Adoption
Conversation Questions: What is your opinion about adoption? Do you know anyone (a family member, a friend, a famous person, etc) who was adopted? Why should people adopt orphaned children? If a teenager gets pregnant and she’s unable to financially support a baby, should she give up the baby for adoption? How is the adoption…
Taylor Swift and Counting Crows
I love using songs in ESL teaching. It’s a good practice for listening, writing, speaking, reading and vocabulary skills. There are endless ways to use songs to elicit language.
Teaching a Multilevel Class
Several years ago, I was assigned to a one-room ESL center that catered to new immigrants to Canada. I would have people from all walks of life, from teens to seniors, enter my classroom to join my multilevel class…
Correcting adults
It may be a surprise to many, but based on my experience, adult ESL students prefer (even demand!) to be corrected every time they make a mistake. …
My vocab pet peeve
I am always frustrated with canned lesson materials from online platforms that present new words by defining them, using more difficult words!…
How to plan when there’s already a plan
Most online ESL platforms promote “no lesson planning” or “no preparation needed” slogans when they hire teachers. So, what is there to plan?…
Is grammar really important?
But through the years of teaching ESL in different countries and in multilevel settings, I realized how truly important grammar is…
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