Thank you to the Australian International School Hong Kong for hosting a highly successful Teaching ESL Students in Mainstream Classrooms tutor training. Really enjoyed doing this. Heavy impact. I have grown considerably in 5 days! Intense but very useful. It will take some thought and time to pull …
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What is genre and why do you need to know about it?
Our pedagogy ought to be shaped by an understanding of the role of language in learning. This underpins the construction of knowledge, which is why we, as teachers, need to have a comprehensive understanding of genre and the language resources associated with each. How can we define genre? Genres …
The implementation of TESMC at the British School Jakarta
The British School Jakarta (BSJ) has been present in Jakarta for over 40 years and has a role of 1,450 students aged 3 to 18. In 2015, BSJ decided to implement the Lexis Education's Teaching ESL Students in Mainstream Classrooms (TESMC) course, a language-based pedagogy targeted at EAL …
23 strategies to scaffold ESL students’ listening and viewing
The ability to listen effectively is dependent on a complex interplay between the listener, features of the text, and the context in which the text is being listened to. While listening comprehension requires a range of abilities on the part of the listener, it is also dependent on features of the …
Providing a high-challenge curriculum for all students
Providing a high-challenge curriculum for all students By Brian Dare When we take a moment to consider the range of texts students are expected to compose and comprehend in any schooling context, we begin to understand the enormity of the meaning-making challenge that all students face as they …
Lexis Education now a COBIS Supporting Member
We are excited to announce that Lexis Education is now a COBIS Supporting Member. COBIS is the premier global membership association for British international schools overseas. COBIS delivers world-class quality assurance and external validation through the COBIS Patron’s Accreditation and …