Obviously I cannot take credit for this comic (or any of the other ones), it has been all over the web for at least a year or two but I see it more often at this time of year, probably because testing season has begun. As yes, Spring is here, the snow is starting to … Continue reading
Tag Archives: ELL
The alphabet soup of working with students whose first language is not English…or what ESL, ELL, ESOL, EAP, EAL, EFL, ELT, ESOL, TESL, TEFL, and TESOL mean
These labels are an alphabet soup of confusing mixed messages that makes the debate about how to best educate children who are learning or speaking English as a second language confusing and difficult to follow. Is a child labeled ESL or ELL? Do we have a certification in TESL or TESOL? Or does it matter … Continue reading
