How do you flip your English class? What homework activities do you use to spark lively small group discussions in class?
September 4, 2015
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How do you create lively small group discussions in your English class? What homework do you find most likely to spark student-led conversations? Are you…
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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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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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The Language of Opportunity – Wabash profiles an English Teacher
September 11, 2011
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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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Are you prepared? Are you ready? Aren’t you nervous?
May 23, 2009
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* Are you ready? * Are you prepared? * Aren't you nervous? * Do you have enough time to do that? * When are you…
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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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English Teaching Professional Strongly Recommends Compelling Conversations!
January 29, 2009
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"In sum, Compelling Conversations is a recommended resource for teachers who want to make their conversation classes more learner-centered," wrote reviewer Hall Houston. "It should…
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CATESOL Conference Highlights Practical ESL Teaching Techniques
September 30, 2008
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Are you looking to share practical techniques with your fellow English teachers? What works in your ESL classroom? What tends to work in other ESL…
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