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Conversation Tip #1: The right attitude is key

Conversation Tip #1: The right attitude is key

September 20, 2014 compellingconversations-admin

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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Newsmart: ESL Wall Street Journal

Newsmart: ESL Wall Street Journal

September 3, 2014 compellingconversations-admin

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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Biscuit: mobile app to recall, learn, explore vocabulary words

Biscuit: mobile app to recall, learn, explore vocabulary words

August 13, 2014 compellingconversations-admin

Innovative technology allows students to absorb new vocabulary “The limits of my language means the limits of my world.” -Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) Austrian-British philosopher Have…

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Homophones Can Confuse: A Minor Mistake in Miner Valley

Homophones Can Confuse: A Minor Mistake in Miner Valley

June 20, 2014 compellingconversations-admin

Why it is so important for English learners to tackle homophones in the classroom “For me the greatest beauty always lies in the greatest clarity.”…

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Do Our Students Need to Swim in English or Pass Grammar Tests?

Do Our Students Need to Swim in English or Pass Grammar Tests?

October 26, 2012 compellingconversations-admin

Here is a short list of important questions for our English language learners. Can they order food in a nice restaurant? Can students fill in…

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Why We Wrote Compelling American Conversations for Intermediate American English Language Learners

Why We Wrote Compelling American Conversations for Intermediate American English Language Learners

July 18, 2012 compellingconversations-admin

“America needs new immigrants to love and cherish it.” – Eric Hoffer (1902-1983), American writer and longshoreman Compelling American Conversations: Questions and Quotations for intermediate…

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Do Informational Interviews Have a Place in Business English Programs?

Do Informational Interviews Have a Place in Business English Programs?

December 15, 2011 compellingconversations-admin

Speaking skills – especially in stressful situations – matter. Most quality Business English and VESL (Vocational English as a Second Language) programs provide extensive training…

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Why Are So Many EFL Textbooks So Bland, Boring, and Culturally Tone Deaf?

Why Are So Many EFL Textbooks So Bland, Boring, and Culturally Tone Deaf?

September 28, 2011 compellingconversations-admin

Why are so many EFL Textbooks so bland, boring, and culturally tone-deaf?  Allow me to ask a more polite question. How can English teachers working…

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The Language of Opportunity – Wabash profiles an English Teacher

The Language of Opportunity – Wabash profiles an English Teacher

September 11, 2011 compellingconversations-admin

Most of the book’s prompts ask for recollections or personal opinions.“Whatever perspective you bring to the book, I want you to find validation in some…

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An ESL Author Looks at an ESL website with New Eyes

An ESL Author Looks at an ESL website with New Eyes

January 8, 2011 compellingconversations-admin

Sometimes we don’t see what is in front of our eyes. Today I learned a bit more about my own website from a fellow English…

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