instructors, talk more than ideal - and allow their English students to talk too little. Ironically, many ESL instructors…
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