The increase in the number of international students attending English-dominant schools brings benefits as well as challenges for institutions. Shapiro, Farrelly, and Tomaš provide a lively, informative discussion that answers the questions instructors commonly ask when seeking to ensure success for these students: What do I do to help students be…

ELT Basics is an invaluable resource for those seeking a straightforward, practical, and foundational understanding of English language teaching. This book covers a broad range of important topics, such as what it means to "know" a language, how people learn new languages, and what teachers can do to teach English effectively. In this…

Discover ways in which teachers interpret and innovate research findings into actual classroom practice to create positive classroom transformations. Given the diversity of the contexts explored in this volume, the chapters are divided into three main sections with lessons taking place at the primary and middle school level, the lower- and…

While engaging and motivating students in the classroom has always been critical for student success, it is even more important and challenging in the online learning environment. This practical guide will provide English language educators with a number of strategies and ready-to-use activities to help them engage and motivate their students for…

Teaching listening means more than just giving students listening activities and checking for understanding--it means teaching them how to listen. "Listening in the Classroom" takes promising research findings and theory and turns them into practical teaching ideas that help develop listening proficiency.

While social and emotional learning (SEL) is becoming increasing critical for learners' success, teachers often feel unprepared to incorporate or address it in their classrooms. This book serves as a practical, concise, and easy-to-follow reference that English language teachers in K-12 and adult education and English language teacher educators…

TESOL International Association has defined a core set of principles for the exemplary teaching and learning of English as a new language. This book shows educators how to apply these principles to teaching young English learners (2- to 12-year-olds) in a foreign language (EFL) setting. The 6 Principles® and their recommended practices are targets…

The "Teacher Leader Guide for School-Wide English Learning" provides a roadmap for capitalizing on the often untapped language expertise of ESL teachers. By providing teacher leaders with the tools needed to develop customized professional development and engage in non-evaluative peer instructional coaching, the School-Wide English…

In this much-needed book, the authors marshal research and several decades of their own experience to provide instructional practices and activities that will help teachers develop newcomers as readers and writers of English and engage them in content learning across the curriculum. Equally important, they show how teachers can advocate for these…

How would you begin to introduce ESL/EFL students to English vowel sounds? This Reflective Question and many others await your discussion and analysis in this revised edition of TESOL Press's best-selling "Teaching Pronunciation." This volume explores different approaches to teaching pronunciation in second language classrooms and…

Creative writing offers multiple genres that give your ELs an opportunity to practice many types of writing skills. Poetry, prose, dialogue, and creative non-fiction are just a few of the myriad styles, forms, and skills that can help ELs broaden their understanding of what writing is all about, while making them better writers. But most of all,…

For young learners to adults, "New Ways in Teaching with Games" offers over 90 fresh activities -- each with video instruction -- that involve play and games that will enrich your EFL and ESL classrooms. This innovative volume: (1) Introduces traditional, online, and commercial games and explains how they can be used to practice…

The 6 Principles and their recommended practices are targets of teaching excellence that provide teachers with the knowledge to improve instruction and assessment. Instructional techniques are illustrated with a multitude of classroom examples and vignettes. The 6 Principles are brought to life in Chapter 5 by portrayals of their application in…

Which components of grammar teaching--accuracy, meaningfulness, and appropriateness--are you the least comfortable including in your classroom activities? This Reflective Question and many others await your discussion and analysis in this revised edition of TESOL Press's best-selling "Teaching Grammar," which explores different…

Do you think that taking their own vocabulary tests helps students learn the words? This Reflective Question and many others await your discussion and analysis in this revised edition of TESOL Press's best-selling "Teaching Reading," which explores different approaches to teaching reading in second language classrooms. This volume…