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Leveling in the Reading Classroom
Computer games can provide an interesting insight into reading. The appeal of online games at least…
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Building a Better Roleplay through Drama
Irving is an older student who has the confidence of a former car salesman. I could…
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Fluency Reading Across the Curriculum
Not long ago, I was subbing for a reading class. They were using Read This 3,…
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Pragmatics as the Art of Conversation
Why do English learners still travel to physical classrooms? After all, they can get plenty of…
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Builder Boxes are still alive! (repost from Scott Thornbury)
In a recent post, “S is for Substitution Tables,” Scott Thornbury notes that substitution tables have…
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Listening Practice: Mind Control
Two audio articles in one unit explore psychology in different ways.
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Effective Academic Writing and the Learning Process
Last year, Stanford professor and AI researcher Andrew Ng told Harvard Business Review that if a…
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What exactly is Core Vocabulary? – repost from Scott Thornbury
“Lexis is the core or heart of language”, wrote Michael Lewis (Lewis, 1993, p. 89). Yes,…
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Aligning Oral Communication w/ real-world pragmatics (handout)
Our recent presentation at the state TexTESOL was a blast! Here’s a link to the handout: Aligning…
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Finding or adapting just-right materials
While traveling for a sabbatical, Alice has had a chance to talk to students and teachers…
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