Teacher Discussion Forums

I have asked my college to allow me to create a resource room for ESL students. They have agreed, and so I am trying now to decide what types of programs/software to purchase. Does anybody have any suggestions? We currently have no ESL program (I am working on developing that), and I think that pron...

Thanks for the interesting and thoughtful answers about note taking. I guess I didn't quite articulate the question correctly. What I am really interested in is the relationship between note taking and technology. In intensive English programs note taking is a common strategy to teach. These days, h...

How important do you think it is to teach traditional note taking skills to ESL students given that many teachers now use methods of delivery like Power Point and give students the lecture outline beforehand? Also, many students use machines to take notes.

We are trying to poll other ESL Professors about their strategies in handling fossilization in the classroom. We are sending you a link to a survey which should take only 5-10 minutes to complete. We are interested to know what you think.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZGFL7T2