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Title: Summer Spanish 2015
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From http://zachary-jones.com/zambombazo/summer-spanish-2015/
Zachary Jones shares a free collection of 10 activities related to summer. There is a variety of topics from soccer to music and cinema and they could be used before the end of the academic year.
To access these resources go to http://zachary-jones.com/zambombazo/summer-spanish-2015/
Source: Zambombazo
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Title: 143 English Words That Are Actually Spanish
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From http://www.babbel.com/magazine/english-words-actually-spanish
This article features a great collection of words in English that have a Spanish origin. They are organized by topic and they could be used to discuss the influence that languages can have on each other. It could also be used as an introduction to history and a springboard to explore cultural aspects related to each topic.
Access the article at http://www.babbel.com/magazine/english-words-actually-spanish
Source: +Babbel
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Title: U.S. Department of Education Releases Third Chapter of English Learner Tool Kit for State and Local Education Agencies
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Tools and Resources for Staffing and Supporting an English Learner Program, the third chapter of the English Learner Tool Kit, has been published online at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/english-learner-toolkit/chap3.pdf by the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA), U.S. Department of Education (the Department).
The Tool Kit is intended to help state and local education agencies (SEAs and LEAs) in meeting their obligations to ELs. It should be read in conjunction with the joint Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) on "English Learner Students and Limited English Proficient Parents" (available at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-el-201501.pdf) from the Department's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), published in January 2015, which outlines SEAs’ and LEAs’ legal obligations to ELs under civil rights laws and other federal requirements. More Tool Kit chapters will be made available in the coming months on the OELA English Learner Tool Kit webpage at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/english-learner-toolkit/index.html, and will be announced in Nexus and on the NCELA website.
NCELA Nexus Newsletter May 01, 2015.
Source: NCELA Nexus
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Title: Free Resources for Business English
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From http://www.teachthemenglish.com
Here is a recent blog post from Teach them English describing some free resources for teaching business English: http://www.teachthemenglish.com/2015/04/best-free-resources-for-business-english/
Source: Teach them English
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Title: Louisiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
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From http://latesol.org/
Do you teach English language learners in Louisiana? Louisiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (LaTESOL) is a professional organization whose aims are as follows:
To promote the professional development of the teacher of ESOL within the state of Louisiana
To strengthen at all levels instruction and research in ESOL in the state of Louisiana
To collect and disseminate useful information about the teaching of ESOL and about new developments in the state of Louisiana
To establish national contacts through affiliation with TESOL
To provide opportunities for sharing of information, group study, and discussion of problems confronting TESOL teachers in the state of Louisiana
To cooperate in appropriate ways with groups having similar concerns.
Find out the latest news about teaching English in Louisiana, learn up about upcoming conferences (LaTESOL will be hosting the Southeast TESOL Regional Conference on October 22-24), and become a member on the LaTESOL website: http://latesol.org/
Source: LaTESOL
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Title: Starbucks Manners: a Video-based Listening Lesson
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From http://www.luizotaviobarros.com
This lesson is based around a video where Ellen DeGeneres talks about Starbucks. The way the author exploited the authentic material, designed activities and edited the videos are great examples for language teachers. There is integration of connected speech and use of humor in this particular listening lesson.
To access the lesson go to http://www.luizotaviobarros.com/2015/04/ellen-video-listening-lesson-esl.html
Source: Luiz Otávio Barros
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Title: Article: Teaching with Web-Based Resources
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From http://www.edutopia.org/blog/teaching-with-web-based-resources-edwige-simon
Language educators are always looking for ways to connect their students more closely with the target culture and for authentic materials to use. Web-based resources are both authentic and engaging. Here is a recent article by educational technologist Edwige Simon with suggestions for teaching with web-based resources: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/teaching-with-web-based-resources-edwige-simon
Source: Edutopia
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Title: Easy Languages: Street Interviews
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From http://www.easy-languages.org/about/
Easy Languages is a non-profit video project that aims to help people learn languages through authentic street interviews. The videos also showcase the street culture of the participating partner countries, through its portrayal of typical, everyday situations—situations that otherwise wouldn’t be covered by regular media. Episodes focus on different topics, and are produced at various locations around the globe. Every Easy Languages video is subtitled in its local language and in English.
Current languages include Arabic, Croatian, English, Filipino, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Spanish, and Russian.
Explore Easy Languages at http://www.easy-languages.org
Source: Easy Languages
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Title: Teaching Pragmatics
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From http://americanenglish.state.gov/resources/teaching-pragmatics
This website by the US Department of State offers a variety of resources to explore the teaching of pragmatics in the ESL classroom. Some of the materials could serve as an idea for teachers of other languages or could be adapted to other teaching contexts.
To explore go to http://americanenglish.state.gov/resources/teaching-pragmatics
Source: American English – Department of State
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Title: Online Resources Listed by Film
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From http://www.worldonlinecinema.com/Home/online-resources-listed-by-film
This website has a list of films in different languages and a lot of them also contain teaching materials, notes or study guides, so it’s a great tool for language teachers who are looking to integrate cinema in their classes.
To access the resources go to http://www.worldonlinecinema.com/Home/online-resources-listed-by-film
Source: World on Cinema
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