August 20th, 2010
Category: Books
Tags: Academic, Augmenting, Clichés, Commonly, context, English, Examples, Expressions, Idioms, increased, Language, Necessity, Proverbs, Setting, Slang, teaching, Used, Words

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The need for increased awareness of the necessity and function of incorporating into ESL curriculum commonly used English language idioms, clichés, colloquialisms, proverbs, slang words, and expressions is crucial. This research will reduce the number of unintentional, potentially detrimental, and misunderstood words or statements spoken in the ESL setting by native English-speaking ESL teachers and provide the ESL facilitator and students flexibility in communicating English with a wide array of variations.
The native English-speaking ESL teacher and the Spanish-speaking ESL students in Puerto Rico and other multi-lingual countries, elementary, secondary, and post-secondary ESL levels, are the targeted population.
The Increased…
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February 10th, 2010
Category: English Lesson Plans VIDEOS
Tags: American, at, Cool, def, esl slang lesson plans, Lesson, part, Slang, slang lesson plans, Technology

This is Part 2 of a two-part lesson in my series called American Slang. Viewers will test their ability to comprehend fast speech as well as informal ways of saying YES and NO. Topic: “Cool Car” Talking about technology. Level: Advanced There is additional practice for both parts at englishcafe.com. The follow-up exercise to Part 2 is available at: www.englishcafe.com
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February 2nd, 2010
Category: English Lesson Plans VIDEOS
Tags: American, at, Cool, def, Lesson, part, Slang, slangs 2010, Technology, Vocabulary

This is Part 1 of a two-part lesson in my series called American Slang. Viewers will test their ability to comprehend new vocabulary in the context of a fast, informal conversation. Topic: “Cool Car” Talking about technology. Level: Advanced There will be additional practice for both parts at englishcafe.com. The follow-up exercise to Part 1 is available at: www.englishcafe.com
Rating: 4 | Views: 1549
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