Southern Ontario Cooperative of ESL Ministries
By Jennifer Tong Many of our church-based ESL classes tend to be informal. This means classes are smaller; there may not be a fixed curriculum, the leaders are often conversation facilitators rather than ‘teachers’, and there may not be formal procedures of assessments or advancing from one level to another. Often, organizers aspire towards being […]
I found out not every ESL class is suitable for me. I tried some other ESL classes before, but I feel bored, so I gave up in a few months. I didn’t know why I chose this particular ESL class this time. This location was far from my house, but this ESL class is the […]
Will your online or in-person ESL program continue throughout the summer? If so, here are some resources related to themes about summer. Although it is harder this year to go on outings with our students, or to talk about travel, it may still be good to talk with your students about summer in Canada, Canada […]
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 […]
By Elmer Warkentin Teaching ESL as a volunteer is my cup of tea. No exams, no report cards, no budget. Just a group of intelligent, educated, appreciative young people informally gathering in my living room, me with my whiteboard interacting with them on a topic or field of mutual interest or an area of need. […]
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 […]
Editor’s Note: Perhaps most of us have chatted with our students about their lives under Covid 19. Seldom, though, have we seen them expressed in writing. We continue to publish selected writings from the students of an ESL teacher in our midst, submitted in their knowledge and with their permission. Let’s hear the voice of […]
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 […]
By Tom McCormick Editor’s Note: Winter, Covid, Christmas with limited gatherings, loneliness and missing home and family, the unfamiliarity of a new country and how things work – our students are facing multiple challenges that demand a lot of them. It is probably true that Christmas is not celebrated in their home countries in the […]