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In flipped learning, students access course content outside of class and use class time to interact and discuss content. How can and why should flipped learning be implemented with ELLs?

Simple Ways to Increase Student Talk in Your Classroom

by Amanda Hilliard

The role of student talk in the classroom has become more important than ever. Learn strategies and activities to engage your ELLs in authentic communication.

Teaching Multiple Meaning Words

by En Tzu, Lin

Vocabulary learning has never been a simple task for ELs, and mulitple meaning words are especially challenging; learn why as well as how to teach them. Classroom activity included!

Quick Tip: 7 Discussion Roles for Listening Classes

by Rebecca Palmer

Assigning specific student roles for an after-reading discussion allows ELLs to focus on one part of their reading and enables them to apply academic listening skills. Use these seven discussion roles to empower students to lead their own discussions after an assignment.

Free TESOL Quarterly Article:
"New Ways of Connecting Reading and Writing"

December 2013: Volume 47, Issue 4

In this article, "New Ways of Connecting Reading and Writing,"
Mark Warschauer, Binbin Zheng, and Youngmin Park discuss digital reading and writing, and focus on how the skills and practices of reading and writing are transformed in the digital environment.

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New From TESOL Press: New Ways in Teaching Writing, Revised. Packed with more than 100 updated English language writing activities!

Making Your Classroom Multimedia: How you can use TV series, trailers, and films in language class.

Time to Reskill: Developing a national action plan to improve the foundation skills of U.S. adults.

Supporting English Learner Achievement: What states can do.

Teachers for Global Classrooms Program: Applications now being accepted.

Lecturer, English Language Improvement Program, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA

US Embassy ESL/EFL Teaching Projects, English Language Fellow Program, Worldwide

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