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Continue reading →: We Must Define OurselvesPoem by Ruslana Westerlund Originally posted around 2008… I definitely remember it was a Saturday, but I forgot the year…. Today, I was inspired. I was inspired by the dedicated ESL Teachers who chose to spend their Saturday together with other ESL teachers. ESL Teachers are a very closely-knit group…
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Continue reading →: Out of the Peaceable Kingdom: The Three Roles of the ESL TeacherBy John Wolfe and Rita Platt Not too many years ago, the ESL classroom was a space apart. It often served as a warm refuge from what were often unreasonable demands of the rest of the school day. It was its own corner of the school characterized by diversity, acceptance,…
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Continue reading →: Reclaiming My Students’ Home Languages Between The Slices of The Dubai SkyThis is a true story from my teaching experience in 2007-08 school year. Not a very long time ago, I was an ESL teacher. I wanted to teach my students how to create a dialog by using call outs/cut outs or so called dialog bubbles. I gave them different magazines…
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