Here is some of the most-read content from TESOL for 2014. What did you miss that you can use in your classroom, your teaching, or your professional development this year?

TESOL Connections

1. Lesson Plan on Slang: Speaking Legit English
by Eugene S. Lee

2. 10 Characteristics of Highly Effective EF/SL Teachers
by Christine Coombe

3. Formative vs. Summative Assessment: Does It Matter?
by Deena Boraie

4. Working the Weather: A Lesson Plan on Small Talk
by Martha Wilson

5. 9 Listening Strategies That Develop Active Listeners
by Rebecca Palmer

6. Simple Ways to Increase Student Talk in Your Classroom
by Amanda Hilliard

7. Tips From a Recruiter: Applying for International Teaching Jobs
by Engin Ayvaz

8. Teaching Multiple Meaning Words
by En Tzu, Lin

9. Idioms Are Always Easier in Somebody Else's Class
by Gabriela Marcenaro and Adriana Rodriguez Lamas

10. Teaching Coherence and Cohesion in Writing
by Belinda Braunstein

The TESOL Blog

1. 8 Current Trends in Teaching and Learning EFL/ESL
by Deena Boraie

2. Role-Playing the Present Perfect: A Speaking Activity
by Alexandra Lowe

3. Tips on Writing Successful Conference Presentation Proposals
by Joe McVeigh

4. 3 Writing Activities Using New Year Resolutions for ELLs
by Elena Shvidko

5. Tech-Break: Running Dictations
by Tara Arntsen

6. Great Grammar Websites for Adult ELLs
by Alexandra Lowe

7. The Future of English Language Teaching and Learning Locally and Globally
by Deena Boraie

8. TED Talks for English Language Teaching
by Tara Arntsen

9. Using Proverbs in a Writing Class
by Elena Shvidko

10. The Flipped Classroom
by Tara Arntsen