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June 21, 2019
Build an ELT Personal Learning Network
How do you build an ELT Personal Learning Network? Free, quality English teaching resources surround us. Here is a short list of recommendations to get started....
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June 16, 2019
Making More Time for Conversations in English ― Beyond the Classroom
Good conversations often spark joy in our daily lives. How can we create more compelling conversations in and outside of our English classrooms?...
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June 14, 2019
What do you do with a problem like the TOEFL iBT Test?
“If my future were determined just by my performance on a standardized test, I wouldn’t be here. I guarantee you that.” —Michelle Obama (1964 –), American lawyer and former First Lady of the United States What do you do with a problem like the TOEFL iBT test? For worse or for better, the Test ...
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June 12, 2019
Learning English Opens Doors Here and There
“Next to money, English is the leading international language.” —Evan Esar (1899-1995), American humorist How does learning English open doors for people around the globe? What prejudgments do we make about why others want to learn English? How can we, as English teachers, help students make the mos...
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September 2, 2018
Savvy ESL Book Recommendations for Teachers of American Immigrants, Canadian Refugees, and International Students
“What we know is a drop; what we don’t know is an ocean.” —Isaac Newton (1643-1727), English physicist Do you teach new American immigrants, refugees and international students of English? Are you seeking fresh English as a second language (ESL) book recommendations for improving both...
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Savvy ESL Book Recommendations for American Immigrants, Refugees, and International Students
“What we know is a drop; what we don’t know is an ocean.” —Isaac Newton (1643-1727), English physicist Do you teach new American immigrants, refugees and international students of English? Are you seeking fresh English as a second language (ESL) book recommendations for improving both...
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August 30, 2018
Savvy Book Recommendations for New English Teachers Going Abroad
“No art or learning is to be pursued halfheartedly…and any art worth learning will certainly reward more or less generously the effort made to study it.” —Murasaki Shikibu (c. 973-1014), Japanese author, The Tale of Genji Looking for some book recommendations to prepare for your first E...
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July 22, 2018
Guest Post: What are the 6 Principles for Teaching English as a Second Language?
“More important than the curriculum is the question of the methods of teaching and the spirit in which the teaching is given.” —Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), British philosopher and 1950 Nobel Prize winner in Literature What are the most important English as a Second Language (ESL) teaching princip...
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July 19, 2018
Tutoring Ethics: More Dos and Taboos for Novice English Tutors
“Good judgement comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment.” —Rita Mae Brown (1944-), American writer and activist What are some common ethical issues that arise for private English language tutors? How are they supposed to respond? What advice exists for novic...
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June 23, 2018
Teaching Matters: Tips on Tutoring Conversation Skills to Adult ESL Students
“Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” ―Tony Robbins (1960- ), American motivational speaker What does it mean to effectively tutor conversation skills to an English language learner? How can you make the most of your time – typically 60-120 minutes – together? ...
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