Teaching Matters: How democratic is your ESL classroom?
January 15, 2016
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“Education is a kind of continuing dialogue and a dialogue assumes, in the nature of the case, different points of view.” ~Robert Hutchins (1899-1977),…
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January 8, 2016
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“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” ~Vidal Sassoon (1928-2012), British hairstylist and businessman Late last year, we published…
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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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More Links for ESL Teachers About Informational Interviews
June 21, 2011
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Informational interviews have become a common practice among American professionals, but many English language learners remain unfamiliar with this type of networking and job search…
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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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CATESOL Accepts ESL Teacher-Author’s Panel; I Will Give Two CATESOL Presentations
January 21, 2010
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When it rains, it pours. So goes the classic proverb. This week has been quite rainy and cold in Los Angeles, but I’m feeling warm…
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CATESOL Accepts Presentation on Informational Interviews
January 19, 2010
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"Informational Interviews: A Practical, Illuminating Speaking Assignment" will demonstrate the importance and relevance of this unusual assignment for a wide range of ESL students. Although…
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What is Your American Dream?
August 21, 2009
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What is your American Dream? This remains one of my favorite questions to ask new immigrants and American citizens. I asked that question, followed by,…
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Finding more practical materials at CATESOL
May 5, 2009
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Time flies. Or, as the Romans used to say, “tempus fugit.” Two weeks after the CATESOL 2009 convention in Pasadena ended, I’m finally having a…
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Attention, California English Teachers – Our CATESOL Conference Opens Thursday!
April 15, 2009
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If you are visiting Pasadena or Los Angeles, teach English, and want to discover new teaching ideas and find the latest ESL materials, please consider…
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