Teaching Strategies for Students with ADD
Over the past year, I’ve come into contact with more and more students that struggle with ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) or ADHD...
Accreditation:Tips for Staying Sane
Hello my lovely colleagues! The blog for this month goes out to all of you who have taken part in the accreditation process or plan to do...
Using TV and Movies to Improve ESL Listening
As I ride the subway in the morning, I look around and notice that just about everyone around me is plugged in. Earbuds on, they’re all...
Classroom Culture 101: Setting up Your Students for Success
Happy September to everyone! I love this time of year—fall leaves, pumpkin spice everything, and going back to school. Most children in...
The "Ugly Duckling" Stage of Language Learning
Ten years off and on…that’s how long I’ve spent studying Japanese. It’s a language that I never sought to study. Somehow, it found me. I...
Teaching What People Actually Say
English is a language of possibilities. One of the most glorious and perhaps frustrating aspects of English is the fact that there are...
Teaching in Saudi Arabia
For this post, we have another installment of teaching English in different contexts. Our writer today spent time teaching in Saudi...
The Top Five Misconceptions about What ESL Placement Test Scores Tell You
At the beginning of each new semester, the productive hive of our English teacher’s work room is always buzzing with activity and chatter....
Dealing with the Chaos of Last-Minute Combined ESL Classes
When I began my ESL teaching career, I was working at a English language school that had a big problem with teacher absences, especially...
Teaching English in Connecticut
This week we continue with our series on teaching English in different contexts. In the post below, Corey Gonzales lets us know about...
