Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 30th, 2008 5 Comments »
Over the past several days, I have perused multiple articles regarding teaching abroad and teaching ESL. While I can easily say that I’ve spent hours reading those articles, I must also admit that none of them appealed to me too much. I think it’s about time for a more upbeat read…and that’s why I’ve revisited [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 27th, 2008 No Comments »
A forum at www.esl-jobs-forum.com just made its way to my RSS feed, and caught my attention fairly quickly. The survey topic I came across was: “Why do you want to teach abroad?” As I read the question, I immediately considered my own reasons for interest. I want to teach abroad because I love working [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 5th, 2008 4 Comments »
My “Teaching Writing: Secondary” professor recently assigned an article that instantly won my approval. The article by Nancy Sommers, entitled “Responding to Student Writing”, discusses the tendency for teachers to overload and confuse students with the “expert comments” they jot throughout the students’ papers.
All too often, writers and revisers overlook the fact that writing [...]
