ESL or EFL? What do ESL and EFL mean? ESL stands for English as a Second Language. EFL stands for English as a Foreign Language. ESL is used when people learn English in an English speaking country. EFL is used when people learn English in a non-English speaking country. Is this important? Not very, if you are a student. But there are some important technical considerations for teachers.
Friday, September 12, 2014
Thursday, July 17, 2014
English Language Arts Lesson Plans
Plan, organize and compose effective essays.
Narrative Writing Workshop
Helping students to write well-developed narratives.
Persuasive Speeches and Essays: From Organization to Presentation
Use visual learning techniques to better plan and compose persuasive speeches or essays.
Research Papers 1-2-3: Diagram>Outline>Publish
Organize and write a research paper using a variety of sources.
Writing Process Made Easier
Use Inspiration® to develop a better understanding of the writing process and work with a diagram which will help students to complete a writing assignment.
Creating Oral Presentations I
Use visual communication techniques and digital media to help students develop an engaging presentation which clearly communicates their knowledge and ideas.
Creating Oral Presentations II
Use visual communication techniques and digital media to help students develop an engaging presentation which clearly communicates their knowledge and ideas.
Investigating a Place in Time
Students will research a place and time in history and create mind maps to help them better organize, synthesize and analyze the information.
Analyzing Primary Sources
Students will analyze a primary source to better understand the creator’s perspective and the time period in which he or she lived.
Researching Causes and Effects
Using a diagram to help students research and write about the causes and effects of an event or situation.
Concept Map Creation
Students will create a concept map to show how pieces of information or ideas are related.
Comparison Analysis
Students will use Inspiration® to help them analyze the similarities and differences between any two things.
Visual Study Guides
Using visual learning techniques students will organize and connect ideas and concepts to improve comprehension and retention of information.
Outlining and Organizing Made Easy
Students will use outlining strategies to help them organize their ideas and begin drafting a written paper.
Mind Maps: Tapping Prior Knowledge & Developing Ideas
To help them brainstorm what they know about a topic, identify questions for further inquiry, and support the research and writing process, students will develop a mind map.
Group Project Planning
Use Inspiration® to help them plan and successfully complete a project.
Brainstorming Visually
Use visual brainstorming techniques to help students generate ideas, record what they know about a topic, identify questions for further inquiry, and support the research and writing process.
Visualizing Vocabulary
Students will be better able to understand and recall a vocabulary word.
Narrative Writing Workshop
Helping students to write well-developed narratives.
Persuasive Speeches and Essays: From Organization to Presentation
Use visual learning techniques to better plan and compose persuasive speeches or essays.
Research Papers 1-2-3: Diagram>Outline>Publish
Organize and write a research paper using a variety of sources.
Writing Process Made Easier
Use Inspiration® to develop a better understanding of the writing process and work with a diagram which will help students to complete a writing assignment.
Creating Oral Presentations I
Use visual communication techniques and digital media to help students develop an engaging presentation which clearly communicates their knowledge and ideas.
Creating Oral Presentations II
Use visual communication techniques and digital media to help students develop an engaging presentation which clearly communicates their knowledge and ideas.
Investigating a Place in Time
Students will research a place and time in history and create mind maps to help them better organize, synthesize and analyze the information.
Analyzing Primary Sources
Students will analyze a primary source to better understand the creator’s perspective and the time period in which he or she lived.
Researching Causes and Effects
Using a diagram to help students research and write about the causes and effects of an event or situation.
Concept Map Creation
Students will create a concept map to show how pieces of information or ideas are related.
Comparison Analysis
Students will use Inspiration® to help them analyze the similarities and differences between any two things.
Visual Study Guides
Using visual learning techniques students will organize and connect ideas and concepts to improve comprehension and retention of information.
Outlining and Organizing Made Easy
Students will use outlining strategies to help them organize their ideas and begin drafting a written paper.
Mind Maps: Tapping Prior Knowledge & Developing Ideas
To help them brainstorm what they know about a topic, identify questions for further inquiry, and support the research and writing process, students will develop a mind map.
Group Project Planning
Use Inspiration® to help them plan and successfully complete a project.
Brainstorming Visually
Use visual brainstorming techniques to help students generate ideas, record what they know about a topic, identify questions for further inquiry, and support the research and writing process.
Visualizing Vocabulary
Students will be better able to understand and recall a vocabulary word.
Monday, June 23, 2014
The Common Core State Standards and English Learners
These resources will help you understand how implementing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) will
affect preK-12 ESL teachers and their students. New resources will be added as
they become available.
The CCSS is an initiative in the United States launched by the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association to develop common content standards for states to use in elementary and secondary education. The CCSS mathematics and English language arts standards were publicly released in 2011, with full implementation expected by the 2014-15 academic year.
Please feel free to share these resources with your colleagues. If you would like to contribute a resource, please contact John Segota, TESOL's associate executive director of public policy and professional relations
The CCSS is an initiative in the United States launched by the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association to develop common content standards for states to use in elementary and secondary education. The CCSS mathematics and English language arts standards were publicly released in 2011, with full implementation expected by the 2014-15 academic year.
Please feel free to share these resources with your colleagues. If you would like to contribute a resource, please contact John Segota, TESOL's associate executive director of public policy and professional relations
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Literary theory
Literary theory in a strict sense is the systematic study of the nature of literature and of the methods for analyzing literature.[1]However, literary scholarship since the 19th century often includes—in addition to, or even instead of literary theory in the strict sense—considerations of intellectual history, moral philosophy, social prophecy, and other interdisciplinary themes which are of relevance to the way humans interpret meaning.[1] In humanities in modern academia, the latter style of scholarship is an outgrowth of critical theoryand is often called simply "theory."[2] As a consequence, the word "theory" has become an umbrella term for a variety of scholarly approaches to reading texts. Many of these approaches are informed by various strands of Continental philosophy.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
BLOG BEST APPS FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS
If you’re a teacher with an iPad, you’ve probably already discovered lots of fun apps, as well as a few that can boost your productivity. But did you know that several apps that can help you teach English language skills, reading and composition are also available? Here are some of the best apps for English teachers that we’ve found:
Stanza 
This free app allows you to read digital books on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. Choose from 50,000 free classic and contemporary works available from Project Gutenberg, Feedbooks and other sources or purchase popular new books from partner stores. Stanza features a reading interface that has been praised for its ease of use; it also provides an organizer that lets you store and organize hundreds of downloaded books. With Stanza, teachers and students can easily access an entire library of reading material, as well as reference materials and class notes.
This free app allows you to read digital books on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. Choose from 50,000 free classic and contemporary works available from Project Gutenberg, Feedbooks and other sources or purchase popular new books from partner stores. Stanza features a reading interface that has been praised for its ease of use; it also provides an organizer that lets you store and organize hundreds of downloaded books. With Stanza, teachers and students can easily access an entire library of reading material, as well as reference materials and class notes.
Alphabytes
For younger students, this animated iPad app is a fun aid for learning the shapes and sounds of letters. In addition to watching animated sequences with voice-overs and sound effects for each letter, students can learn to write upper and lower case letters by tracing their shapes. Games for spelling and reading are also provided.
For younger students, this animated iPad app is a fun aid for learning the shapes and sounds of letters. In addition to watching animated sequences with voice-overs and sound effects for each letter, students can learn to write upper and lower case letters by tracing their shapes. Games for spelling and reading are also provided.
Bob Books Reading Magic HD
This phonic-based interactive game for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad uses consistency and repetition to help beginning readers sound out simple words and learn how to spell the words they read. Hand-drawn illustrations and animations bring simple stories to life, and four game levels will keep students challenged.
This phonic-based interactive game for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad uses consistency and repetition to help beginning readers sound out simple words and learn how to spell the words they read. Hand-drawn illustrations and animations bring simple stories to life, and four game levels will keep students challenged.
My Story
Elementary students can use this iPad app to create e-books complete with drawings, photos, writing and voice. Simple tools allow children to become authors and publishers; e-books can be shared within the app or via email; they can even be uploaded to iBooks. With My Story, students can develop literacy, creativity and imagination, as well as their storytelling skills.
Elementary students can use this iPad app to create e-books complete with drawings, photos, writing and voice. Simple tools allow children to become authors and publishers; e-books can be shared within the app or via email; they can even be uploaded to iBooks. With My Story, students can develop literacy, creativity and imagination, as well as their storytelling skills.
Grammar Up
Selected by Apple for its “High School Survival Guide,” this iPhone and iPad app provides a quiz system with over 1,800 grammar questions in 20 difference categories. Older students can use the quizzes to help prepare for various tests and exams by going through categories of questions or they can simulate the test environment with random questions. The quiz format and real-time error feedback provide students with the opportunity to improve their strategies for grammar success.
Selected by Apple for its “High School Survival Guide,” this iPhone and iPad app provides a quiz system with over 1,800 grammar questions in 20 difference categories. Older students can use the quizzes to help prepare for various tests and exams by going through categories of questions or they can simulate the test environment with random questions. The quiz format and real-time error feedback provide students with the opportunity to improve their strategies for grammar success.
Writing Prompts
This writing prompt generator app uses pictures, colors, words, genres and different types of writing to provide creative inspiration for writers and writing students. The app also includes a database of 600 creative writing prompts in the form of quotes, story openers and writing exercises that can be used to jump-start student writing projects.
This writing prompt generator app uses pictures, colors, words, genres and different types of writing to provide creative inspiration for writers and writing students. The app also includes a database of 600 creative writing
prompts in the form of quotes, story openers and writing exercises that can be used to jump-start student writing projects.
Chicktionary
This popular Internet word game is now available on the iPad. Players unscramble a roost full of hens (each hen represents a letter) and create as many words as possible. The iPad app supports dragging and shaking gestures to move and shuffle hens. Ten game levels and a variety of silly hidden features will keep students engrossed as they exercise their vocabularies.
This popular Internet word game is now available on the iPad. Players unscramble a roost full of hens (each hen represents a letter) and create as many words as possible. The iPad app supports dragging and shaking gestures to move and shuffle hens. Ten game levels and a variety of silly hidden features will keep students engrossed as they exercise their vocabularies.
Pages
This word processor app for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch allows teachers and students to create assignments, presentations, handouts, tests, and other types of document that includes text and graphics. Sixteen templates are provided for different types of documents, and pages can be uploaded to iCloud and accessed from other Apple devices.
This word processor app for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch allows teachers and students to create assignments, presentations, handouts, tests, and other types of document that includes text and graphics. Sixteen templates are provided for different types of documents, and pages can be uploaded to iCloud and accessed from other Apple devices.
Mobile Air Mouse
Any teacher who uses technology-based visual aids will appreciate this app that turns an iPhone or iPod Touch into a wireless universal remote that controls all media applications. With Mobile Air Mouse, teachers can control presentations, slide-shows or an interactive whiteboard from anywhere in the classroom using a minimal amount of equipment.
Any teacher who uses technology-based visual aids will appreciate this app that turns an iPhone or iPod Touch into a wireless universal remote that controls all media applications. With Mobile Air Mouse, teachers can control presentations, slide-shows or an interactive whiteboard from anywhere in the classroom using a minimal amount of equipment.
Monday, March 24, 2014
English Literature
The English Literature examination covers material usually taught in a
two-semester course (or the equivalent) at the college level. The test is
primarily concerned with major authors and literary works, but it also includes
questions on some minor writers. Candidates are expected to be acquainted with
common literary terms, such as metaphor and personification, and basic literary
forms, such as the sonnet and the ballad.
In both coverage and approach, the examination resembles the historically organized survey of English literature offered by many colleges. It assumes that candidates have read widely and developed an appreciation of English literature, know the basic literary periods, and have a sense of the historical development of English literature.
The examination contains approximately 95 questions to be answered in 90 minutes. Any time candidates spend on tutorials and providing personal information is in addition to the actual testing time.
In both coverage and approach, the examination resembles the historically organized survey of English literature offered by many colleges. It assumes that candidates have read widely and developed an appreciation of English literature, know the basic literary periods, and have a sense of the historical development of English literature.
The examination contains approximately 95 questions to be answered in 90 minutes. Any time candidates spend on tutorials and providing personal information is in addition to the actual testing time.
Friday, March 21, 2014
Parent Roadmaps to the Common Core Standards- English Language Arts
The Council of the Great City Schools' parent roadmaps in English language arts/literacy provide guidance to parents about what their children will be learning and how they can support that learning in grades K-8. These parent roadmaps for each grade level also provide three-year snapshots showing how selected standards progress from year to year so that students will be college and career ready upon their graduation from high school.
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