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Teaching functional skills to higher level ESOL learners

This article is about the changing needs and aspirations of the ESOL learner and the changing demands on the ESOL teacher.
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Numeracy as a second or other language in the ESOL Classroom

This article outlines the problem of numeracy in the UK and explains why numeracy issues are just as much ESOL teachers’ concern as numeracy teachers’.
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Differentiation in the ESOL Classroom

This article highlights what differentiation looks like in practice and outlines how an E3 lesson about the British Museum can be adapted to bring learners’ differences more into play.
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Using smartphones for ESOL learning

This article outlines various ways in which smartphones can be used in and ESOL classroom.
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Using basic mobile phones for ESOL learning

This article highlights various ways in which mobile phones can be used to develop learners' digital literacy.

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Asking questions

Asking questions is a natural feature of communication, but also one of the most important tools which teachers have at their disposal. Typically, teachers ask between 300-400 questions per day.

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A Personality Orientated Approach to Language Teaching

In the language classroom we often ask students to talk about or refer to their personal situation and experiences. In the ESOL classroom, even though some topics can be sensitive, it is still a vital tool in helping learners to develop speaking skills.

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A Task-based approach

This article presents an overview of a task-based learning approach (TBL) and highlights its advantages over the more traditional Present, Practise, Produce (PPP) approach.

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An introduction to using visualisation

Visualisation has been widely used in sports psychology over the last 30 years to enhance all aspects of performance. In this article I will be looking at some of the ways that it can be applied to language learning.

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Working with ESOL learners with basic literacy needs

Are you working with learners who have great difficulty with reading and writing? This article looks at the learners, the skills involved, and some practical ways in which you can help them – not starting with the alphabet!

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A framework for planning a listening skills lesson

Listening is one of the most challenging skills for our students to develop and yet also one of the most important. By developing their ability to listen well we develop our students' ability to become more independent learners.

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A Personality Orientated Approach to Language Teaching

In the language classroom we often ask students to talk about or refer to their personal situation and experiences. In the ESOL classroom, even though some topics can be sensitive, it is still a vital tool in helping learners to develop speaking skills.

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A Task-based approach

This article presents an overview of a task-based learning approach (TBL) and highlights its advantages over the more traditional Present, Practise, Produce (PPP) approach.

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Action research

Action research is a process in which teachers investigate teaching and learning to improve their own and their students' learning.

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An introduction to using visualisation

Visualisation has been widely used in sports psychology over the last 30 years to enhance all aspects of performance. In this article I will be looking at some of the ways that it can be applied to language learning.

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A framework for planning a listening skills lesson
A Personality Orientated Approach to Language Teaching
A Task-based approach
Action research
An introduction to using visualisation
Asking questions
Differentiation in the ESOL Classroom
Employability – an exercise in more than just vocabulary
Numeracy as a second or other language in the ESOL Classroom
Teaching functional skills to higher level ESOL learners
Using basic mobile phones for ESOL learning
Using smartphones for ESOL learning
Working with ESOL learners with basic literacy needs

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Brwa.Sharif	Thank you very much, I quite agree with most parts of your article, the only part which I am not... read comment