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I would like to share with you the issues that I had with Cultural differences in a multicultural classroom. 1. The response time. Most of Quebecois and student from other Canadian provinces get used to give an immediate answer to the teacher’s question. At the beginning I thought that students from...

I agree with you that it is important to correspond to students’ interests in order to increase their motivation. Here are some more suggestions that can be taken into account by ESL teacher: 1. Provide your students with the variety of selections. Do not treat them like children from the kindergart...

I had such an experience during my first practicum in a primary school. I found it very interesting and quite effective. It gives students the feeling of immersion program when all the subjects they learn are in English. The program is the best way to motivate students and which I found very importa...

IMHO, A very helpful textbook-dictionary for ESL teachers Several years ago I came across a new for me textbook-dictionary. I was happy to use it with my students. However, in 2009 a remarkable new editions of "Oxford Picture Dictionary (2nd Edition)", "Oxford Picture Dictionary Interactive" and "Ox...

Being a keen supporter of multimedia use in class I am trying to find new forms of multimedia varieties that can be used in the ESL teaching process in the context of bilingual education. Students’ reaction to multimedia is mostly favorable, because students of any age are ready to try new experienc...