Eight years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention.
You might also be interested in THE BEST RESOURCES, ARTICLES & BLOG POSTS FOR TEACHERS OF ELLS IN 2021.
Also, check out A Collection Of My Best Resources On Teaching English Language Learners.
In addition, look for our book on teaching ELLs, which was published in the Spring of 2018 and learn about our new book.
Here are this week’s choices:
Teaching English with everyday objects (realia) is from Emma Hamilton.
Which Language ‘Superpowers’ Do Bilingual Students Bring to U.S. Schools? is from EdSurge.
ELL students could watch this video and then talk/write about what they saw:
I’m adding this tweet toTHE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING HOW TO USE DIALOGUE JOURNALS:
Dialogue journals are great, though I can’t find time to respond to them. Instead, my ELL Newcomer students are pen pals with students in a class with students who r more English proficient. It works very well! https://t.co/fLW7QWi1BP
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) September 28, 2024
Are Flashcards a Good Idea for Learning New Words? is from The Backseat Linguist. I’m adding it to The Best Tools To Make Online Flashcards.
My shift to word chunks is from TESL Blog.
Meta Ray-Bans are getting live translation is from TechCrunch. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Google Translate and Other Forms of Machine Translation.
Language Reactor is a cool Chrome extension for learning languages. I’m adding it to The Best Multilingual & Bilingual Sites For Learning English & Other Languages.
from @john-seidlitz.bsky.social , who shared this on Twitter: “Just found out that OELA (Office of English Language Acquisition) at the Dept of Education was ended yesterday. All employees let go.”
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) March 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Not huge in the scheme of Trump’s path of destruction, but the Voice of America is one of the targeted agencies here, so I doubt its excellent Learning English resources will be remaining online for long
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) March 15, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Eight years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention. You might also be interested in THE BEST RESOURCES, ARTICLES & BLOG POSTS FOR TEACHERS OF ELLS IN 2021. Also, check out ESL Web, video Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
