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How to Learn Students’ Names

On August 7, 2019August 6, 2019 By Allison LewisIn Games2 Comments

It’s hard to overstate just how important it is to learn our new students’ names as soon as possible. As Dale Carnegie said, “A person’s name is, to that person, the sweetest, most important sound in any language.” We want to create a welcoming community atmosphere in our classrooms, and learning students’ names—as fast as …

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Game Idea: “Change Places If You…”

On June 27, 2019 By Allison LewisIn Games3 Comments

I’m always looking for activities that get students physically moving while also giving them exposure to meaningful language. Recently, I used a game that I call “Change Places If You…” It’s a game I played in my high school youth group, but I’ve adapted it a little to make it easier for language learners. In …

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Playing the Hedbanz Game in ESL Class

On May 5, 2017November 2, 2018 By Allison LewisIn Games, Uncategorized2 Comments

I played the game “Hedbanz” with my intermediate-level ESL students earlier this week. The game is available on Amazon for $14. I first found out about the game when I played it at a party, and I thought it might be worth a try with my ESL students. And it was a success! My students …

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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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teacher, author, and teacher-trainer

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Teaching Spanish through CI in Central VA

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