This resource takes a considered approach to the topic of Blended Learning. It is organized in categories for the diverse needs of readers. For an organization moving to an e-learning model, it could inform planning, development and funding application rationales.
Note: Read the "Tips for Using This Bibliography" before starting.
This blog post by popular and well-regarded language educator Larry Ferlazzo addresses how the pedagogical process of translanguaging supports learners to access content, and how the learner uses translanguaging to navigate the target language and its culture. It consists of 20+ resources which include links to articles and other social media posts.
Cambridge English Language Learning - Our flexible professional learning and development services support teachers to build their knowledge, skills and confidence. They have been developed by experts in teacher training and development and have a practical focus to help teachers improve their students’ learning and outcomes. Purchase necessary.
Colorín Colorado is a website containing ESL resources for educators. families and students prepared by the Washington Public Broadcasting station in collaboration with the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association. While some sections of the site target educators in American K-12 classrooms specifically, there are a considerable number of resources here for TESL Ontario teachers. For example, the video section contains professional development webcasts; and the resource library contains toolkits, guides and research reports.
https://dialogues.ojs.chass.ncsu.edu/index.php/dialogues
This open access journal, published by North Carolina State University, seeks to build connections between universities, community colleges, adult education programs, TESOL programs, and K-12 programs. Articles are intended to be accessible to a diverse audience including teachers, scholars and the general public. Recent article topics include vocabulary instruction, code-switching, digital storytelling, and academic writing.
https://edlinked.soe.waikato.ac.nz/journal/view.php
This journal was a free open access journal published by the University of Waikato in New Zealand up until 2014 - after which it became accessible only through institutional subscription. Thus only older issues (2002-2014) are available for free. Nevertheless many topics covered are still very relevant: culturally responsive pedagogy, textual diversity, language and identity, and more.
The ESL Literacy Network was developed by CEIIA, Bow Valley College’s Centre for Excellence in Immigrant and Intercultural Advancement. Designed for ESL Literacy practitioners, the Network provides information, resources and tools for instructors, a resource finder, PD workshops and webinars, network for professional learning, blog posts and social media links.
For administrators, there are tools for program development, including a comprehensive program development guide, and a series on innovations in programming.
This course addresses fundamental concepts in the teaching of pronunciation, teaching the pronunciation of consonants, teaching the pronunciation of vowels, teaching word stress, teaching rhythm, and teaching intonation. In-class delivery of 30 hours over 10 weeks on the Newnham Campus of Seneca College.
For more information:
http://www.teslontario.org/ptct-how-teach-pronunciation-esl-students
All PTCT courses are listed under Post TESL Certificate Training.
https://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/elt
This is an open access international journal with a focus on promoting exchange between teachers and researchers in the following areas: theory and practice in English language teaching and learning, teaching English as a second or foreign language, and English language teachers’ training and education. It is published monthly by the Canadian Center of Science and Education. Some topics covered in 2022 issues to date are: flipped learning environments, task-based instruction, peer and teacher feedback, accuracy in oral performance, and writing instructions.
Updated in 2019, this website has five sections explaining the theory behind PBLA and guidelines for implementation. PBLA Foundations provides a rationale, historical and theoretical contexts for PBLA. PBLA Portfolios explains key elements, components and expectations, plus teaching tips. PBLA Reporting discusses professional judgements, progress reports. PBLA Accountability includes administrator tips. The final section contains resources, including multilevel modules and a list of training courses.
In this 2021 open access book from Cambridge University Press, the authors (Jason Cenoz and Durk Gorter) provide a comprehensive overview of how to apply pedagogical translanguaging in language and content classes. It explores the value of tapping into students' metalinguistic awareness and 'softens the boundaries' between the languages in student repertoires to enhance comprehension. It is a very helpful combination of both theory and practice which provides both the theoretical framework as well as specific pedagogical strategies and examples, such as how to assess student work when translanguaging has been used as a teaching/learning strategy.
PLE Tip Sheets are resources for teachers and administrators to assist newcomers facing legal challenges. The tip sheets contain lists of reliable legal information sites and information on free or low-cost legal services. The documents can be printed to post in classrooms or hand out at workshops. The tip sheet titles are:
- Detecting legal problems
- Clues to reliable legal information
- Sources for online legal information
- Legal services in Ontario
- Hiring and working with a lawyer.
Topics on this website will introduce participants to CLARS. These include:
- CLARS Orientation Slide Show
- Briefing Handout Package
- Readiness Checklist (CLARS)
- Readiness Checklist (LTPS)
- Action Plan Template
- CLARS Centre Operating Guidelines
- LTP Guidelines for CLARS
- CLARS Training Deck
- National Language Placement Guidelines
Free access:
https://www.hartsystem.ca/CLARSorientation/CLARSOrientation.htm
The following English teacher blogs and websites have been recommended by our members:
Patrice Palmer is a veteran Canadian English language professional. She specializes in teacher self-care.
Free access:
https://www.positiveupside.ca/
TheJoyOfESL: Kelly Morrissey is a respected Canadian educator and blogger, with lively discussions on activism, links to other sites, and well developed literacy resources available.
free access:
https://joyofesl.blogspot.com/
EnglishwithJanice: Ontario teacher and tutor, Janice's website offers resources for children and adults and includes pronunciation, business writing, listening for different levels and more.
free access:
https://www.englishwithjanice.com/
Larry Ferlazzo is an American educator whose blog contains a treasure trove of materials and tech suggestions.
free access:
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/
Susan Alyn's Inspiration Lane (American) contains readings content that changes daily. The website can be projected on a whiteboard and can be translated into several languages.
free access:
http://inspirationlane.blogspot.com/
This access is restricted. Available online through an approved log in. Any changes show in the news box when the site is open.
For details:
http://www.amssa.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/iCARE-Course-Catalogue-2016-17-English-Courses.pdf
Created by Récit (a network of educators in Quebec) this website is a repository for videos/webinars and other pedagogical resources pertaining to ESL for special needs learners. Included are downloadable classroom posters, differentiated task templates, and evaluation strategies. There are also links to their Facebook site, YouTube channel and Pinterest board where they share the latest research on autism, dyslexia, dysgraphia, ADHD, assistive technology and more.
This pronunciation course is for TESL Ontario accredited instructors. The course will cover several topics, including linguistic systems, phonetic alphabets, vowels and consonants, rhythm, intonation and linking. The course will also cover unique features of Canadian accents, pronunciation problems common to particular language groups, planning with CLB documents and integrating pronunciation with other language skills.
Assessments include quizzes, reflective journal entries and a lesson planning assignment.
Participants may start at any time but must complete the course within a 6-month timeframe.
Blended delivery: 20 hours online, 5 hours in class. Skype option for participants 100 km from Mississauga.
Self-paced – completion in 6 months
$350
All PCTC courses are listed under Post TESL Certificate Training.
For more information:
https://canadiancollegeofeducators.ca/canadian-tesol-certificate-program-with-practicum-125-hrs/
http://www.tesl-ej.org/wordpress/
This is an open access journal from UC Berkeley that publishes quarterly to an international audience on ESL and EFL matters. Recent topics include trans-languaging, teacher education, intelligibility, teaching online during COVID and the psychology of technology. The journal was launched in 1994 and all current and past issues are available for free.
This resource informs practitioners, administrators and assessors of the priorities in each level of government. Managers and administrators would find it useful in short- and long-term planning.
This event occurs at the yearly provincial TESL conference and is open to managers and administrators.
Free access:
http://www.teslontario.net/publication/annual-panel
TESL Ontario's YouTube channel allows users to catch up on webinars, watch videos, and learn about new ideas for classroom activities. You can also share videos that have been helpful in your classroom. Here's an updated list of the webinars. Free access:
- Best Practices in Pronunciation Teaching
- Educational Technology: Remote Learning + Instruction Best Practices
- What's New in the Best Practices Directory in 2020
- Google Docs - GAFE Tools for ESL. 2017 (Jen Artan)
- Google Slides: G Suite Tools for ESL . 2017 (Anna Bartosik)
- Activities to Enhance Vocabulary Learning . 2017 (Cecilia Aponte-de-Hanna)
- Power Listening - Pre-Listening Strategies for Success. 2017 (Munjeera Phillips Jefford)
- Google Forms - Quizzes, Data Collection, and More. 2017 (Jen Artan)
- Digital Breakouts using Google Forms & Google Sites. 2017 (Jen Artan)
- The Best Practices Repository. 2018 (Judith Bond)
- An Inter-Culturally Sensitive Approach to Address ‘The Issue’ of Plagiarism. 2018 (Dr. Marlon Valencia)
- Understanding Pragmatics. 2018. (Jen Artan)
- Teaching Intercultural Awareness and Communication. 2018 (Yecid Ortega)
- Personalized Learning for Adult Language Learners. 2018 (Jen Artan and Nancy Van Dorp)
- SMDs in the Adult Language Learning Classroom (Small Mobile Devices). 2018 (Jen Artan)
- Project Based Learning. 2018 (Jen Artan)
- Task Based Language Teaching. 2019 (Leo Gomez and Michael Landry)
- Répertoire ontarien des pratiques exemplaires en matière de formation linguistique (FSL). 2019 (Simona Sunara)
- Using Reflection in the Language Learning Classroom. 2019 (Anna Bartosik)
- Digital Backchannels . 2019 (Jen Artan)
- Importance of Lesson Planning. 2019. (Jen Artan)
- Creating Assessments - Receptive vs Productive Skills. 2019 (Anna Bartosik)
- A critical look at Open Source Learning Management Systems 2020 (Jen Artan)
"The Conversation" is a Canadian newsletter and website that provides daily articles written by researchers on a number of topical themes. Its tagline is "Academic Rigour, Journalistic Flair" and it prides itself on presenting academic research in a very reader-friendly style for the general public. It is both a source of professional reading, and also research articles for an advanced or EAP class. It includes the following sections: Arts, Business+Economy, Culture+Society, Education, Environment+Energy, Health, Politics, and Science+Tech. The Education section is particularly relevant. A key word search (learning English, English language etc.) in the search bar will return a significant number of articles of great interest including this one which provides sound tracks of various non-native speakers with accompanying rankings (how difficult to understand they are) by ESL teachers.
The Font is an open access international Literary Journal for language teachers. Essays, fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction articles focus on the general theme of teaching and learning languages at home and abroad.
This academic article from the City University of New York written by Sarah Vogel and Ofelia Garcia presents the evolution of the debate associated with translanguaging within language education and academia. The authors explain the historical colonial perspective that privileged monolingual dominant language speakers and maintained linguistic hierarchies. They then describe the theoretical evolution which demonstrated the value of leveraging the learners' prior linguistic learning (from their L1) to scaffold and enhance their engagement and comprehension of complex content in the target language. The authors do not shy away from addressing the perceived extra demand upon teachers that is required to use translanguaging in the classroom.
This 2022 academic article (by Jerry Won Lee) describes how applied linguistics researchers have been limited in their assessment of translanguaging in the classroom, by methodologies that bias their conclusions. He feels that unimaginative approaches to researching translanguaging has resulted in an unfortunate dismissal of its value. He argues that very few research studies have addressed the complexities of pedagogical translanguaging or related it to the reality of pluralingualism inherent in human interaction globally.
This is a very accessible 5 minute video that connects the academic research on translanguaging with teacher practice. It emphasizes 'linguistic wealth' through harnessing all the languages in our students' repertoire. It also advocates for teacher modelling with respect to linguistic curiosity and metalinguistic awareness, and promotes the value of inter-language such as 'Spanglish'.
There is a large collection on Tutela relating to literacy. While the full collection has not been reviewed, it is an excellent starting point for developing literacy curriculum and assessment.
Topics:
- Literacy Tools and Templates
- Listening Assessments
- Speaking Assessments
- Reading Assessments
- Writing Assessments
- Literacy Goal Setting
- Module and Lesson Planning
- Literacy Webinars
Free to join. Free access nationally. Must register before accessing information. Search Tutela Collections.
Register at:
https://tutela.ca/
YouTube is an online video sharing service. Content includes video clips, TV shows, music videos, movie scenes, documentaries and video blogs. Users may also upload their own videos.
Recommended ESL channels:
TESL Ontario: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB8jCi0be7y9jPgVN7wjdcQ
ISSofBC (Canadian): https://www.youtube.com/user/lSSofBC
BusyTeacher: http://busyteacher.org/24395-youtube-esl.html
English Club: https://www.englishclub.com/efl/tefl-articles/esl-channels-on-youtube/
BBC Learning English: https://www.youtube.com/user/bbclearningenglish
VOA: https://www.youtube.com/user/VOALearningEnglish
Anglo-Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/MinooAngloLink
Real English: https://www.youtube.com/user/realenglish1
