With the new school year, I’ve been thinking about what I will do differently this year than in previous years. A lot of things come to mind. More pair work…
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…
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…
During my TESL studies in pre-pandemic days, one of our exercises was to practice teaching using Teams. I clearly remember thinking to myself, “Why would anyone ever choose to teach…
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…
