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The Responsibilties of Communication
by Justin Ancheta Many years ago, I had the chance to attend a university-level summer engineering camp in high school. Towards the end, there was small-group activity centered around the Challenger Disaster of 1986. My group represented the engineers who were pleading with...Article June 13, 2015
Stop Talking so Much!
by Jackie Bolen When many teachers first start off their time in the classroom, they talk a lot (this is one feature of a teacher-centered classroom) and way more than they actually should. If you want your students to get better at speaking in English, they need to be...Article June 8, 2015
Speaking Tests: My Favorite and Not So Favorite Options
by Jackie Bolen There are a few different options for speaking tests for your conversation classes, all of which have their advantages and disadvantages in terms of teacher effort, ease of grading and how well it measures what you’re trying to measure. I'll briefly...Article June 17, 2015