When we think about attending a conference, professional learning is usually at the top of the list. We choose our sessions, listen to speakers, take notes, and hopefully leave with…
Written By Brian Strong What’s the issue? Most vocabulary exercises are built one of two ways: either students learn a word and its meaning before they practice it, or they’re…
Written By Kelsey Ulrich-Verslycken & Eva Kartchava As L2 teachers, we know that learners expect us to provide them with corrective feedback (CF) – that is, adjustments or corrections on their errors – to help them improve their second language (L2) production. There is, however, quite…
Written by Cecilia Aponte-de-Hanna, TESL Ontario Board Chair I didn’t keep a journal so looking back begins with recollecting key moments in my trajectory from TESL Ontario member to where I am…
Written by Matthew McGravey, Member at Large, TESL Ontario Board I have been involved in TESL for over a decade now. Over this period, the different roles that I have occupied have…
Written by Christopher Smrke, Member at Large, TESL Ontario Board With over 16 years of experience in a variety of contexts from LINC to private ESL and from the classroom…