This presentation is on a systematic review on attitudes toward English-Medium Instruction in East Asia and the Gulf by Keith M. Graham and Zohreh R. Eslami. Presentation Slides: AsiaTEFL 2018 – EMI Attitudes – Keith Graham
Keith’s Blog
Would Ideo's Annual Review Re-Design Work in Education?
Teachers often speak very poorly of administrator observations for a variety of reasons. And by speak poorly I mean they loathe them, usually with a few expletives. As teachers we know feedback is valuable, but often times we find the observation process either as “a waste of time” or worse, demoralizing. I recently read about […]
Making Science Easy for ELLs
***This post is a re-post of my article on the ESL Best Practices Blog.*** If I asked you what is the hardest subject to teach to English language learners (ELLs), what would you say? Most teachers would definitely say science! But what makes science so difficult for ELLs? Lee and Buxton (2013) have an answer: […]
A reminder of how our ELL students feel
This is a clip from a short film about immersion education. It shows a recent immigrant, Moisés, in an American math class. While short, this video really hits home how our English language learners often feel in content-based classes. It is a reminder for teachers to use strategies that help support ELLs with barriers they […]
AAAS Project 2061
Do you teach science to middle school or high school English language learners? If so, you probably have to create assessments from time to time. We all know how hard making good quality assessments can be. And research suggests teachers are really bad at creating reliable tests. Fortunately, Project 2061 is here to help. Project […]
Keith's Birthday Book Giveaway
Hey Readers! Exciting news- my birthday is coming soon! And do you know what I want for my birthday? To give you one of my favorite books! Bringing Words to Life is one of the best (if not THE best) book on teaching vocabulary. A lot of my most successful vocabulary teaching techniques came straight […]
Revising and Editing with Young English Learners
Here are some quotes from teachers when asked about revising and editing in their elementary classroom: “Students can’t do it.” “We don’t even bother.” “I call in a sub for those days.” “It must be five o’clock somewhere…” FACT: Getting students to revise and edit is hard, and teachers typically don’t like to do it. […]
NYT: Iran Bans English in Primary Schools to Block 'Cultural Invasion'
Ooo…spicy headline New York Times! (I totally clicked it!) According to this article, a senior education official in Iran told state television that the teaching of English in primary schools as part of the official curriculum in both government and nongovernment schools is against the law. I would love to get a focus group of […]
The Mindset Needed to Balance Language and Content
I’ve discussed in previous posts (this one in particular) that balancing language and content is one of the biggest challenges faced by teachers in a content-based language classroom. But why? As I read and reflect more on Content-Based Language Teaching (CBLT), I believe a lot of it has to do with mindset. Specifically, I will […]
FREE BOOK: Becoming a Reflective Teacher
Hey Blog Readers, You can call me Santa Clause because this Christmas I’m giving away a free book to one lucky reader. The book is Becoming a Reflective Teacher by Robert J. Marzano & Tina Boogren. This is one of my favorite books for teachers (Confession: I have a lot of favorites). Why? Because it […]