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Want to volunteer and teach English as a Second Language? I started Classrooms Without Walls to provide ESL lessons to anyone who wants to learn English free of charge. It doesn’t matter if they are from Asia, South America, the United States, etc. Read More...
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My job requires me to write. I write computer documentation, some marketing materials, business-related documents, and correspond with business people throughout Asia. The most important rule for writing is to know your audience! In real estate, the three Read More...
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I had fun teaching my last class and my students had fun learning. The class focused on reading and pronouncing dollars and cents amounts. For example, my students have problems pronouncing $123.19 and $123.90. Nineteen and ninety sound similar, especially Read More...
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Teaching online is a very popular concept. I use it to teach English as a Second Language. Skype or any Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) program is essential. Most instant messenging programs (YahooIM, MSN Messenger, etc.) offer this functionality. Read More...
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This past Saturday, I took my dad and a cousin to another cousin’s Bat Mitzvah. My dad is 84 and I believe that my cousin is about 89. As we drove through the different towns and cities on the way to the temple, my dad and cousin pointed out the Read More...
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Students learn at different levels. It doesn’t matter if you are a child or an adult. Some students in one school year may gain two grades of Math skills while they may need two years to earn one year of English skills. I think it makes more sense Read More...
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I read an interesting article in Fast Company , a business magazine. It discussed corporate involvement in public schools. It featured a new high school in West Philadelphia, Philadelphia's School of the Future. Click here to read the complete article. Read More...
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This semester my main responsibility is to teach both my ESL students and my online students the four types of writing, narrative, expository, descriptive, and persuasive. I placed some examples on the blog that my students use. Click here to continue Read More...
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I put together a website for my Classrooms Without Walls project. This is my “using Skype to teach the world English as a Second Language” project. If you have a minute, I’d appreciate if you take a look at it. Read More...
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As you can tell from my writing, I'm a fan of organizations that try to make the world a little bit better. In this post, I'll share some of my favorite non-profits and a few books with you. The book that changed my life, that inspired my social Read More...
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I teach English as a Second Language online in addition to my regular classroom. I use Skype for voice communication and use a virtual office to display what is on my computer desktop. For example, I can display a PowerPoint presentation, talk, and control Read More...
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Second Life is a virtual world, an online representation of cities, communities, etc. Many colleges and universities are using this environment to provide online education. Click here to read the complete article . Read More...
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As an ESL teacher, I also teach my students basic life survival skills. It is one of the extra benefits that comes with the job. One of my main concerns is to teach my students basic financial skills. I want to ensure that my students don't get caught Read More...
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I found a newspaper that is making a difference. It is the Times Daily of Florence, Muscle Shoals, Shettfield, Tuscumbia, and Northwest Alabama. Click here to read the complete post . Read More...
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I'm putting together a writing program for my fall semester's class. I've written some ideas in my blog that my Internet students read on MSN Spaces. This is one of the few sites my Chinese students can read; the Chinese government doesn't Read More...
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