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Grammar Journals: The continuum at work
Last year, our department did some soul-searching about our grammar classes. We had become increasingly…
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The vocabulary-grammar continuum: Five core principles
In physics, the space-time continuum refers to the idea that space and time are very different…
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Thinking outside the paragraph
One, two or three paragraphs? Colin and I were working on a low level writing series…
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Failsafe: Five tips for test design
One of the best feelings a student can have is the feeling that one’s hard work…
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Interactive Summaries: A how-to plan for busy teachers
Summaries are difficult to teach. For a summary to be effective, several reading and writing skills…
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Putting the New GSL to work in the classroom
The General Service List has been around since 1953, when researcher Michael West used a 2.5…
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The Vocabulary-Grammar Continuum: A third approach to activity design
We have recently published an article for the TESOL AEIS newsletter on the “vocabulary-grammar continuum,” presenting how vocabulary, word…