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15 Ways to Find a Partner

On August 30, 2018August 29, 2018 By Allison LewisIn brain breaks2 Comments

I’ve been trying to think of creative ways to group students in class. When I want students to discuss something or work on something with a partner, it’s easy to just say, “Turn to the person next to you…” There’s nothing wrong with that, and I do still have students work with the person sitting …

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Using Music in Class

On May 21, 2017October 6, 2017 By Allison LewisIn brain breaks, Music3 Comments

Music is a great way for learners to get input in their target language. Almost everyone likes listening to music, so it’s fun and engaging. And most people enjoy listening to the same song multiple times, so learners can get lots of repetitions of the words in the song without feeling bored. I usually do …

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Getting Students Moving During Class

On April 9, 2017February 16, 2019 By Allison LewisIn brain breaks, Uncategorized1 Comment

This semester, I’m teaching a class that meets twice a week for four hours each class period—yes, four hours! When I first found out that I’d be teaching a four-hour class, I thought it would be the worst thing ever. I imagined that my students and I would be totally dead and bored by the …

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A Communicative, Comprehension-Based Approach to Teaching Adult ESL

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Adult learning, critical pedagogy, online/hybrid instruction, work-life imbalance, language teaching, and general news and musings.

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The blog about comprehensible input and advancing research and opportunities for effortless language learning to very high levels of ability at every age

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