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5 Things Being a Farmer Has Taught Me About Teaching ESL

One of my favorite ESL book series is “Language Teaching Insights from Other Fields”. Edited by Christopher Stillwell, these books are collections of essays by English teachers who either had other jobs before they became teachers or work 2 jobs. The authors reflect on how Read more…

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5 Ways to Help your ESL Students Hook their Readers

Like some kind of tragic rainbow, apples, oranges, lettuce and watermelon lie strewn across a landfill only to be covered over as more produce arrives.I wrote this line in an effort to show students how to write better hooks for Read more…

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5 Mistakes EFL/ESL Teachers Make on the First Day of Class

We remember our firsts.  I remember my daughter’s first steps, we were at the children’s museum in Brooklyn and she defied gravity on her own to cross a space and come to me.  I remember the first time I traveled Read more…

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Improve your Skills with 9 Absolutely Free MOOCs for ESL and EFL Teachers

I am always looking for new ways to learn and teach.  Back in the day, when I wanted fresh ideas for teaching English I would read a book on it. I can not count the number of great ideas I got Read more…

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Frosty Fun: Listen, Speak, Read and Write in the Language of Winter

The great thing about teaching a language is that language is connected to everything. Why not make winter a little more fun in your classroom by using the weather to inspire engaging activities and projects. Who knows, by the end Read more…

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Hot Fun! Activities that Keep your English Classes Laughing and Learning

When I first started teaching, I used to worry that if I didn’t have all of my students sitting at their desks quietly focusing on their learning objectives, I was failing as a teacher. I used to think that if students Read more…

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5 Traits that Make Introverts Great ESL/EFL Teachers

I am an introvert. I have also been a teacher for over twenty years. When I first started teaching in my twenties, I didn’t really think I would stick with it or love it. As a student, I hated standing Read more…

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Help your ESL/EFL Students Share their Language Learning Journeys

In your diverse classrooms, what is one thing all of your students have in common?  They are all trying to learn a language.  If you are like me, you often start your course with asking your students why they want Read more…

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8 Concrete Ways you Can Help your EFL Students Listen More Effectively

I got back from visiting my husband’s family and friends in Istanbul last week and I came to a new realization about listening. Just being exposed to a massive amount of spoken language does not improve listening skills. My Turkish level is Read more…

By kia, 3 months3 months ago
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Love is in the Air: Stories of Falling in Love with a Second Language

A Bad BeginningKia and SpanishI didn’t start my Spanish studies in love, in fact the first few years of our relationship we didn’t really get along and at one point, we almost split up for good. We first met in Read more…

By kia, 3 months3 months ago

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