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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Compelling Conversations
September 7, 2012
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Compelling Conversations: Questions and Quotations on Timeless Topics Compelling Conversations, an innovative English as a second language textbook, helps advanced English language learners develop conversation skills…
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English Teachers Confront the Billion-Person Question
June 5, 2011
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“How can rural Chinese students develop their listening and speaking skills with very limited opportunities to speak with actual native speakers in person?” This question…
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ESL classes should include more conversation activities!
June 15, 2008
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Conversation activities need greater presence in classrooms “Speech is civilization itself. It is silence which isolates.” -Thomas Mann (1875-1955) German novelist Conversation remains a vital…
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