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Alice Mercer has just posted the Fourteenth Edition of the ESL/EFL/ELL Carnival. She’s done an excellent job, which is to be expected from someone who I nominated for an Edublog Award.

ESL/EFL bloggers from around the world have contributed thoughtful posts about issues related to teaching and learning English, and it’s not to be missed.

The next edition will be hosted by Shelly Terrell at Teacher Reboot Camp: Challenging Ourselves to Engage Our Students on February 1st . Any blog posts, including examples of student work, that are related to teaching or learning English are welcome. You can contribute a post by using this easy submission form.

Karenne Sylvester at Kalinago English: Teaching Speaking Using Technology will host the following Carnival April 1st.  Please leave a comment if you’re interested in hosting a future edition.

You can see all the previous thirteen  editions of the ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival here.

ELL Classroom has just posted the thirteenth edition of the ESL/EFL/ELL Carnival. Jennifer Duarte and Michelle Klepper have done an amazing job! I’d also encourage you to subscribe to their blog.

ESL/EFL bloggers from around the world have contributed thoughtful posts about issues related to teaching and learning English, and it’s not to be missed.

The next edition will be hosted by Alice Mercer. Any blog posts, including examples of student work, that are related to teaching or learning English are welcome. You can contribute a post by using this easy submission form.

Future hosts will include Shelly Terrell at Teacher Reboot Camp: Challenging Ourselves to Engage Our Students on February 1st and Karenne Sylvester at Kalinago English: Teaching Speaking Using Technology on April 1st.

You can see all the previous twelve  editions of the ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival here.

Candace Wlliams has just posted the Twelfth Edition of the ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival. She’s calling it “Summer Break Time” and definitely done some great creative things with it. Check-out what bloggers from throughout the world have contributed!

The next ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival will be hosted by the ELL Classroom , and the deadline for submissions will be September 30th, with October 1st the publication date. You can contribute posts by using this easy submission form.

Let me know if you’d like to host future editions.

You can see all the previous editions of the ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival here.

Alice Mercer has just published the eleventh edition of the ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival, and it’s a darn good one.

Not only are there great posts included, but also good commentary from Alice to boot!

The next ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival will be hosted by Candace Williams, and the deadline for submissions will be July 31st,  with August 1st the publication date. You can contribute posts by using this easy submission form.

ELL Classroom will be hosting it on October 1st.  Let me know if you’d like to host future editions.

You can see all the previous editions of the ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival here.

Nik Peachey has just posted the newest edition of the ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival, and it’s filled with great posts from around the world and insightful commentary by Nik. Take a look — you won’t be disappointed!

The deadline for submissions to the next edition is May 31st, and it will be hosted by Alice Mercer, my Sacramento colleague. You can contribute a post by using this easy submission form. Any posts related to the teaching or learning of English, including examples of student work, are welcome.

You can see all the previous editions of the ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival here.

Hosts of these previous editions include Mary Ann Zehr at Education Week and Learning The Language; and David Duebelbeiss at EFL Classroom 2.0.

After Alice hosts the June 1st edition, Candace Williams has offered to host the August 1st edition, and ELL Classroom will be doing the same on October 1st.

Let me know if you’d be interested in hosting other future ones.

The Ninth Edition Of The EFL/ESL/ELL Blog Carnival has now been posted!

David Deubelbeiss, founder of EFL Classroom 2.0, has done his usual excellent job of presenting a wide-range of posts on English Language learning.

In addition, he’s set-up a Voice Thread there for people to leave audio comments about the Carnival and its posts.

The next EFL/ESL/ELL Blog Carnival will be posted on April 1st, with submissions due the day before. Nik Peachey will be hosting it at his Quick Shout blog.

You can contribute posts from your blog using this easy submission form.

Let me know if you’d like to host a future edition of the Carnival. You can see all prior editions here.

Mary Ann Zehr at Learning the Language has just posted the 8th Edition of the ELL/ESL/EFL Blog Carnival, and it looks great! There are really some quite exceptional submissions this time around.

David Deubelbeiss at EFL Classroom 2.0 will be hosting the next one with contributions due on January 30th and the Carnival published on February 1st.

If you’d like to submit a blog post for the next ELL/ESL/EFL Carnival you can use this easy submission form. Consider contributing anything that you think might be helpful to the teaching, or learning, of English (examples of student work are welcome!).

Let me know if you’d like to host a future edition at your blog…

You can see previous editions of the Carnival here.

It’s time for the seventh edition of the ELL/ESL/EFL Blog Carnival. You can see the previous editions here.

The next edition will be published on December 1st, and will be hosted by Mary Ann Zehr at Learning The Language, the blog hosted by Education Week that focuses on English Language Learners. That blog is on The Best Ways To Keep-Up With Current ELL/ESL/EFL News & Research list.

The deadline for the next edition will be Friday, November 28th.  You can use this easy submission form to contribute posts you think are helpful to the practice of teaching English Language Learners.  Examples of student work are welcome.

Please let me know if you’d like to host future editions!

I’m still a little overwhelmed with the beginning of the new school year, and wasn’t really feeling particularly creative in how I listed contributions to this edition.  There were some excellent ones submitted,  and here they are:

Speaking of the Carnival’s next host, Mary Ann Zehr sent-in a post on The School System As Sorting Mechanism discussing immigrants students and families in New York City.

My extraordinary, and irreverent, Sacramento colleague, Alice Mercer, wrote Look Ma! I Can Decode Hangul…And Other Stupid Party Tricks.

Mathew Needleman shares an activity using music to help teach English in Teaching Parts of Speech.

EFL Geek, whom I have previously dubbed “The Dean of ESL/EFL Bloggers,” sent in a very helpful Ultimate Online Slideshow Guide which is a must-read for those who use web tools to create slideshows.

Nik Peachey writes how ELL teachers can Create Their Own Social Network In Seven Steps.

The One Language blog submitted a piece on Adjective Structure and another one on Homophones.

Meg contributed a piece on a classroom game called “Who Do You Love?”.

Challenge Language School invites other EFL/ESL classes to participate in a collaborative project.

Michael Reid considers the issue of “teaching to the test” in Greece in his post A Dog Less Wagged.

David Deubelbeiss From EFL Classroom 2.0 shares Tips For Learning Languages.

Drew writes on 10 Tips On How To Speak Effectively In Public.

“Glowing Face Man” shares his Golden Rule of Language Learning.

Thanks to all the contributors.  I’ll be looking forward to seeing the next edition!

David Deubelbeiss at EFL Classroom 2.0 has just published the Sixth Edition of the ELL/ESL/EFL Blog Carnival, and it looks great! In fact, it’s the biggest edition yet!

He also has a poll where readers can vote for which post they think is the best one (even though they all look good to me — it’ll be tough to pick one).

The deadline for the next edition is September 30th. You can use this easy submission form to send in your posts.

It’s time for the fifth edition of the bi-monthly ELL/ESL/EFL Blog Carnival. Bloggers from thoughout the world who teach English Language Learners have contributed some great posts.

The next edition will be published on August 1st and the deadline for contributions is July 31st. You can use this easy submission form.

Starting with the August edition, different bloggers will be taking turns hosting each Carnival. David Deubelbeiss, the founder and coordinator of EFL Classroom 2.0, will be our next host. David has some fun ideas about turning this next Carnival into a contest. He’ll be announcing details soon on EFL Classroom 2.0, and I’ll be reprinting it here.

Let me know if you’d be interested in hosting future editions of the ELL/ESL/EFL Blog Carnival.

And, now, here are this month’s exceptional contributions (I’m a little tired today, so sorry if the listing is a little “dry”::

Since David Deubelbeiss will be the host of the next Carnival, I think we should start off with his excellent and timely post on The Mars Mission and Your Classroom.

Sebastian Mercado wrote about a neat Web 2.0 application called iSketch and shared an absolutely wonderful video of his students playing charades that you just have to watch.

Mary Ann Zehr, writer of the must-read EdWeek blog Learning The Language, contributed an excellent post (and don’t miss the comments, too) on ELL’s “Are Sick Of” Writing Their Immigration Story.

Lifting The Curtain To Share My Coordinate Graphing Lesson comes from my Sacramento colleague, Alice Mercer, who writes about a neat use of VoiceThread.

A helpful lesson plan for Earth Day was sent in by Sabrina De Vita.

James Feudo contributed Public Speaking Tips: Five Tips For ESL Speakers

The Learn English– English Speaking Tutorial blog wrote Apostrophe Usage — It’s A Blast! and When Is A Question An Indirect Question.

Eric Koshinsky submitted How To Teach Speaking.

ESL Trail wrote Why Phonics For ELLs/ESOL Students?

1 Language wrote about the Advantages Of Learning With Phonics.

Thanks again to the contributors from around the world!

It’s time for the fourth edition of the ELL/ESL/EFL Carnival, bringing together posts from throughout the blogosphere about English language learning and teaching. The deadline for the next Carnival will be in about two months — on May 31st. You can contribute submissions using this easy form.

TECHNOLOGY

Ronaldo Lima from Brazil gives an excellent comparison of online presentation tools and then shares how his students used them in an international ESL/EFL Sister Classes project where he and seven other teachers from around the world (including me) are collaborating.

David Deubelbeiss, the brains and primary energy behind EFL Classroom 2.0, writes about “bots” (those animated thingamajigs that try talking to you on the computer) and language learning.

Alice Mercer, who I can’t say enough good things about, writes about she uses computers to help develop her students’ verbal skills.

Carla Arena has a not-to-be-missed post on blogging in the classroom. It’s one of the best, if not the best, piece I’ve seen written on the subject. She follows that one up with a post about incorporating technology in the classroom.

Mathew Needleman, who hosts his own excellent Digital Storytelling Carnival, writes about using iPods as a teaching and learning tool. Mathew, by the way, was just named a Top Online Educator.

Cora Chen from San Francisco has some beautiful videos and follow-up exercises for ESL students on her blog. She’s also contributed some excellent examples of student work.

Eric Koshinsky shares about a free online PowerPoint-like program he likes. He’s also submitted an excellent post reviewing a variety of pronunciation software.

IN THE CLASSROOM

EFL Geek from Korea, who might be the “dean” of ESL/EFL bloggers, shares some ideas on how to use a TV comedy show as a language-development exercise.

Heidi Hyte discusses reading strategies in ESL/EFL instruction. She differentiates between ones that are bottom-up and those that are top-down.

Sabrina De Vita from Argentina contributes a lesson plan on racial discrimination.

I hope you enjoyed the posts as much as I did!

It’s time for the third ELL, ESL, EFL Carnival!

As usual, there have been some excellent contributions.  But before I share them, please put the deadline for the next Carnival on your calendar — March 31st.  You can use this submission form to contribute blog posts that you believe offer helpful advice or insight into teaching English (including student work). 

Here are the posts for this edition:

Technology In The Classroom:

Eric Koshinsky writes Give CALL A Try.  In this post, he shares lots of ideas about what a teacher can do with just one computer in his/her classroom.

Alice Mercer, my Sacramento colleague, shares Podcasting For ELD.  She writes about how she has her students prepare a podcast that’s sent, by telephone, to all the parents.

“Bennie” talks about Technology and Blogging As A Learning Method.

CLASSROOM PRACTICE:

Nina Liakos gives good advice to her students about Reading For Pleasure.

Mathew Needleman contributes How To Scaffold Open Court Vocabulary For English Language Learners.  Mathew also hosted an excellent carnival this week that’s worth checking-out, the Carnival of Education.

Evelyn Ono Vineberg writes about the Irregular Verb Chat Board she created for her students.  I, too, am a fan of board games to help students learn.  In fact, last week I made one for my grand-daughter to help with her reading skills.

I look forward to seeing what the next edition holds.  And, by the way, you can see previous editions here.

The time for the second ELL/ESL/EFL Carnival has arrived!  A number of talented teachers (who are also bloggers) from all over the world have submitted posts that they felt (and I agreed) are particularly helpful and insightful about teaching and learning English as a Second Language.

The next ELL/ESL/EFL Carnival deadline will be January 31, 2008.  You can send a post to me using this submission form or emailing it directly to MrFerlazzo@aol.com.  I still think it would be great if other blogs would like to host future Carnivals — just let me know.

Technology In The Classroom:

Claudia Ceraso writes about how she’s having her students use the Internet more effectively through using “social bookmarking.”  Del.icio.us is her tool of choice, and she’s got a nice video explaining how to use it.

Susan Tsairi posts about using the great web application VoiceThread with her elementary school students — all seventy of them!   She’s also inviting other classes using VoiceThread to connect with her classes. 

Sabrina de Vita sent two excellent submissions.  One was a way for students to play the online game Guess-The-Google, but with a pro-active twist.  And then, as in Susan’s class, she shares what her students created in Guess-The-Google by using VoiceThread.

David Deubel, the founder of EFL Classroom 2.0, lets us know how students can learn English by playing “Fling The Teacher.” 

Seth Dickens shares step-by-step instructions on how to create some engaging online video lessons with his students.   It’s pretty creative, and I had certainly never heard of the idea before.

Social Action:

Christina Niven, who also has just about the best website around providing original resources to teach English Language Learners civics, posts about how students can be involved in getting Congress to make labor leader Cesar Chavez’s birthday a National Holiday.  Since my first involvement in community organizing was working on the United Farmworkers boycotts thirty years ago, I think Christina’s post is a great idea.

Classroom Lessons and Strategies:

Katie at the great TEFL Logue tells us about some “do’s and don’t’s” in helping English Language Learners understand verb tenses.

Jose Luis Cabello at the English Teaching Lab writes a thoughtful post about grammar.  In it, he includes the results of various research studies about the most effective ways for students to learn grammar.  He also includes a list of his favorite web links.

EFL Teaching Jobs:

Steve in Thailand Musings give advice on how to get an EFL teaching job in Thailand.  It probably has some good suggestions you can use to find a teaching job in any country…

Don’t forget the January 31st deadline for the next Carnival!

It’s time for the first “ELL, ESL, & EFL Carnival,” where teachers and others have submitted posts that they thought were particularly helpful and insightful in teaching English as a Second Language.

And a pretty impressive batch they were (and are).

I’d also like to propose that we do this Carnival bimonthly — more or less.  Which means the deadline for the next one would be November 30th.

I’d be happy to host it again at that time, though it would also be great if someone else would like to do it.  Just let me know.  And it would also be fine with me if you wanted to host it sooner than that date.  I’ll post additional reminders.

Here is the easy submission form for that Carnival.

And, now, for the posts….

Online Language Learning

Jose Luis Cabello shares a post analyzing the differences between online materials and online tools in using the Web to help teach English.

Claudia Ceraso shares her journey towards developing a “wikified” class.

Students using video-conferencing to develop collaborative projects is the subject of a post from Marian Thacher.

Elizabeth Hanson-Smith writes about using Teacher Tube as a teaching tool.

Speaking of “tubes,” Sue Swift posts about using YouTube to help English Language Learners develop their vocabulary.

Dave Deubel, the guiding light behind EFL Classroom 2.0, writes extensively about using the online application Voicethread and provides many examples people can see (and hear).

The Adventures In Daily Living blog writes about software used to help teach English to school-aged children who are adopted internationally.  This is a topic that is also featured in the issue of “Essential Teacher” from TESOL, which just arrived in the mail yesterday.

In The Classroom

Jeremy Aldrich posts about how the effects of the digital divide can be clearly seen in his class of English Language Learners.

The Many Englishes blog writes about the effectiveness of what some might characterize as an old-fashioned way of learning and remembering vocabulary — index cards.

Sabrina de Vita is an English teacher in Argentina who is not afraid of challenges.  She’s not only teaching her students English — she’s teaching them to text-message using English “slang”, too!

Alice Mercer writes about what she thinks English Language Learners need in the classroom, and also concludes that a scripted curriculum probably isn’t on the list.

Error feedback for English Language Learners in their writing is the subject of a post from Charles Nelson.

English Teaching Jobs

Joey’s ESL Room shares tips when being interviewed over the phone for an English teaching job.

Thanks again for all the submissions.  It’s fun connecting with teachers from around the world!

Thirteen submissions is an impressive total for a first round.  I suspect we’ll get even more in the next “go around.”