Southern Ontario Cooperative of ESL Ministries
By Amelia Hohne Anglicare Sydney’s vision is to see Jesus Christ honoured, lives enriched and communities strengthened. In gospel shaped love, we aim to deepen connections with churches and the community, that together we might cultivate transformational relationships with people in the greatest need. Support for Everyday English is one small part of how we […]
Christmas is fast coming and many of us have started thinking about Christmas special activities with our students. Here are some ideas collected from different churches in the past, as well as some fresh ideas. If you pause and think, ideas can be endless. Might you send your ideas to us at eslministries@gmail.com? Remember that […]
Check out the rich Christmas resources on our SOCEM site including Christmas lessons from the Virtues series and the Conversation Guides: https://eslministries.org/resources/teaching-materials/seasonal-resources/ An excellent reading about the North American Christmas traditions, with a glossary: http://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/christmasday.pdf Christmas traditions around the world; good for starting conversations with students: http://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/ http://www.santas.net/aroundtheworld.htm https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/ Stories behind favourite Christmas carols and […]
By Tom McCormick I have been noticing a change in the use of English, even by native speakers. Have you? Sometimes the changing forms come up in ESL sessions. What to do? What do you do? One school of thought teaches the ‘correct’ forms, then also informs the students of the ‘changing’ forms—sometimes kind of […]
Christian Content General Easter Content Beginners’ level Conversation questions Readings North American cultural stories to do with Easter (good as warm-ups or lead-ins to Easter story) Miscellaneous Other Good Friday handouts Easter card Resources from Q Place (https://www.qplace.com/):
By Carol Blake The stated aim of 2:19 is “to help churches use English conversation classes to reach out with the gospel for all nations.” “Utter Wisdom … contains specially written questions that will help Christian ESL teachers explore with their learners the searching issues of life, and introduce the person and work of Jesus.” […]
By MPC Foundation When immigrant seniors make the decision to commit time and effort to learning the English Language, many of them do so when they are in their 60s and many have minimal formal education. For them, it is a challenge that they are willing to endure so that they can achieve greater inclusion […]
By Rick Love, Ph.D. A woman we’ll call Brenda emigrated from west Asia to Canada and was very motivated to learn English. She was preparing for a professional exam and had a time limit to see her IELTS score high enough to qualify for that exam. At our church in Calgary we have created a […]
By Carol Blake What happens when you take ESL learners outside the classroom? There’s a peak in interest in the class and in the lessons, a growth in connection among the class members, and an increased sense of belonging to the wider community. Over the past number of years, I have taken adult learners in […]
Submitted by Carey Jo Johnston 1. Resurrection Eggs We can use the commercially made ‘dozen eggs’ children’s tool to teach the Easter story to our students. Each of the 12 ‘egg’ cups in the egg carton contains a small symbol from the Biblical account; e.g. a stone to represent the stone rolled over the tomb; […]