This past April, an American teenager was allegedly coaxed into taking his own life by ChatGPT. The family of Adam Raine has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI with evidence that…
Fear, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and PTSD: many of our ESL students experience these. Why? The causes are messy and complicated, from difficult experiences in their homelands to the challenges…
I have taught English language learners at postsecondary institutions for close to fifteen years. In that time, there has been a remarkable change in technology and pedagogical approaches, but the…
I love to teach language learners how to write, from grammar and sentence structure to unity, clarity, and cohesion. As they advance, I ask them to check for rhythm and…
I have zero talent in drawing or painting. My students giggle as I sketch something on the whiteboard, be it a cat, house, fork, whatever. I channel my creativity in…
Session after session, I integrate a “word of the day” into my lessons for students to add to their notebooks. I explain what the word means, provide examples of its…
