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March 2015
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For English language learners, often, reading aloud is hard, and it results in stammering, stumbling over vocabulary, and repeating syllables or entire words. Try this unexpected and unusual strategy in your next class to have your students surprise even themselves as they begin to read aloud smoothly and fluently.
In this article, "Challenges in Teaching English to Young Learners: Global Perspectives and Local Realities," Fiona Copland, Sue Garton, and Anne Burns discuss the challenges faced by English language teachers of young learners against the backdrop of the global rise of English. The data was obtained via a survey completed by more than 4,000 teachers worldwide, and via case studies. Read their findings and recommendations to help teachers meet the challenges identified.
| Call for TESOL Bloggers: The TESOL Blog is seeking four regular bloggers to post topical, bimonthly blogs on 1) teacher education, 2) secondary education, 3) adult education, and 4) speech, pronunciation, and listening. |
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| The TESOL 2014 Research Agenda: TESOL's 2014 Research Agenda attempts to bridge the current gap between research and classroom practice. |
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| TESOL Connections Call for Articles: TC is seeking feature articles that are about innovative, unusual, or interesting things you have found in your years of experience in ELT; that are about trends in ELT and how they might influence teaching; and/or that contain useful, tested classroom practice tips or strategies. |
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| TESOL Job MarketPlace: Looking for a job? Revisit this PowerPoint presentation given by a TESOL recruiter, and come to the JobMarketPlace in Toronto. |
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TESOL Professional Development:
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| Report: New report offers the latest research, strategies for improving achievement of young Hispanic language learners |
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| National Institutions Coming Out Day: Celebrate across the United States to uplift schools and organizations working with and for undocumented students and those who want to begin. |
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| Article: Languages Are Going Extinct Even Faster Than Species (Good magazine) |
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| Guide: Bridging the Gap For Foreign-Educated Immigrants: A Guide For Community Colleges |
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| European Union Language Planning: The European Roadmap for Linguistic Diversity |
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| Policy Paper: Better Policies for Dual Language Learners: Bridging Research, Policy, Implementation, and Classroom Practice |
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| Report: Through an Immigrant Lens: PIAAC Assessment of the Competencies of Adults in the United States |
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| Interview: Q&A With Libia Gil, Head of the Federal ELL Office |
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ESL Instructor, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
Senior Lecturer, Academic Bridge Program, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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