English Endeavors

5 Icebreakers for online English language classes

Many students have photos like this one on their phones, and they provide an example of…

Five things I’ve learned about organizing an online lesson My first priority in transitioning my…

Humor’s a funny thing. It’s an unconscious, unfakable, universal form of communication all humans share, no…

via TESOL 2019 Highlights: The Grammar(s) We Should Teach

A couple of years ago, we wrote about kinesthetic grammar, and to our surprise, it became…

Today is a happy day! Colin and I are on our way back to China. We’ll…

Poor Emilio! He seemed like such a confident student, but when he had to give a…

As a teacher, it’s sometimes difficult to investigate students’ progress in a productive (holistic) way. Simulations…

In 2018, an Atlantic Monthly article featured a writer’s experience with Duolingo, the language app that…

When people have a conversation, they do not just exchange information. Rather, they negotiate a relationship,…