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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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!

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!