TESOL Tweets

Tweeting articles, teaching tips, and research in applied linguistics and second language acquisition for TESOLers!

[Peter Pun @eltplanning]

Decided to put all my lesson ideas, big or small, on one page. Hope you find something useful!

(Deffo been blogging too long. You will find ‘meh’ posts so prepare yourself for that)

https://t.co/HzhI9slers

[OpenAcademics @OpenAcademics]

Paywalls and publication fees drive inequity.

Infographic on why we need #openaccess. Now! Please share❤️ #AcademicTwitter #phdchat #equity (not an exhaustive list)

[Cult of Pedagogy @cultofpedagogy]

3 Ways to Ask Questions That Engage the Whole Class
via @edutopia
https://t.co/ldRHXJQW2j

[Student Achievement Partners @learnwithSAP]

Good teaching is not just “good teaching” when it comes to improving outcomes for ELs. Learning experiences must be designed coherently and tailored to meet the needs of diverse classrooms: https://t.co/34tMq5NzjN #coreadvocates #ELLs #ellsupports

[Timothy Shanahan @ReadingShanahan]

Is round robin reading really that bad? https://t.co/8T5ZmP0NJT

[TESOL Tweets @Tweesol]

Laufer & Girsai (2008) is an interesting study in pairing translation with contrastive analysis activities

[TESOL Tweets @Tweesol]

7. Common misconception is that using translations when teaching/learning new vocab is harmful when actually a translation is definition #1

[Jennifer Chow @jennifermchow]

6. How do you encourage vocabulary acquisition outside of class?
7. What are some misconceptions regarding the teaching or learning of vocabulary?
What have you found to be effective when teaching vocabulary? #CdnELTchat 1/2

[edutopia @edutopia]

Q5. Moving forward, how can you use the previous questions in your reflective practice? #EdutopiaChat

[TESOL Tweets @Tweesol]

The ‘Ultimate Cheatsheet for Critical Thinking’ via https://t.co/iCqpO7n9fG

[TESOL Tweets @Tweesol]

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[Olya Sergeeva @olyaelt]

Trying out the new chisel tip markers.. #eltwhiteboard

[TESOL Tweets @Tweesol]

This formula of “observe, participate, practice, then perform” could easily apply to language learning too, with similarities to CLT’s “3 P’s” https://t.co/jeNLyER346 | via @edutopia

[TeachingEnglish @TeachingEnglish]

Can students achieve high grades in #exams without doing lots of boring exam preparation?
Larissa Albano thinks they can and offers her suggestions for how to use games and social networks to spice up exam classes: https://t.co/KpVjGlHpYY

[TESOL Tweets @Tweesol]

Using wordless books with ELs via @TESOL_Assn Multibriefs https://t.co/7wUXBPXSLq

[TESOL Intl Assn @TESOL_Assn]

Biggest Language Learning Myths You Should Stop Believing https://t.co/hIWaO9sZil #language #learning #myths #pronunciation #speaking #writing

[TESOL Tweets @Tweesol]

Business writing for English learners via Multibriefs https://t.co/52IzRxC4Am

[DR. TOM LOUD @loudlearning]

Blooms Taxonomy REVISED! #edchat

[TESOL Tweets @Tweesol]

Game for teaching collocations via @bbcle -- looks fun! https://t.co/lOuuurNZ8X

[Education Week @educationweek]

TESOL International Association is hosting an summit to explore the future of English-language education: https://t.co/upmYzE0kw2

[Education Week @educationweek]

Schools across the U.S. are ditching the traditional parent-teacher conference for academic workshops. https://t.co/5aqfoqtaWJ

[TESOL Tweets @Tweesol]

You know you've been teaching #ESL for a long time when words like presentating seem like a great idea!