Muriel Saville-Troike Written for students encountering the topic for the first time, this is a clear and practical introduction to Second Language Acquisition (SLA). It explains in nontechnical language how a second language is acquired; what the second language learner needs to know; and why some learners are more successful than others. Introducing Second Language […]
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Dwight Gradin, Mission Training International (http://www.mti.org/) If you see language learning as an academic course of study, you will approach it that way. Some people have only one model, one way to engage any intense learning experience: “Hit the books; study like mad; cram at the last minute.” Hopefully, the following will give you a better way to […]
Lyman Campbell, Version 1.0, July 2006 This introduction follows naturally from Thomson’s (2005) Introduction to the Sociocultural Dimension, in which the author developed a picture of the language learner as a growing participator involved in a process of unfolding as a person within the experience of host people. He argued against reifying language, that is, viewing a language as […]
Free Bibles for Christian ESL Programs. Good news! We give thanks to God and to the Canadian Bible Society for this offer of free Bibles for Christian ESL programs. As you will see in the message below from the Canadian Bible Society, these Bible are free of charge when the (minimal) Canadian Bible Society conditions […]
Easy English Versions online http://www.easyenglish.bible : The EasyEnglish version https://www.bibleleague.org/bible-downloads/ http://www.godsword.org : GOD’S WORD http://www.o-bible.com/bbe.html : a simple form of the English language with a vocabulary of fewer than 1000 words, but the syntax is not so ‘simple.’ Sites that compare English Bible versions http://www.notjustanotherbook.com/biblecomparison.htm Comparison Chart of Bible Translation GodsWord.org “Easy-Reading Scripture Versions” an […]
A few ideas in pdfs for teaching the Nativity story. TheNativityStoryPictures.pdf TheNativityStoryactivitiesPart1.pdf TheNativityStoryactivitiesPart2.pdf TheNativityStoryactivitiesPart3.pdf TheNativityStoryscript3parts.pdf
Thanksgiving Skit, Powerpoint presentation of Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving games, special pumpkin tarts and whipped cream for refreshments, etc. Remembrance Day Interviews with war vets, attending police choir with seniors, history of the war presentation, observation of 2 minute silence with the playing of the trumpet, etc. Christmas Games, singing, Christmas lights tour in Simcoe with the seniors, Easter […]
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Make Some Muffins!
Organize your students to practice their language skills by making muffins! HowtoMakeMuffinsRecipes.docx HowtoMakeMuffinsExercisesheet.docx HowtoMakeMuffinsAnswersheet.doc
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Homemade Pizza Night
Make a Pizza night with your students! Here’s a recipe and a short worksheet to help them along: BasicPizzaDough.docx
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