Have You Read English Teaching Forum Yet?
June 27, 2008
Chimayo Press
Have you read English Teaching Forum magazine yet? It is another outstanding resource for English language teachers whether working with adults in Africa, Eastern Europe,…
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TaLKing in English, Talking about English, and Learning Korean
June 16, 2008
Chimayo Press
Sometimes we confuse talking about English with talking in English. As English teachers, we need to gently encourage our students to talk as much as…
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Can I turn that paper in next week?
June 15, 2008
Chimayo Press
Accommodating English teachers, students and the need for more time Sometimes time just seems to escape, and we fall behind. Despite the alarm clocks, cell…
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Make time for conversations – in and outside of English classrooms
June 15, 2008
Chimayo Press
The art of conversation, once considered the sign of a civilized individual, seems less common today. Yet I treasure the moments of sharing experiences, collecting…
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English Language Teaching Tip #12: Ask a Question While Taking Attendance
June 15, 2008
Chimayo Press
Make a bureaucratic procedure more engaging by asking questions “The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.” -Thomas Berger (1924-2014)…
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ESL classes should include more conversation activities!
June 15, 2008
Chimayo Press
Conversation activities need greater presence in classrooms “Speech is civilization itself. It is silence which isolates.” -Thomas Mann (1875-1955) German novelist Conversation remains a vital…
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Why not create a culturally sensitive Compelling Conversations?
June 15, 2008
Chimayo Press
Why I chose not to censor Compelling Conversations to increase accessibility “Only the educated are free.” Epictetus (55-135), Greek philosopher Many English teachers have asked…
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Dreams and business plans unfold in English
June 15, 2008
Chimayo Press
English emerges as a lingua franca “[English] is the powerful language of resistance—it is the dialect of common sense.” -Walt Whitman (1819-1892) American poet English…
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Word Lovers and World lovers Can Visit FreeRice.Com
June 15, 2008
Chimayo Press
Free Rice rewards learning through food donation “The satiated man and the hungry man do not see the same thing when they look upon a…
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What are the 1000 most common words in English?
June 15, 2008
Chimayo Press
Importance of authentic vocabulary reflecting interests “Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.” -Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), British author What are the…
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