I'm going to take a break from blogging for a while. I am staying at home now to take care of my newborn baby, and there just isn't enough time for me to keep up with this blog! I plan to continue blogging at some point, but I'll be taking a break for now. This …

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I’m excited to announce the release of my new book! The title of the book is Amazing Lives: The True Stories of Eight Famous Americans. It’s a graded reader for English language learners at the intermediate level (around B1 on the CEFR scale). The book is a collection of eight short biographies of famous Americans. …

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Vocabulary games can be a fun break from regular class activities and can liven things up in class with a little competition. In this post, I'll describe three games that I've used successfully with my students. These vocabulary games encourage students to use any words they know; they are not intended as a way to …

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How Languages Are Learned by Patsy M. Lightbown and Nina Spada is probably one of the best-known books that gives an overview of the research on language acquisition. Its latest edition—the fourth edition—was published in 2013, so it combines information about some of the early, foundational research studies on language acquisition along with some more …

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It's almost 2021! Here are three easy ideas for class activities to start off the new year: The Year in Photos This is more of an idea to reflect and look back on the previous year, but it can also help your students to think about and make predictions for the upcoming year. Like every …

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