Eric H. Roth's Blog
August 4, 2024
Six Conversation Tips for English Language Learners and Teachers!
Whenever you are learning a new language, you might consider where and how you can practice speaking this language. We've compiled a list of six vital conversation tips to help you improve your English speaking skills. How can we encourage fellow humans to listen and engage in English conversation w...
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January 6, 2022
Riding Life’s Waves: Confronting Procrastination – The Surfer’s Way
How do we avoid avoidance? How do we find the inner resources to confront situations and move forward?
“[F]eeling is what tells you you’re alive,” Bregman explains. By riding out our emotions like waves, we become less intimidated by them – and maybe even enjoy them. It’s like learning a language...
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Six Conversation Tips for English Language Learners and English Teachers!
We learn from conversations every day. What, for instance, did you learn in conversations in the last 24 hours? What can be learned from conversations in the coming week?
Conversations matter, and bringing a positive spirit to new conversations helps create more positive experiences. We need to b...
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By Eric H. Roth and Samantha Jungheim Whenever you are learning a new language, you might consider where and how you can practice speaking this language. We’ve compiled a list of six vital conversation tips to help you improve your English speaking skills. How can we encourage fellow humans t...
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Learning English: Opening More Doors and Letting Personal Dreams Unfold
Regardless of motive, learning English remains a smart choice for millions and millions of working adults and ambitious students. It presents possibilities for better-paying jobs and additional choices in pursuing an international education. Plus, it helps immigrants to English-speaking nations adju...
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Better ESL Classes with More Classroom Conversation Activities!
Do students who know proper English grammar on worksheets, but can’t hold a conversation in English really speak English? Consider me sceptical. After all, does anyone ever ask "Do you grammar English?"...
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Listening to ‘This I Believe’ and Our Students in ESL Classes
However, finding authentic and compelling listening materials may prove challenging for many English teachers. "This I Believe" remains a favorite resource and speaking skills activity. The eclectic collection of personal reflections encourages active learning too.What are your core beliefs? This p...
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What are the 1000 most common words in English?
“Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.” –Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), British author Sometimes students ask simple, direct questions that I can’t immediately answer. For instance, an ESL student wondered, “What are the 1000 most common words in English?̶...
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Can we make more time for conversations inside and outside of English classrooms?
English teachers must, therefore, explicitly teach these conversation skills. The asking, understanding, and responding to questions remains a complicated skill. It's also a vital communication ability both inside and outside our ESL classrooms. Students need to practice and practice again. English...
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English teachers must, therefore, explicitly teach these conversation skills. The asking, understanding, and responding to questions remains a complicated skill. It's also a vital communication ability both inside and outside our ESL classrooms. Students need to practice and practice again. English...
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