Archives for ESL Competencies
Are You Ready to Take a Risk? Prêt.e à prendre un risque?
Julie Paré and Elizabeh Alloul | April 13, 2023 (Updated November 23, 2023) Les autrices ont pris le risque d’écrire le présent article dans leur langue seconde. We’ve decided to…
The Linguistic Risk-Taking Passport: Take the Risk!
A C1 project that develops the strategy of risk-taking for Intensive students, and Secondary Cycle 1 students. A passport that takes students outside their linguistic comfort zone by taking risks…
Icebreakers for the Online Classroom
Spring is here, the snow is melting, and ice is breaking everywhere! Inspired by nature, we want to share some engaging icebreakers that we have been using in our online…
MISSION POSSIBLE: ESL Challenges for Primary and Secondary Students
These missions were created by consultants from LEARN, SPEAQ and the CSDL, and were developed for students to practice English at home in a safe and motivating way. Choose the…
Introducing the ESL-FSL Tandem Canada Platform: Partnering Up!
by Susan Parks, Professor at Laval University, Québec * * * * * Would you like your…
C1, C2 and C3 Web Event Series
In collaboration with the MEES ESL Programs team, a series of web events about the three ESL competencies was hosted by the Intensive ESL Community Project. The archives and resources…
Oral Interaction Activities for All
After watching the Intensive Talks! Web Event, Making C1 Work! Feedback in the ESL Classroom, (MEES, 2016), we are reminded that a solid C1 task must be meaningful/authentic, have an…
Writing Prompts and Conversation Starters
January is the beginning of a new year, and a good time for students to continue practicing the skills they learned in 2016. Here are some sites that will…
Seven Icebreakers for the First Seven Days
You’re almost ready: LESs, Learning Stations, lots of reading material, grammar, vocabulary, speaking and listening activities and lots of coop. But where do you begin? A good way to kick…