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600 English – Mexico Getting to participate in an observation of a class in Cancun, Mexico was an amazing learning experience. It was so neat to see and hear what students are learning in another country. This was my first… Continue Reading →

ESL0170 – Basic Reading Skills Course Description This course focuses on reading strategies. Emphasis is on vocabulary growth and comprehension and expression of the main idea. Students develop study and reading skills such as pre-reading and reading rate strategies. Prerequisite:… Continue Reading →

ESAL 0480: Advanced Composition Course Description: This course reviews the paragraph as a component of the English essay. Emphasis is on the planning, development, and revision of multi-paragraph compositions. Students focus on specific problems with their writing and practice editing…. Continue Reading →

ESAL 0370: Intermediate Reading & Studying Skills Course Description: Students continue to develop their vocabulary and build comprehension with a variety of reading selections of increasing difficulty. Reading materials include those selected by students and provide the basis for discussion,… Continue Reading →

Conversation Club Live Observation    The premise of the conversation club is up to the person leading It, can be free flow with questions and discussions. Or it can have activities that are much structured . Can be related to… Continue Reading →

ES/FL Videos   EFL in China  One thing that stuck out for me in this video is that the students seem to be repeating the English words with the same accent as the teacher.   The students are presented many pictures. The teacher… Continue Reading →

Tanya Cowie Videos   Lesson Part 1  The teacher uses a clothing store, a familiar setting, to peak the students’ interest and have them relate to items they see regularly. There are many different teaching techniques used in this lesson…. Continue Reading →