I found an effective technique for students to learn phrases; it involves partnering them up and exchanging dialogue. This forces them not only to practice the phrases, but to create…
The onslaught of generative artificial intelligence, GenAI, is going to be even more confusing for educators, administrators and learners this September because they will be bombarded with contradictory messages. Social…
The first time I marked student writing was during my first teaching job at a college in Oman. The class was like a CLB 3, but the academic curriculum had…
A pleasant surprise of my teaching career has been seeing students of all levels liking, even preferring, to write by hand. In every class, no matter if it’s Literacy or…
Mark your calendars! The TESL Ontario Annual Conference returns from November 19–21, 2025, and this year’s theme, “Igniting the Future of Language Education,” promises to spark meaningful dialogue and innovation…
As schools increasingly embrace AI tools to enhance learning, some studies show that the inclusion of generative AI introduces both challenges and opportunities, particularly in EFL/ESL writing classes. Not only…
