ESL – Another Perspective

May 11, 2012 Tracie Heskett-Guest Blogger Comment

I suppose one way to get a “crash course” in teaching English Language Learners is to go to them. I had just that opportunity last year, when I traveled to Slovakia to teach English for two weeks. In our classes, we had students of all ages, at all stages in their process of learning English. … Continue reading ESL – Another Perspective »

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Multicultural Classroom Ventures in the Land of ELLs

November 17, 2009 Erica R. 3 Comments

Salvador, Imad, Jonathan, Rita, Loi, Pierre, Ana, and Cruz. These are the names of just a handful of my ELL students. These are the names I think about often—the names of students who challenged, humored, and taught me in the classroom each day while I taught English as a Second Language at CSU Pomona. For … Continue reading Multicultural Classroom Ventures in the Land of ELLs »