Teaching ESL to Adults

This is the ESL Tutoring Business book I've been working on for eight years! This book was written for anyone who wants to privately tutor English Language Learners and earn a living doing so. ...

http://www.esl-tutor.com/2015/02/10-steps-to-successful-esl-tutoring.html

Happy New Year and Many Blessings to YOU for 2015! Big apologies for not getting my “10 Steps to a Successful ESL Tutoring Business” book out to you yet. (Those of you who get my newsletter ...

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The title above is the working title for my upcoming book.  I can't believe it's finally almost ready! It's a little embarrassing, but it looks like I've been working on this book forever.  I...

http://www.esl-tutor.com/2014/06/10-steps-to-successful-esl-tutoring.html

I've just sent out Volume 2 to subscribers of my ezine, ESL TEACHING TIPS.  Volume 2 has "Cheat Sheets" for all verb tenses. Teachers and tutors can use them as reminders for themselves and also...

http://www.esl-tutor.com/2014/05/verb-tense-cheat-sheets.html

One of my ESL students writes one essay a week for writing practice for our class. This was a busy week and he had much to write about: Halloween, Hurricane Sandy, and the San Francisco Giants Wo...

http://www.esl-tutor.com/2012/11/hurricane-sandy-and-sf-giants.html

I just finished watching an episode of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot. As you may know, Poirot is a fictitious detective. Much to his dismay, many people mistake him for French because of his a...

http://www.esl-tutor.com/2012/03/beat-around-shrubbery.html

In September, 2011, Cambridge started offering CELTA courses online. Sort of. The practicum component of the course must still be done at the center offering the certification. If you opt fo...

http://www.esl-tutor.com/2012/02/cambridge-offers-celta-courses-online.html

It looks like Cambridge is moving into education of the 20th century (maybe even the 21st). According to the Cambridge ESOL website, CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other La...

http://www.esl-tutor.com/2011/04/celta-offered-online-this-year.html

This is what one of my adult ESL students said yesterday when I ended our ninety-minute conversation class. We had met a few days before for a free ESL Needs Assessment that I always offer to pot...

http://www.esl-tutor.com/2011/02/time-goes-fast.html

As most of you know who have been following my ESL blog about my ESL tutoring experiences, as well as ESL tips, grammar tips, etc., I wrote back in September of 2009 that I discovered that someon...

http://www.esl-tutor.com/2010/01/accusation-of-stolen-esl-blog.html

If you're considering getting a certificate to start teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), you've probably come across the TEFL vs. CELTA debate. Which certification is better? ...

http://www.esl-tutor.com/2009/10/should-you-get-celta-or-tefl.html

A TESOL certificate is one of the quickest and easiest ways to start a career teaching English as a Second Language or English as a Foreign Language. But with so many TESOL certificate programs t...

http://www.esl-tutor.com/2009/09/choosing-best-tesol-certificate.html

Sally in the U.S. wrote this question about a Christian-based ESL curriculum. Unfortunately, she didn't give me an email address to answer her. Hopefully, she'll come back for the answer. Sally ...

http://www.esl-tutor.com/2009/09/using-christian-based-esl-curriculum.html

Yep. Some unscrupulous person has stolen all the content from this ESL blog and posted as his or her own. Amazing. You can see the thief's blog at http://www.teaching-esl-to-adults.blogspot.com...

http://www.esl-tutor.com/2009/09/someone-has-stolen-my-esl-blog.html

Besides advertising for ESL students online and my ESL blog and websites, I must admit that I'm a bit behind with all the social networking opportunities on the web. However, there is no doubt th...

http://www.esl-tutor.com/2009/08/how-twitter-helps-esl-students-learn.html

by Guest Author Karen Schweitzer Getting adult ESL students to engage in conversation is a great way to promote classroom learning. The following article offers a list of 10 conversation starter...

http://www.esl-tutor.com/2009/08/10-conversation-starters-for-esl.html

Gail from the U.S. writes: How do I go about becoming qualified to teach ESL to adults? I have taught English for 30 years to junior high school students. I am looking for something rewarding to ...

http://www.esl-tutor.com/2009/07/becoming-qualified-to-teach-esl.html

Does the Internet need yet another ESL forum? Here's why I ask. I receive tons of emails every week asking all sorts of ESL-related questions. Apparently, people aren't getting all the answers th...

http://www.esl-tutor.com/2009/07/should-i-start-another-esl-forum.html

In addition to learning English, many of my ESL students are interested in learning about American culture. Well, today is one of those days that I (previously) wouldn't have thought about as "cu...

http://www.esl-tutor.com/2009/02/esl-students-and-superbowl-sunday.html

The titles Mr., Ms., Miss, and Mrs. are often difficult for English language learners. And it's something so basic to native English speakers that ESL tutors and ESL teachers often take this for ...

http://www.esl-tutor.com/2009/01/mr-ms-miss-mrs-for-esl-students.html

Happy New Year! The celebrations never end! This year is The Year of the Ox. We're just leaving my year, The Year of the Rat. As I mentioned last year (I don't expect you to remember!), Spring F...

http://www.esl-tutor.com/2009/01/gung-hay-fat-choy-2009.html

Barack Hussein Obama became the 44th president of the U.S.A. today. For this ESL tutor, last night and this morning was like Christmas-time for a child. I could hardly sleep and then I woke up at...

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As the author of this ESL blog, I really try to keep the topics somehow related to ESL, EFL, or English Language Learners and I especially try to be helpful to other ESL tutors and ESL teachers. ...

http://www.esl-tutor.com/2009/01/best-mlk-day-ever-so-far.html

Over a year ago I wrote an article called CELTA or TESOL for Private Tutoring . To this day, I continue to get comments from readers criticizing CELTA teaching centers and CELTA in general. Some ...

http://www.esl-tutor.com/2009/01/celta-and-tesol-comments.html

I recently received a response to one of my ads advertising my private ESL tutoring services. The potential student wanted help with "Accent Deduction." Of course, the proper term is "Accent REdu...

http://www.esl-tutor.com/2009/01/esl-accent-deduction.html