‘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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Teachers and Tutors Should Know About Compelling Conversations
July 26, 2014
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English teacher and tutor Joan V reviews Compelling Conversations “We all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks, but for the ledger…
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James T. Keating’s “Writing Modern English” tackles the idiomatic, confusing and wrong
July 16, 2014
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Source: Japanese Amazon Japanese English Learners and many English teachers can greatly benefit from this logical guide to clear, modern writing “The difference between the…
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‘English is Stupid’ spotlights new teaching, learning approach
July 12, 2014
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Source: Busy Teacher Judy Thompson discusses how to overcome English as a crazy language “English is a funny language that explains why we park our…
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“English in Los Angeles” inspires conversation with splashes of color
July 11, 2014
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Source: Amazon Piera Fumagalli fuses vocabulary, grammar and idioms with LA “People cut themselves off from their ties of the old life when they come…
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What Three Tips Would You Share with Novice ESL / EFL Teachers?
August 15, 2013
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What three tips would offer new a ESL/EFL teacher? Hall Houston, author of Provoking Thought: Memory and Thought in ELT, posed this question to several…
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Passion and Persistence: Self-Published ESL Authors Tell Their Stories
January 25, 2010
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What motivates ESL teachers to become authors? Why do many of these authors self-publish? What’s their likelihood of success? Naturally, I’m quite interested in these…
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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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What should every (college) ESL student know?
June 15, 2008
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What should every ESL student know? Beats me. One size fits all philosophies often seem a bit strange to me. Can anybody really answer this…
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