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Sunday, December 8, 2013

12-8-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL:






This Week’s “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t” — December
I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post about in this blog but, just because of time constraints, have not gotten around to doing. Instead of letting that backlog grow bigger, I regularly grab a few and list them here with a minimal description. It forces me to look through these older links, and help me organize them for my own use. I hope others will find them helpful
Response: Teaching Knowledge Questions
A week ago, I published a post headlined: Attention, IB Theory Of Knowledge Teachers! How Do You Teach “Knowledge Questions” (Formerly “Knowledge Issues”)? As I said in the post, I think helping students understand knowledge questions is one of the most challenging tasks I have in class. I’ve invited a number of people to respond to that question, and will be posting their responses over the next

Does Anyone Know What Happened To Voice Of America’s “GoEnglish.me”?
I’ve posted several times about the great English-language-learning activities on the Voice of America’s site (see Voice Of America Redesigns & Enhances Their “Learning English” Site — Again!). Last week, though, Lynne Weintraub, the director of the great website Citizenship News, contacted me asking if I knew what had happened to the VOA site “GoEnglish.me” — it had gone off-line. GoEnglish h


The Best “Words Of The Year” Features For 2013
I do an annual “The Best…” list on the “words of the year” that various organizations name at about this time of the year. Groups have begun their announcements, and I’ll add to this list as more do the same. You might also be interested in: The Best “Words Of The Year” Features For 2012 The Best “Words Of The Year” Features For 2011 The Best “Words Of The Year” Features For 2010 Oxford Dictionari

Infographic: Christmas Meals Around The World
I’m adding this infographic to The Best Places To Learn About Christmas, Hanukkah, & Kwanzaa: Explore more infographics like this one on the web’s largest information design community – Visually. by Gourmandia
Even More Excellent Resources On Mandela
Here are the latest additions to The Best Resources Honoring Nelson Mandela At His Passing….: The Mandela Playlist: A Life And Legacy, Told In Music is from NPR. How Nelson Mandela became the man we knew is from CBS News. Mandela and The Politics of Forgiveness is from The New Yorker. The CBBC Newsround has a very accessible page with many features on Mandela.

The Best Resources, Articles & Blog Posts For Teachers Of ELLs In 2013 – Part Two
Another day, another  “The Best…” list….. You might also be interested in: The Best Resources, Articles & Blog Posts For Teachers Of ELLs In 2013 – So Far The Best Resources, Articles & Blog Posts For Teachers Of ELL’s In 2012 — Part Two The Best Resources, Articles & Blog Posts For Teachers Of ELL’s In 2012 — Part One The Best Resources, Articles & Blog Posts For Teachers Of ELL’


Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 12-7-13 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAY mark as readMore Resources On Nelson MandelaHere are more additions to The Best Resources Honoring Nelson Mandela At His Passing….: 12 Mandela Quotes That Won’t Be In the Corporate Media Obituaries is from common Dreams. See how South Africa changed over Nelson Mandela’s lifetime is from T