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10th Anniversary of Access Awards Alumni with U.S. Visit

The English Access Microscholarship program (Access) is celebrating its 10th Anniversary with a U.S. exchange opportunity. This rare occasion brings 23 of the program’s highest-achieving alumni to the U.S. for a two-week visit during which they will demonstrate and improve their leadership skills through meetings with top USG officials as well as directors of various NGOs and representatives of American educational communities. Access is one of ECA’s core public diplomacy programs with scholarships amounting to approximately $25 million for over 18,000 participants annually.

Week 2 - Professional Video Gamer

In: Teacher's Corner: Gerunds and Infinitives Format(s): Text

This week, while students learn to use gerunds and infinitives, take some time to learn about the wide world of video games from them!

Building Your PLN Through Professional Support Networks and Associations

In: Teacher's Corner: Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) Format(s): Text

This week’s Teacher’s Corner will look at how involvement in professional support networks and associations can contribute to your personal learning network.

My Classroom: Peru

In: English Teaching Forum 2015, Volume 53, Number 2 Format(s): Text

This article was written by Deanna Paglia, an English and Spanish second language teacher and teacher trainer who is currently the English Language Fellow hosted by Centro Cultural Peruano Norteamericano in Arequipa, Peru.

Trend 3 - Digital Game Based Learning (DGBL)

In: Teacher's Corner: Education Trends and Issues in the World Today Format(s): Text

In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, we will explore ways we can take advantage of video games for the language classroom even when we do not play video games ourselves.

Poems About Education

In: Poetry Format(s): Text

Read poems that students from around the world wrote about their schools, teachers, and education. Download student poems!

Poems About English and Access (1)

In: Poetry Format(s): Text

Read poems written by learners from around the world. The theme of these poems is English and Access Programs. Download the poems or read them online..

Poems About English and Access (2)

In: Poetry Format(s): Text

Part 2: English language learners from all over the world wrote poems about English and their Access programs. Download the poems or read them online.

Applied Theatre, Adolescent English Learners, and the Performance of Literacy

In: English Teaching Forum 2015, Volume 53, Number 2 Format(s): Text

Youth in middle and secondary grades, between childhood and the adult world, sometimes struggle with their identities as readers and learners. Too many describe themselves or are described by their teachers and parents as “reluctant, disengaged, and/or unmotivated” by classroom texts or by the rows of books in school libraries.

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