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"The evidence suggests gaming can encourage social skills and teamwork – as well as incredible scope to share ideas and build knowledge — there may be a good argument for ditching the textbooks and logging into another world for a while." Via Nik Peachey 
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Easy English grammar lessons for classroom use and self-study. Includes clear and simple grammar explanations with example sentences, and interactive games and quizzes for adult esl students and young learners. Via Sue Lyon-Jones
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Thinking about learning a foreign language? From ignoring your age to avoiding the F-word, our multilingual experts share their tips Via Nik Peachey
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In the class of 2018, 63 percent of California graduates who earned the "seal of biliteracy" spoke a language other than English when they began school, a new advocacy group report finds.
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I’ve selected a few online resources I think students can use to improve their English. My source for these digital tools is Nik Peachey’s e-book ‘Digital Tools for Teachers’ which presents learning resources to use to enhance language development. Via Nik Peachey, Jim Lerman
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See how you can easily communicate without a language barrier with this genius new gadget.
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Video of instantaneous audio translator provides BICS, but not CALP capacities. Would be interesting to know if it has playback capability.
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An AHRC backed research project has launched new teaching resources and details of research into identity and foreign language learning. Via Yashy Tohsaku
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Learning English Grammar - clear and simple grammar explanations with example sentences, printable handouts and interactive games and quizzes for adult English language students and young learners at all levels. Suitable for home study or classroom use. Via Sue Lyon-Jones
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Whether you consider your classroom high-tech or not, odds are you have at least a little modern technology in your midst. One of the easiest and most flexible technology tools for ESL teach Via Teach n' Kids Learn
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We are faced with the bizarre scenario of schools successfully transforming fluent speakers of foreign languages into monolingual English speakers, at the same time as they struggle, largely unsuccessfully, to transform English monolingual students into foreign language speakers. Via Nik Peachey
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Click on the map to access an array of interactive data displays, and links to resources, on English learners (ELs) and Title III implementation in every state
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Besides providing state contact info, state EL population data is also disaggregated by districts
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It is possible and right to make use of other languages to support English learning. We will look at what the CEFR has to say about the matter, and will give... Via Yashy Tohsaku
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Online education is a hot sector for investors in China....
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Cambridge University Press conducts research investigating written and spoken English in order to understand how we use language. Our research informs and improves our English Language Teaching resources Via Nik Peachey
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July 10, 2019 3:58 AM
Great collection of free todownload research papers.
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Education technology has many faces. A prominent one has long been computer-assisted language learning, offering great promise for struggling readers, non-English speakers, or those seeking to master a second tongue. And, in recent years, the technology has raced ahead. No longer do students simply repeat what they hear through headphones or get instruction from a computer screen—now they can talk to ROBOTS. How cool is that? The question, of course, is: Do robots actually help? Via Edumorfosis
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As a leading model in California for serving English learner students, Sobrato Early Academic Language (SEAL) can now be a national model for the field with ... Via Dr. Kathleen Contreras
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Free teaching resources and self-study lessons for adult students of English as a second language and young learners about customs, culture, history and traditions in the United States of America. Includes quizzes and games to practise reading, writing, and listening, plus song quizzes, general grammar and vocabulary games, worksheets, printables and other lesson resources. Via Sue Lyon-Jones
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An English Listening Comprehension exercise on the Beatles song Here Comes The Sun, to practise listening skills, spelling words that students often find confusing, and identifying simple, high frequency vocabulary in context. Watch the video, listen to the song, and complete a multiple choice quiz to test how much you have understood. Part of a free series of interactive listening lessons designed to practise learning English by listening to popular songs. Browse our site for hundreds of free English language games, lesson activities, and esl teaching resources for ELT and literacy tutors. Via Sue Lyon-Jones
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Championing the Success of English Learners
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LinguaFolio Online, an e-portfolio for language learning, helps students show that they CAN actually use the language they are studying. Even better, it allows students to set their own goals, track their progress toward accomplishing those goals, concretely view opportunities for growth, and upload work samples to showcase their abilities. LinguaFolio Online also allows students to document their intercultural experiences and reflections, which enhances language learning and cultural understanding. Via Nik Peachey
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May 7, 2019 1:53 AM
This looks like a really interesting portfolio tool for schools.
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We interviewed educators with decades of experience in teaching ELLs and tapped a network of experts and observers to find the strategies that work. Via Yashy Tohsaku
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Languages that aren’t used online risk being left behind. New translation technology from Google and Microsoft could help them catch up.
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Continuing professional development (CPD) is crucial for English language teachers in such a changing world today. Keeping updated and making research-informed decisions are unquestionably required for English language teachers to improve their own teaching as well as students' learning experience and outcomes. Via Nik Peachey
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English language learners need strong primary language skills in order to flourish in learning English. Experts provide best practices.
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An interesting read with lots of links to research.