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Anxiety during the Silent Period: Anxiety of the unknown specifically for temporary and refugee claimant students


Written by - Ricardo-Martín Marroquín, Canada

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This article focuses on the importance of supporting all English language learners, specifically those who endure an added level of stress due to their immigration journey. In this article, I will raise awareness by pointing out the importance of not only being aware of temporary/visa/no status students but also to be more compassionate while teaching them. Moreover, recent numbers such as the number of newcomers, visa students, and study permits will be shared, and the topic of anxiety will also be discussed, with the intention to best support students who are hoping to stay in Canada but do not necessarily have the permit to do so.

 

 

The reason for this article is to promote empathy and allow for greater support for newcomers,  Continue Reading →

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ESL, Identity, Language, Refugees
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Developing targeted technology standards for Avenue language instructors, programs, and learners: An initiative of New Language Solutions


Written by - By John Allan, Deborah Healey, Phil Hubbard, Greg Kessler, Rob McBride, Sharon Rajabi, & Matthias Sturm, Canada & USA

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In August 2020 a new platform for adult newcomer language instruction was released by New Language Solutions (NLS) on Avenue.ca. NLS recognized the need for standards to support effective use of Avenue and technology-enhanced language learning (TELL) in online and blended classes. Concluding that existing technology standards from ISTE and TESOL were too broad for their purposes, NLS initiated a project to develop their own technology standards for Avenue stakeholders including instructors, programs, and learners. These would not be performance evaluation tools but rather best used for self-assessment and for guiding local innovation. Here we report on that initiative, which was introduced at TESL Ontario 2023, focusing on the instructor standards as they are currently the most fully developed.  Continue Reading →

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Technology, TELL
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