Southern Ontario Cooperative of ESL Ministries
by Roslyn Zehr One of the first skills I learned as a novice ESL instructor in preparing lesson plans was how to supplement the assigned textbook with “realia”—authentic materials and objects from everyday life that can be used as teaching aids. Realia can be blended into different types of English lessons at any level and […]
by Frances Gray and Roslyn Farmer On the SOCEM website you will find many resources for ESL teachers. Among them is our series of ESL Bible studies for small groups (see here). Our work started at a meeting with Pastor Nestor Abdon of Peoples Church. He asked us if we would write a series of Bible […]
by Herondina Gabriel I lost count of the times I caught myself thinking or commenting, “Wednesday evening ESL class is one of the highlights of my week.” Volunteering as a beginners’ teacher at Parkway Forest Community Church gives me such joy and fulfillment. It is something I feel, and it seems unexplainable. I go there […]
by Jennifer Tong “God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.” (Job 23:16) “Let all their evildoing come before you, and deal with them as you have dealt with me because of all my transgressions; for my groans are many, and my heart is faint.” (Lamentations 1:22) Have you ever felt faint-hearted […]