Join us for the 45th annual ITBE Convention on February 28-29, 2020.

 

Submit a proposal for a presentation at the ITBE Convention!

In the ESL office at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, we use graphic novels as a part of our monthly book discussions with students. 

We can include something in our lessons that will fire up the reward brain circuits in our students’ brains. However, there can be a downside to this.
 

How can I ignite that flame, kindle that spark, to get my students interested in their writing and interested in improving it? In an attempt to address this question, I will offer three unorthodox prewriting activities that have significantly helped my own students develop a unique relationship with writing.

This is a review of the book Language Acquisition Made Practical (LAMP), which was originally published in 1976 for Americans who planned to soon move overseas. The book acts as a guide to help language learners become self-directed learners who are able to become linguistically and culturally competent members of their new societies.

We want to create a welcoming atmosphere in our classrooms, and learning students’ names—as fast as we can!—is a big part of that. How will our students feel like a part of a community if their teacher and classmates don’t even know their names?