Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 14th, 2008 3 Comments »
I think that two major issues in teaching ESL students are the teacher’s attitude and the teacher’s knowledge. I know that teachers have to wear many hats. English teachers have a lot to teach: reading skills, many forms of writing, Voice, persuasion, multiple literacies, and of course life-lessons in open-mindedness, self-expression, respect, etc. We try [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 3rd, 2008 4 Comments »
Does current technology truly better engage students? I assume that this is because of the visual aspect. So could other less current technology be used just as beneficially (writing/drawing tools, paper, etc)? In “But Will It Work With Real Students?”: Scenarios for Teaching English Language Arts, Alsup and Bush discuss the benefits of using PowerPoint [...]
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