Conversation Tip #1: The right attitude is key
September 20, 2014
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Positive attitudes generate positive experiences Photo by Teresa Ling “In order to carry a positive action, we must develop here a positive vision.” -Tenzin Gyatso…
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Perfection and grammar: not essential for ESL students, or even native speakers
September 17, 2014
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Certain grammar rules unnecessary for comprehension, everyday conversation Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons “Have no fear of perfection – you’ll never reach it.” -Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)…
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Chimayo Press presents Android Roy by Dennis Hackin
September 15, 2014
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Chimayo Press, publisher of Compelling Conversations books, branches out to sci-fi “What is consciousness? What is all this? Why do I think? And then you…
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EF reports decline of French EPI
September 13, 2014
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Declining EPI attributable to lack of exposure Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons “French students report lower levels of exposure to English in everyday life than any…
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Duolingo: learning through translation
September 10, 2014
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Effective language-learning program with a unique approach “We come together from across the world at varying language levels with the same goal in mind –…
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Newsmart: ESL Wall Street Journal
September 3, 2014
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Language learners absorb English, journalism and current events Photo Source: Newsmart ““To look at the paper is to raise a seashell to one’s ear and…
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Spring ESL: “One Stop Connection to ESL, EFL, ELD, ELT, and ESOL instructional materials”
August 21, 2014
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Book center hosts a wealth of ELL materials “Spring Book Center strives in three basic principles: Service, Responsibility and Lower Prices.” -Spring ESL We live…
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‘Teaching History With Film’ encourages use of film through examples, lesson plans
August 19, 2014
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Photo source: Wikimedia Commons. Gone with the Wind and Birth of a Nation remain prominent examples of how films can capture an era–for better, or…
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Infinite English App supplements ESL speaking, listening skills
August 17, 2014
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Photo source: iTunes screenshot Using Infinite English to practice reading text, passages aloud “For the things we have to learn before we can do them,…
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Between life and death: Zombie nouns privilege pretentious vocabulary at the expense of simple clarity
August 15, 2014
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The nominalization of nouns creates abstract, dry and often misleading language “Simplicity is the glory of expression.” -Walt Whitman (1819-1892) American poet Sometimes, it’s fun…
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