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Six 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:

This is a VERY interesting article: Why Are Duolingo’s Sentences So Weird? is from Slate.

How Brains Seamlessly Switch Between Languages is from Scientific American.

Sing it or speak it?: the effects of sung and rhythmically spoken songs on preschool children’s word learning is a new study.

Some states dropping ‘dehumanizing’ terms for immigrants is from NBC News.

A Brief History of Santa is from EFL Summer School. I’m adding it to The Best Places To Learn About Christmas, Hanukkah, & Kwanzaa.

Here’s a cool writing lesson using “keys.”

I’m adding Chat with Santa Claus to The Best Online “Chatbots” For Practicing English.

Her dream to teach English in Japan ended with a lesson for the country is from CNN.

Prepping New Teachers to Fully Serve ELLs is from Middleweb.