Articles written by Marc Roberts
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ESL Students Need More Vocabulary: Seven Things You Can Do to Help Your Students Learn More Words
Category: English as a Second Language
Everyone who has ever studied a second language knows the challenge involved in trying to increase "word power," but there are some basic strategies that can really help. more...
Build an ESL Teaching Portfolio: Show Prospective Employers What You Know About Teaching English
Category: English as a Second Language
Whether you are applying for a teaching program at home or abroad, it is essential that you be able to "show" convincing evidence of your language teaching ability. more...
ESL Grammar Publishers: A Start-up Guide to the Websites of English Language Grammar Texts.
Category: ESL Materials
The following publishers provide websites that not only list their ESL grammar textbooks, but they also allow you to find out more about the contents of each title. more...
Practice Pages for ESL Students: Discover ESL websites with useful worksheets, exercises, and exams.
Category: ESL Materials
With so many websites competing to offer ESL teachers and students practical supplements for both in-class work and self-study, it can be hard to choose the best options. more...
Journey Through the TESOL Journal: Keep abreast of the current issues relevant to ESL practitioners.
Category: ESL Materials
The TESOL Journal aims to bring together in quarterly volumes analyses of significant movements and perspectives in ESL theory and practice. more...
Teach in ESL Schools and Programs: Start your ESL teaching career as a volunteer or overseas.
Category: ESL Programs/Lessons
It isn't easy to get a full-time ESL teaching position at the college or university of choice, but opportunities abound to jump start your ESL career and gain experience. more...
Category: English as a Second Language
Unlike assigning personal essays or expository reports, having ESL students write letters or emails that may get a response supports the aim of the writing itself. more...
Category: English as a Second Language
Built upon the foundational concept of the art of Copia, the "copying" lesson helps ESL students comprehend the flexibility of and potential creativity within English. more...
Category: English as a Second Language
When ESL students use speech rhythm or speech patterns as they read aloud, they often feel a greater sense of control over their pronunciation of words and phrases. more...
Category: English as a Second Language
Every language has a speech rhythm, or even better various speech patterns, that becomes the basis for basic pronunciation and general communication in that language. more...
Category: English as a Second Language
English as a second language teachers should aim to connect ESL teaching theory and methods with real classroom practice to achieve the best possible learning outcomes. more...
Category: English as a Second Language
ESL lessons should be designed and implemented so that students can ask questions, which will in turn allow for the achievement of significant learning outcomes. more...
Music Really Plays in ESL Classes: English Language Students Can Sing Their Way to Comprehension.
Category: ESL Programs/Lessons
If English as a Second Language instructors want to stimulate active student learning of pronunciation, grammar, or even culture, music is a fine way to reach those aims. more...
ESL Listening and Speaking: Finding Appropriate Resources from Publishers
Category: ESL Materials
Why reinvent the wheel? Take advantage of research that others have done and look at some of these websites for ideas on possible listening and speaking materials. more...
ESL Students Study Sentence Types: Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences a Key for ESL Students.
Category: ESL Programs/Lessons
Unlike many abstract approaches for teaching ESL grammar, a review of simple, compound and complex sentence types offers students the option of independent self-study. more...
A Guide to ESL Book Publishers: Where to look for the latest ESL texts and supplementary materials.
Category: ESL Materials
The first in a series of articles aimed to help novice and practicing ESL professionals find the best materials in the ESL textbook publishing market. more...
Reviews of ESL Books and Materials: Read summary reviews of valuable ESL book and materials titles.
Category: ESL Materials
Browse recently published ESL books and ESL materials, and learn more about ESL journals and ESL publishers to keep informed on many topics in the ESL field. more...
Teach ESL Grammar Philosophy: ESL students may benefit from grammar rules couched in philosophy.
Category: English as a Second Language
Grammar rules for formally-educated adult ESL students should include sentence-level structures that intimate meaningful connections to significant real-world contexts. more...
Category: English as a Second Language
Having ESL students practice the writing strategy of copia or "copying" is a fantastic way to empower them through their creation of original English sentences. more...
Category: English as a Second Language
Creating and teaching useful ESL reading and writing classes greatly impacts ESL students' overall success, and the key is to make the learning both fun and practical. more...
Category: English as a Second Language
Designing language-learning reading activities around holiday stories is a great way to help ESL students build vocabulary, make cultural connections, and ask questions. more...
Category: English as a Second Language
The hectic world of ESL teaching demands that teachers commit to working together by sharing valuable resources, especially ESL lesson plans and classroom activities. more...
Category: English as a Second Language
Asking for directions is one of many basic ESL teaching strategies designed to help your ESL students feel confident to ask questions in a variety of real-life settings. more...
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