Let It Snow: My Students’ First Time Seeing Snow
A blogger reflects on a moment that forever changed his perspective on teaching
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From an ESL Learner to a Teacher
I came to Canada as an immigrant from Bosnia – a war-torn country – which, to this day, is difficult to return to when I want to visit family. Not only do I remember things no child should, but physical remnants remain at every corner of the country itself. My family was one of those […]
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Rethinking How We Teach Pronunciation
When I teach pronunciation, a feeling of unease claws at my chest. I scan the expectant faces from Iran, Turkey, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, China, Korea, Columbia and Cameroon. How do I respond to the needs of such an internationally diverse group?
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Let Me Tell You a Story
Are you interested in an authentic, integrated-skills activity that can be adapted to any level, incorporated into any theme, and prepared in less than 10 minutes? The activity is storytelling and it’s a universal feature of all human cultures.
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Good Practice in teaching vocabulary
If you’re on Twitter, join the next #CdnELTchat on Tuesday, June 25th. Here is a summary of the June 4th chat compiled by Bonnie Nicholas On June 4, 2019, the #CdnELTchat community brought their best and briefest words to talk about good practice in teaching vocabulary. We chose good practice over best practice because what […]
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A Meaningful Handicraft Project: Collaboration, Learning and So Much More!
The Task at Hand Quilting and knitting circles have existed for a long time for the purposes of pleasure and producing a useful final product, but how did a handicraft project for a group of Master of Education students turn into a feel-good, emotional learning journey? It was an assignment for a research methodology course, […]
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Spring Reflections
TESL Ontario blogger Eve Mazereeuw reflects on how her teaching practices and philosophy have changed over her years of teaching.
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My ANPC Experience
In early October, I saw a call go out on the TESOL webpage looking for members to join a newly formed committee called the Affiliate Network Professional Council (ANPC). The call asked for interested parties who had recent previous experience on an affiliate board, as you would be working with other affiliate leaders closely. I […]
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The Role of the L1 Classroom in the EFL Classroom Part II: Roadblocks to Using a Cross-linguistic Pedagogy
Despite the wealth of research that purports the benefits of a cross-linguistic approach, many learners and teachers are operating in an environment where the L1 is used with trepidation and as a last resort if it is used at all. Why is it that teachers and learners are hesitant to take cross-linguistic and multilingual approaches […]
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#BeSunSafe
Can you feel spring in the air? I sure can! If you are like me, you probably cannot wait to be basking in the warm sunlight. As spring approaches and the sun starts to warm us up, it is important to consider how we can enjoy the warmth and stay sun safe as well.
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