Writing essays is especially tough for language learners. In other countries, writing essays is different than the way Americans write essays. The formatting is different. The organization, writing style, and […]
Language learners struggle to comprehend what they read in class and on their mobile devices. Support them by teaching them reading strategies and how to identify context clues. For more […]
Welcome to a new series where we feature great books for language learners and teachers. This month we are featuring the book, Academic Reading Circles, by Tyson Seburn (@Seburnt). We […]
Language learners often struggle with writing research papers. Students struggle with coming up with a topic, conducting research, developing a good thesis, and editing their papers. Below is an infographic […]
Our students can use the Internet to learn English in exciting ways with people around the world. Recently we conducted a webinar about Citizen Science Projects for ELLs. Citizen science is […]
Comics are great for language learners of all ages. They break up the plot and language into frames. Comics also provide a setting and context for language learners. This learning potential […]
March is Women’s History Month and March 8th is International Women’s Day. According to Wikipedia, the first International Women’s Day was in 1911. Women’s history Month provides teachers with the […]
Facebook recently reported the spread of millions of fake news reports on its social network. Facebook, Google and other companies are now taking steps to stop the spread of fake […]
I teach English language learners at the college level. They often turn in essays, which I have to make sure are accurately attributed and cited in their papers and projects. […]
My students turn in essays on a regular basis. Sometimes, they are tempted to cut corners or copy and paste information from various web sources, such as Wikipedia. They often […]