Southern Ontario Cooperative of ESL Ministries
By MPC Foundation MPC Foundation is a grassroots, community-based Alberta registered charity whose primary mission is to address seniors’ social isolation by creating social hubs online or in community spaces where seniors can learn, stay fit and healthy and build supportive networks. By doing so, seniors gain access to resources and opportunities to stay physically, […]
Did you know that in Canada, over a third of the overall older population are senior immigrants? Did you know that nearly two in three seniors in the Greater Toronto Area are immigrants? These older immigrants show up in many of our ESL classes. They can be visitors, recent immigrants, or longer term immigrants. Many […]
Will your online or in-person ESL program continue throughout the summer? If so, here are some resources related to themes about summer. There may be opportunities to go on outings with your students; you may talk about travel; and it may still be good to talk with your students about summer in Canada, Canada Day, […]
By Linda Reed Most of us don’t realize we’ve signed up to teach grammar when we sign up to teach English. We often just love Internationals, and perhaps teaching. We feel called and we care. But, clarifying the words that form contractions, conjunctions, or consonant pronunciation—we’re often not so sure. What if we could provide […]
Valentine’s Day: Love and Valentine’s Day lessons (The Virtues series) (readings, including from the Bible; discussion questions, quotes and other activities) http://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/valentinesday.pdf (excellent reading on the history and customs of Valentine’s Day, with glossary) http://www.eslholidaylessons.com/02/valentines_day.pdf (a reading with lots of accompanying activities) http://iteslj.org/questions/valentine.html (Valentine’s Day conversation questions) http://bogglesworldesl.com/valentines_day_worksheets.htm (vocabulary and writing activities for lower level) […]
By Roslyn Farmer Doing online Bible studies via screenshare means no more photocopying. And that means no more restraints of printer ink cost—you can freely use coloured maps and illustrations! Also you can instantly access and show Bible-based video clips. In this article I want to share some good resources that are easy to access […]
A book review of Advanced ESOL: Bible Lessons to Improve English Pronunciation (For College Undergraduate and Graduate Students) by Susan C. McMillan By Mary Ellen Tierney As the title suggests, this book is designed for college undergraduate, graduate students and visiting scholars. This book could also be used with intermediate and higher non-native English speakers […]
Valentine’s Day: Love and Valentine’s Day lessons (The Virtues series) (readings, including from the Bible; discussion questions, quotes and other activities) http://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/valentinesday.pdf (excellent reading on the history and customs of Valentine’s Day, with glossary) http://www.eslholidaylessons.com/02/valentines_day.pdf (a reading with lots of accompanying activities) http://iteslj.org/questions/valentine.html (Valentine’s Day conversation questions) http://bogglesworldesl.com/valentines_day_worksheets.htm (vocabulary and writing activities for lower level) […]
The following is excerpted from a website. It is a good topic to talk about with your students. Do you have more to add? Send them to eslministries@gmail.com. What are some (more) unwritten rules in Canada? Don’t raise your voice in public places. It’s done in another English speaking country that shall remain nameless, but […]
We asked the ESL teachers within our circles what they are planning to do this year with their students for Christmas. Since we’re under COVID, and some of us in lockdown, many in-person activities cannot be done. We need to be creative in finding new ways. Here is what some of them said: Latin American […]