Learning English Helped Me More Than I Could Ever Imagine
By Lucy Tepp I was born and raised in Greece and as it’s common here for children around the age of 7 or 8 to start learning English, so my parents signed me up for classes in a private language school. I’m not sure when language schools first appeared in Greece, but...
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How Being Bold and Fearless Can Help You Learn English
By Rebecca Falves Born and raised in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, I never had an interest in learning English or studying abroad, but I ended up doing both. I was very comfortable living in Brazil and found English so difficult that I never thought I...
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A Sign Language Interpreter’s Experience in Brazil
In 2002 Brazil added a second official language; the libras, which is Brazilian sign language. In 2017 a regulation was created that mandated telephone companies to offer interpreting services to the deaf and hearing impaired.
read moreAdvice from Carl Paoli on Language Learning
If you are subscribed to my YouTube channel you have probably noticed that I started an interview series. The first two interviews were with educators who shared advice about teaching ESL online. However, this third interview was intended for students, but...
read moreEnglish Learners Are The Most Appreciative Students
I have now been teaching ESL for 9 years (including my volunteer time), and what has stuck with me from the beginning is that we are not just teaching, we are providing a lifelong skill that could turn someone's life around for the better. Teaching English as a second...
read moreHow to Teach Newcomer English Learners
When I first started teaching English as a Second Language I had 3 years of experience in teaching Spanish as a foreign language under my belt. I understood the basics of language learning, but teaching students who just arrived in the USA with little to no English was something new. I had to learn teaching strategies for newcomers very quickly on the spot.
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Total Physical Response
Babies don't learn from memorizing lists; why should children and adults? -James Asher, Speech at Cambridge University (TPR World) What is it? Total Physical response is a language teaching strategy developed by James Asher. He observed how babies learn language and...
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