A recent thread on the TESOL English as a Foreign Language Interest Section e-list discussion group raised the issue of teaching conversation in the EFL classroom. I came up with the following list of useful books for those interested in teaching speaking.
Folse, K. S. (2006) The art of teaching speaking: Research and pedagogy for ESL/EFL […]
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5 great books for teaching speaking in the English language classroom
July 15th, 2011 · 1 Comment · EFL, Resources, TESOL, curriculum development, language testing, speaking
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Speaking skills for English language learners
April 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Culture, EFL, Handouts, Resources, TESOL, language testing, pronunication, speaking
On April 17th I’ll be giving a talk at the Literacy New York Volunteer Conference in Saratoga Springs. The participants are mostly volunteers who work one-on-one with individuals and families from an amazing array of cultural and linguistic backgrounds. This talk is on speaking skills for English language learners. Even though the program is theoretically […]
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Request for proposals
March 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Online instruction, curriculum development, language testing, study abroad, teacher certification, teacher-training
The deadline for the RFP below has now passed.
I’m presently engaged in a consulting project for a large group of for-profit universities called Laureate Education, Inc. This organization is based in Baltimore and comprises a network of about 25 universities in 15 countries including 280,000 non-native speakers of whom about 100,000 […]
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