Looking for An ESL Book to Improve Speaking Skills? SMDP Recommends Compelling Conversations!
January 23, 2009
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Have you been looking for a good ESL manual? If you have, I think this is one to consider. The topics cover: Your Life, The…
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How Many American Adults Can Not Read This Blog? Can Not Read?
January 10, 2009
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"Only the educated are free," noted Epictetus, a former slave and Greek stoic philosopher, over 2,000 years ago. How free are those 32 illiterate American…
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Do You Feel Rich Enough? What’s the Standard?
January 4, 2009
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Talking about money remains problematic, but this conversation topic is more for self-reflection than classroom application. But please bear with me. How rich are you?…
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What New English Words Will You Learn in 2009?
December 31, 2008
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What new English words will you learn in 2009? Which English words will you teach? Do you have a way with words? Are you a…
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What ESL books do you recommend?
December 13, 2008
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ESL textbooks, EFL textbooks, ELL, ESL, ESL teacher's resources, recommended English books, adult education ESL, adult ESL, Compelling Conversations, speaking skills ESL, Eric Roth, English…
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Another Five Star Amazon Review!
December 9, 2008
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Allow me to brag for a moment. Another five-star review for Compelling Conversations: Questions and Quotations on Timeless Topics showed up on Amazon. Consider me…
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Exploring Cities in ESL Classrooms
November 15, 2008
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Cities attract the young, the strong, the ambitious, and the hungry. Millions move from countryside and across the globe to live in new cities every…
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Reading Pleasures and Tastes Adapted for Easy English Times Column
November 12, 2008
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Easy English Times, an adult education newspaper for English language learners published in California, adapts a chapter from Compelling Conversations each month. The editors selected…
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Let’s Talk About the American Elections, Voting, and Democratic Values in English Class
November 7, 2008
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Who makes the rules? Who chooses the rulers? Can citizens peacefully replace ineffective, unpopular leaders? Yes, we can! In the United States of America, voters…
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How democratic is your ESL classroom?
October 27, 2008
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Who gets to speak in class? Whose ideas count? Who chooses the assignments? How do students receive feedback? Do students have a chance to conference…
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