By Miriam Burt, DeAnna Coon, and Deborah Kennedy, Center for Applied Linguistics, 2014 These principles are informed by research on adult learning and supported by the evidence base on reading skills development, instruction for adult English learners, and adult second language acquisition. Principle 1. Effective instruction builds on adult learners’ existing assets. Adult learners have … Continue reading Foundations of Effective Adult Education
Building Listening Skills
Listening, the language skill most used in life, needs to be a central focus all day, every day.
Reading As Conversation
I think a novel is a kind of conversation. Both the writer and the reader bring their experience to the page.
The Essentials of Language Teaching 