Have you taught English in Vietnam? Share your insights in a brief survey!
“One day of traveling broadens the mind.” – Vietnamese proverb What have you found satisfying about teaching English in Vietnam? How do you select or create EFL materials to help your students learn English? What do you know now that you wish you knew when you started teaching English in Vietnam? We would like to include your insights! Teresa X. Nguyen and I are collecting...
Read MoreSound Conversations: Oral Language Solutions for Vietnamese Language Learners
“I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some previous day.” – James Joyce (1882-1941), Irish novelist How many Vietnamese English language learners (ELLs) are in the United States? What are the specific challenges many Vietnamese learners of English face? What ESL classroom techniques and personal edtech tools...
Read MoreSound Conversations: Oral Language Solutions for Vietnamese Language Learners
“I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some previous day.” – James Joyce (1882-1941), Irish novelist How many Vietnamese English language learners (ELLs) are in the United States? What are the specific challenges many Vietnamese learners of English face? What ESL classroom techniques and personal edtech tools...
Read MoreCompelling Conversations – Vietnam is here!
Become who you want to be – in English! Vietnamese teachers of English: are you developing a more fluency-focused curriculum for your ESL/EFL class this fall? Are you seeking new, engaging communicative activities that encourage class discussions? How about flexible lesson plans with a built-in homework assignment per unit? Perhaps we can help! I’m pleased to announce that...
Read MoreChimayo Press Catalog Spotlight: Compelling Convesations – Vietnam
Vietnamese readers and teachers of English: do you wish to create a more fluency-focused curriculum for your ESL/EFL class this fall? Are you seeking new, engaging communicative activities to encourage class discussions? How about flexible lesson plans with a built-in homework assignment per unit? This year we’ve updated our catalog with two new Compelling Conversations titles,...
Read MoreTeaching Matters: Email Etiquette Part 2
“Education is learning what you didn’t even know you didn’t know.” —Daniel J. Boorstin (1914–2004), American historian Reviewing email etiquette in the classroom remains an essential challenge for English teachers. We must prepare English language learners for the professional world. Last week, we discussed how to write a clear, concise subject line, and...
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