Hello and Happy New Year. In this post I just want to ask if anybody has or had any students, who inspite any attempts to teach them can't learn. Those who...
Costadina, Everyone can learn as long as it's meaningful to them. I am sure you'll find ways to help LD students. I work on their oral skills. I get to reading...
So far to teach them, I also emphasize speaking. We don't do much writing because they have problems spelling. We use word games, stories, and do simple...
I believe that during the course of a lifetime, we often change roles. That we are either teaching or learning, depending on the circumstances. We teach...
... Dear Constadina, My favorite and long-lasting memory of reading Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is this: A CLERK from Oxford was there also, Who'd studied...
Mathew thanks for bringing back fond memories. A teacher once told me that there is no shame in not knowing, there is only shame in not knowing and not...
Greetings, An important way of engaging students is by means of technology. How many of you use computers in your teaching? One way of integrating technology...
Hello, In the middle of teaching my younger students words like, Easter Bunny, Lady bugs,etc.. in preparation for our Easter Play, one of them, age 10...
As difficult as it may be, I think you must let them talk about their feelings, and their fears. At age 10 they cannot really understand why these things...
Hi Diana and Costadina....I think that if students are interested in a topic it's almost always a good idea to use it as a teaching vehicle. If you can help...
I have created this program and am providing the server for your use. Most webside chat programs are java based or applets,and can be very annoying. Please...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the meaningful_learning group: Do your K-12 ESL/EFL learners feel that they are not learning as much as...
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I am doing an action research project on how to improve ESL/EFL students' reading comprehension in a testing situation. I have constructed a survey to help me...
Hi Nellie and All, I've just completed the survey and one thing comes to my mind: we mentioned stress of learning and school performance in this group a couple...
Hi Nellie!! How are you? I've been trying to send you mails but they kept being returned. Also tried to leave a message at your site - but no reply! Ok, hope...
Hallo Nellie! Great to hear from you this morning ... the city of Budapest is counting down the days to your arrival - and getting ready to roll out the red...
The CALL Interest Section of TESOL is pleased to announce the Electronic Village Online for 2005. Registration for these free 6-week Internet-based sessions...
I started a little site to promote using comics in English class. check it out if you are interestd in seeing how I used comics in my TEFL class and KAIST in...
Nice work, Kevin. Do you think the site would be suitable for a K-12 school setting? Nellie Deutsch http://www.nelliemuller.com Sharing is caring. ... From:...
Greetings, I am a veteran ESL teacher of 30 years. I have been thinking about how to make lessons meaningful since I was a student. I believe technology and...
Hi - I've just put the latest Word Surfing Vocabulary Files and Tests on the site. They are at the top of each page on pdf files - and can be printed out for...
Call for Presentations International Multidisciplinary Conference PEACE AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE August 5th and 6th 2005 Chiang Mai University Chiang Mai,...
Greetings, I hope you are enjoying your summer vacation. In case you are thinking about the the year ahead, you may wish to consider the following: Learners of...
Hello Everybody, I've heard that some people in this groups are interested in dications. I use dications often in my classes in Beijing and have put some up on...
Hi, The challenges facing e-learning in developing countries is an on going process that requires our attention. Therefore, I have created a group at Facebook...
Hello, How are you? I hope you are not working too hard. I would like to invite you to give a public session (live online) at WiZiQ on a topic of your choice....
... TOP 10 VIDEOS 1. MOM PARTIES AT A CLUB http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/email/index.html?url=/video/crime/2008/08/05/ng.mom.pics.cnn Nancy Grace has new...