I attended the TESOL International Convention last week, which was a great experience. It was my first time attending the conference, and I went to a lot of interesting sessions. I decided to write up a little bit about a few of my favorite sessions here: Namhee Suk, “A Guide to Implementing Extensive Reading …
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How Should We Talk to Our Students?
If we’re serious about providing the input that our students need to acquire language, then we should be talking to our students—a lot. We know that we need to focus on communicating real messages and ensuring that our students are hearing words in meaningful contexts. But how exactly should we speak when we provide that …
Cooking in Class
This month, I started teaching a new class: an ESL cooking class. It’s the first time I’ve ever taught a cooking class, and it’s been a lot of fun for both me and the students. In this post, I’ll share some information about the class and give a couple of ideas for easy recipes that …
Thanksgiving Lesson Idea
Thanksgiving is coming up on November 23rd! If you’re looking for a Thanksgiving-themed lesson for ESL students, I created a plan and materials that I’m going to use with my students this Thanksgiving. I’m going to use this cute video called “Salt,” about a boy who makes a pumpkin pie for his family for Thanksgiving …
Turning Student Output Into More Input
One of my current classes, a Level 2 class, is quite chatty. They really enjoy talking to each other. Luckily, they’re pretty good about trying to talk together in English, the target language. I love it that they are enthusiastic about using the language and that they enjoy talking together. But at the same time, …
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