Conversation about Cuban food and the effects of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico - all during observation of an advanced-level ELL course.
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Language
On community language learning (CLL)
How community language learning (CLL) might involve sampling Oaxacan chapulines (grasshoppers), flavored with garlic and lemon.
The mistake in ‘The Democrats’ Immigration Mistake’
Based on an inaccurate reading of the evidence, Atlantic writer Peter Beinart’s suggestion that “Democrats should put immigrants’ learning English at the center of their immigration agenda” is likely misguided.
The uses of ‘narratio’
How to use Ahmed Badr's testimony and his site Narratio while teaching ESL sections of ENGL 103 in the fall?
Henry Giroux & the ‘culture of cruelty’
Educational philosopher and culture critic Henry Giroux's "culture of cruelty" and its implication for language teaching.
John Chandlee Turnbull 