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The Macau Grand Prix is Asia’s Fast and Furious
Every November one of the coolest racing events takes place called the Macau Grand Prix. Starting in 1954 as a treasure hunt around the city, it is now is one…
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Go Ahead and Run the Coolest Marathon in the World
Once a year runners from around the world join an arctic adventure named the Polar Circle Marathon. This marathon, which includes a route through the polar ice cap, takes place…
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The Diwali Festival! Let’s Light Up the World
Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, begins on October 19th in Mumbai, India, marking one of the most celebrated and culturally significant festivals in the country. For five days, families…
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The Cure Salée: A Cultural Extravaganza in Niger
The Cure Salée, held annually in September in In-Gall, Niger, is one of the most vibrant and significant festivals in West Africa. This week-long celebration offers a captivating glimpse into…
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The Chinese Ghost Month: A Spooky Celebration
The end of August marks the final days of the Chinese Ghost Month, a time when spirits are believed to roam the earth. According to Buddhist and Taoist traditions, these…
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The Buenos Aires Tango Festival Will Get Ya Moving!
Argentinians have been dancing the Tango since the 1800's, and in August they begin to celebrate the International Tango Festival and World Cup. For 9 days attendees will enjoy tango…
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Favorite Edtech and ELT Posts for May
Each week we scour the internet to find great resources to share on our various social networks (@TESOL, @AmericanTESOL, and @ESLWebinars). These are favorite ESL and Education Technology posts, infographics,…
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The St. Patrick’s Festival in Dublin, Ireland
St. Patrick's Day is when people from around the world wear green, and celebrate the Irish. The holiday marks the passing of Ireland's patron saint in 460 A.D. Fast forward…
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16 Websites for Back to School Icebreakers
Many of us will meet with a new batch of learners. Many of our language learners will be timid during the first few weeks of school. Icebreakers are an awesome…
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8 Websites for Children to Learn English by Jump Roping and Clapping
One way to get young learners to practice English when they leave the classroom is to teach them English songs and chants. Children can learn jump roping chants and clapping…
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10 Web Tools and Apps for Creating Timelines
Want your language learners to visualize history or important events? Get them to create multimedia timelines with the dates, facts, and information from their own research or from the textbook.…
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23 Great Tools and Resources for Creating and Learning with Infographics
Data visualization can help language learners process difficult concepts, visualize research, or understand a process. Data visualization is great for teaching Business English, English for Academic Purposes (EAP), and Content and…
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12 Tools and Apps for Learning with QR Codes
QR codes (Quick Response bar codes) can be used to engage learners and enhance their English language skills. You need a scanner on a mobile device to scan these codes. QR…
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Learning with the News! 15 Resources, Web Tools, and Apps
One way to get students to enhance their English skills is by having them read or listen to current events. Several websites report the news at a level your language learners will…
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Learning that Sticks! 7 Sticky Note Tools and Apps
Mural recently did away with the freemium account and members will now have to pay or lose access to any of their collaborative sticky note web boards. If you are…
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15 Web Tools and Apps for Learning with Mind Maps
Creating mind maps and concept maps help language learners understand a topic and the language involved. Students take the key concepts and ideas and categorize them in boxes, nodes or…
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21 Web Sites and Apps with Engaging Writing Prompts
Journals and blogs are a great way to get students to practice writing consistently. Set a daily writing prompt and give your students about 5 minutes at the beginning of…
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9 Tools, Apps, and Programs for Creating Screencasts
Your language learners will have fun teaching their peers and others by creating a screencast. To create a screencast, learners use a web tool to record what is on the…
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8 Sites and Resources to Learn with Fingers
"Where is Thumbkin? Where is Thumbkin?" is a popular fingerplay for children. Young language learners have fun chanting or singing and moving their fingers. Fingerplays are a fun way for…
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14 Web Tools and Apps for Creating Short Videos & Films
Motivate your language learners to practice their English by creating short videos and films. Your language learners will have fun producing their own silent films, movie trailers, tv commercials, interviews, music videos, vodcasts, soap…
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Visiting Athens, Greece with Anthippi Harou
This week we invited language teacher, Anthippi Harou (@AnthippiHarou), to introduce us to Athens, Greece. Shelly: Which events are a must for visitors? Anthippi Harou: There are many landmarks and…
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Speaking Webinars, Tools, and Apps for Children
Getting young learners of English to practice speaking can be tough! The key is motivation. Try motivating children to speak with games, finger plays, songs, chants, and hand clap games.…
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Discovering Thessaloniki, Greece, with Language Teacher Vicky Papageorgiou
For TESOL teachers and language enthusiasts, Thessaloniki, Greece, is a treasure trove of history, culture, and culinary delights. We invited experienced language teacher Vicky Papageorgiou (@vpapage) to give us a…