Eight years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention.
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Here are this week’s choices:
🔗 To original article:https://t.co/GxC9NTxpSp
— TESOLgraphics (@tesolgraphics) December 6, 2024
Self-efficacy mediates but does not moderate the relationship between grit and L2 achievementhttps://t.co/F1pOjmYJtM pic.twitter.com/YZApUetwe5
— Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching (@InnovationLLT) December 5, 2024
Unlocking the science of sleep: How rest enhances language learning is from Science Daily. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Helping Teens Learn About The Importance Of Sleep.
Could online technology be a clue as to why boys in Norway are outperforming girls in learning English as a second language? is from Science Daily.
California banned bilingual education for almost 20 years. It still hasn’t recovered is from CAL Matters.
Here’s a recent issue of my favorite ELL journal, Humanising Language Teaching.
Oakland Enrolls — and Graduates — Older, Immigrant Students Many Districts Deny is from The 74.
Mothers’ language choices have double the impact in bilingual families is from Science Daily.
I’m adding this to
THE BEST STRATEGIES FOR “ENGINEERING” TEXT SO THAT IT’S MORE ACCESSIBLE TO ELLS:
#tesolBlog: The Surprisingly Easy Way to Make Academic Texts Accessible? Welcome to Text Engineering. Learn more about it at https://t.co/gbnBdKCwoX #TESOL #TEFL #TESL #ELT @TanKHuynh @ValentinaESL pic.twitter.com/beYJ3YHQfK
— TESOL Intl Assn (@TESOL_Assn) December 12, 2024
“Unfortunately, it feels like we are failing [recent arrivals] the minute they walk through our school doors,” writes Ashley Busone Rodriguez, a third grade teacher in New York City. https://t.co/YzRCHwLG3h
— Chalkbeat New York (@ChalkbeatNY) December 11, 2024
Translanguaging, Interlanguage, and Code-Switching – What’s the Difference? is from Barefoot TEFL Teacher. I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT TRANSLANGUAGING.
💸 The Trump Administration is trying to defund English learner education. Here are the facts that the president’s budget intentionally got wrong about the purpose of Title III, who receives Title III funding, and how Title III funding is used. www.newamerica.org/education-po…
— Leslie Villegas (@lesvillegs.bsky.social) May 14, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Reminds me of "Running Man" —-"Noem is pushing for an actual reality show pitting immigrants against each other 'for the honor of fast-tracking their way to U.S. citizenship'."— Kristi Noem under fire for backing reality show where immigrants compete for citizenship www.msn.com/en-xl/news/o…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) May 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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