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360° Framework Communicative Competence at Work
Categories: Program Administration, Workplace Language
Tags: Interactive Presentations, Intercultural Communication, Intercultural Competence, Workplace Language
Adult Education Open Community of Resources
Categories: New Instructor, Research, Settlement
Tags: ESL Literacy, Lesson Planning, Professional Learning
Adult Settlement Blended Language Learning: Selected Annotated Bibliography
Categories: Program Administration
Tags: Blended Learning, Educator Professional Development, Scholarly
Alberta LINC 5 Curriculum: Linking Canadian Language Benchmarks to Essential Skills
Categories: Canadian Language Benchmarks, Essential Skills
Tags: Canadian Language Benchmarks, Classroom Activity, CLB, Essential Skills, Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada, Lesson Plans, Listening Skills, Reading Skills, Speaking Skills, Writing Skills
CLB ESL for Adult Literacy Learners
Categories: Canadian Language Benchmarks, ESL Literacy
Tags: Classroom Activity, Curriculum Development, Lesson Planning, Literacy Learners, Professional Learning
Alone in Canada: 21 Ways to Make It Better. A Self-Help Guide for the Single Newcomer
Categories: Citizenship, Culture and Pragmatics, Health & Wellness, Settlement, Special Needs
Tags: Classroom Activity, Curriculum Development, Health and Wellbeing, Lesson Planning, Mental Health, Settlement Resources
ATESL Best Practices for Adult EAL and LINC Best Practices for Adult EAL and LINC Programming in Alberta
Tags: LINC, PBLA
Bow Valley APA Style Guide
Categories: Research
Tags: Curriculum Development, Lesson Planning, Professional Learning
Can Do Statements for Employment
Categories: Canadian Language Benchmarks, Essential Skills, Workplace Language
Tags: Assessment, Classroom Activity, CLB, Employability Skills, Lesson Planning
Can Do Statements
Categories: Canadian Language Benchmarks
Tags: Assessment, Professional Learning
Canadian Encyclopedia
Categories: Culture and Pragmatics
Tags: Classroom Activity, Curriculum Development, Lesson Planning
Canadian Language Benchmarks: English as a Second Language for Adults
Tags: Assessment, Classroom Activity, Professional Learning
Center for Applied Linguistics
Tags: Curriculum Development, Professional Learning
Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks
Tags: Assessment, Classroom Activity, Curriculum Development, Lesson Planning
Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks for Immigration and Citizenship
Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks Lesson Plans – Stage 1 and Literacy
Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks Lesson Plans Stage 2 and 3
Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks Lesson Plans – Stage 2
Tags: Canadian Language Benchmarks, Classroom Activity, CLB, Lesson Plans, Listening Skills, Speaking Skills
REF: CLARS Orientation
Categories: Assessment
Tags: Assessment, CLARS, Coordinated Language Assessment and Referral System, Educator Professional Development
CLB 5-10 Exit Assessment Tasks – Course
CLB Bootcamp
Tags: Assessment, Curriculum Development, Lesson Planning, Professional Learning
CLB ESL for ALL Support Kit
Tags: Assessment, Classroom Activity, Curriculum Development, Lesson Planning, Professional Learning
CLB Support Kit
David Crystal Lecture on World Englishes
Tags: Colonialism, Creoles
Developing a Badge System for a Community ESL Class Based on the Canadian Language Benchmarks
Tags: Canadian Language Benchmarks, CLB, Personalized Learning, Scholarly
Dialogues: An Interdisciplinary Journal of English Language Teaching and Research
Tags: Educator Professional Development, Scholarly
E-Learning Toolkit
ELL Training Network – Online Community of Practice
ELT Journal
English Teaching: Practice & Critique
ESL Literacy Network – Online Community of Practice
Tags: Classroom Practices, Curriculum Development, Educator Professional Development, Literacy, Program Development
ESL Resources Literacy to CLB 6 $
Categories: ESL Literacy, Portfolio-Based Language Assessment (PBLA)
ESL Talk
Categories: General/Various Topics
Tags: Educator Communities, Lesson Plans, Podcasts
Excerpt from David Crystal’s book on English as a Global Language
Tags: Global English, Professional Learning
Eye on Literacy
Categories: ESL Literacy, Essential Skills, Research
Tags: Illustrations, Literacy, SLIFE, Stories, Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education, Visuals
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
Categories: Culture and Pragmatics, Financial Literacy
Tags: Financial Literacy
Golden Oldies: Instructor-Recommended Texts
In the Community: An Integrated Intermediate Skills E-textbook
Janis’s ESL Lessons: CLB 1-5
Tags: Classroom Activity, Lesson Planning
Journal of English Language Teaching
Language and Literacy
Language Differences Spark Fear Amid the Corona Virus Pandemic
Categories: New Instructor, Research
Tags: Current Affairs, News Articles, Reading Material
Language for Work: CLB and Essential Skills for ESL Instructors
Tags: Classroom Activity, Curriculum Development, Lesson Planning, Professional Learning
Learning English with CBC: CLB 4 and CLB 6
Tags: Audio Content, Canadian Language Benchmarks, Classroom Activity, Current Affairs, Grammar, Listening Skills, Quizzes, Reading Material, Reading Skills, Videos, Vocabulary
Learning for Life: An ESL Literacy Handbook
Learning, Research & Development for Instructors
Categories: Learning, Research, & Development for Instructors
LINC Classroom Activities
Categories: Canadian Language Benchmarks, Portfolio-Based Language Assessment (PBLA)
Tags: Classroom Activity, Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada, LINC, Settlement Resources
Lingthusiasm Podcast
Categories: Grammar & Vocabulary, Pronunciation, Research
Tags: AAVE, African American Vernacular English, Black English, Identity, Linguistics, Podcasts
National Language Placement and Progression Guidelines
Tags: Assessment, Canadian Language Benchmarks, CLB, Guidelines, Language Placement
Online Learner CLB Assessment
Categories: Apps for Independent Learning, Assessment, Portfolio-Based Language Assessment (PBLA), Program Administration
Tags: Assessment, Canadian Language Benchmarks, Classroom Activity, CLB, Listening Skills, Online Practice Test, Practice Test, Reading Skills, Speaking Skills, Writing Skills
Oxford Seminars
PBLA Multilevel Modules
Tags: Assessment, Canadian Language Benchmarks, Classroom Activity, CLB, Lesson Plans, Multilevel Classrooms, PBLA, Portfolio Based Language Assessment
PBLA Practice Guidelines
Categories: Portfolio-Based Language Assessment (PBLA)
Tags: Classroom Practices, Curriculum Development, Educator Professional Development, Guidelines, PBLA, Portfolio Based Language Assessment, Theory
PBLA Rubric Tools
Tags: Assessment, Assessment Templates, Learner Reflections, Lesson Planning, Listening, Portfolio Based Language Assessment, Professional Learning, Reading, Rubrics, Self-Assessment, Speaking, Writing
Pedagogical Translanguaging
Tags: Educator Professional Development, Pedagogy, Scholarly, Theory, Translanguaging
PLE Rights Bites podcasts
Categories: Employment, English for Specific Purposes, Essential Skills, Legal, Research
Tags: Audio Content, Canadian Language Benchmarks, CLB, Legal Education, Lesson Plans, Podcasts
podEnglish
Categories: Grammar & Vocabulary, Media, Pronunciation, Research
Tags: Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate, Video Lessons, YouTube
Post TESL Certificate Training (PTCT Courses)
Categories: New Instructor, Program Administration
Tags: Professional Learning
Practical PBLA
Tags: Guidelines, Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada, Lesson Plans, LINC, Listening, PBLA, Portfolio Based Language Assessment, Reading, Settlement, Speaking, Writing
Pragmatics Support Materials
Categories: Culture and Pragmatics, Research
Public Legal Education (PLE) Tip Sheets
Categories: Legal, Program Administration
Tags: Educator Professional Development, Legal, Legal Education, Legal Services, Lesson Plans
Exemplars for Writing: Copian
Tags: Assessment, Canadian Language Benchmarks, CLB, Language Placement, Lesson Planning, Writing
Reading in a Foreign Language
Tags: Literacy, Professional Learning, Reading
Real World Task Bank: PBLA modules and assessments
Tags: Assessment, Canadian Language Benchmarks, CLB, ESL Literacy, Reading Skills, Speaking Skills
Community Legal Clinics
Categories: Legal, Program Administration, Settlement
Tags: Community Support Resources, Legal, Legal Services, Settlement Resources
Exemplars for Speaking and Listening
Tags: Assessment, Audio Content, Canadian Language Benchmarks, CLB, Language Placement, Lesson Planning, Listening, Speaking
Refugee Men’s Health and Well-being: CLB 3-5+
Categories: Health & Wellness, Program Administration, Settlement
Tags: Classroom Practices, Guidelines, Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health, Refugee, Settlement
Relating Canadian Language Benchmarks to Essential Skills
Tags: Canadian Language Benchmarks, Classroom Activity, CLB, Curriculum Development, Essential Skills, Lesson Planning
The More-Than-Just-Surviving Handbook: ELL for Every Classroom Teacher
Settlement.Org
Categories: Program Administration, Settlement
Settlementatwork.org
Tags: Curriculum Development
Step Forward Canada 1 (CLB 1–2) Textbook / Step Forward Canada 2 (CLB 3–5) Textbook
Teachers Pay Teachers
Tags: Classroom Activity, Handouts, Lesson Plans, Worksheets
TED Talks Videos
Categories: Global Issues, Media, Research
Tags: Professional Learning, Videos
TESL Blog – My Annotated Web Resource List
Tags: Classroom Activity, Professional Learning
TESL E-J The Electronic Journal For English as a Second Language
TESL Electronic Journal
TESL Ontario Conference Panel Discussion
Tags: Assessment, Curriculum Development, Educator Professional Development, Lesson Planning
TESL Ontario Webinars
Tags: Curriculum Development, Educator Professional Development
The Conversation Newsletter/Website
Categories: EAP, Research
Tags: EAP, Educator Communities, Educator Professional Development, English for Academic Purposes, Scholarly
The Integration Advantage: Bow Valley College
The Theoretical Context of Translanguaging
Tags: Colonialism, Educator Professional Development, Imperialism, Pedagogy, Scholarly, Theory, Translanguaging
Thought Co.
Categories: Grammar & Vocabulary, New Instructor, Pronunciation, Research
Tags: English for Specific Purposes, ESP, Grammar, Lesson Plans, Reading Skills, Vocabulary, Writing Skills
Translanguaging Research Methodologies
Tags: Educator Professional Development, Scholarly, Translanguaging
Translanguaging: The Teacher’s Role in the Classroom
Tags: Classroom Practices, Educator Professional Development, Linguistics, Scholarly, Translanguaging
Tutela Collections – PBLA
REF: Updates to the Language Modules in ICARE and HARTS
Tags: Curriculum Development, Educator Professional Development, Guidelines, HARTS, History of Assessment Referrals and Training System, Program Development, Settlement, Settlement Resources
What’s Different in Canada
Tags: Classroom Activity
