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Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL

Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL

Eight years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention.

You might also be interested in all my Best lists on teaching ELLs.

Also, check out A Collection Of My Best Resources On Teaching English Language Learners.

In addition, look for our latest book on teaching ELLs, The ELL Teacher’s Toolbox 2.0.

Here are this week’s choices:

Upgrading or correcting? is from The TEFL Zone. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On ESL/EFL/ELL Error Correction.

How to Use Shadowing to Boost Student Fluency is from The Barefoot TEFL Teacher. I’m adding it to The Best Sites To Practice Speaking English.

Choral repetition: pros and cons and implications for teaching is from The Language Gym.

When Listening Feels Like a Blur: How to Train Learners to Hear Word Boundaries is from The Language Gym.

Teaching Listening Strategies – When It Actually Works is from The Language Gym.

What Research Says About Why Students Struggle with Listening is from The Language Gym.

“preregistered moderation analyses indicated that heterogeneous groups benefited students with higher English language skills, homogeneous groups benefited students with lower skills…teachers provided more specialized strategies for ELs in homogeneous groups” journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3…

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— Paul Bruno (@paul-bruno.com) August 23, 2025 at 5:06 AM

This video shares a nice feature at ReadWorks:

ELL students could watch this video and then talk/write about what they saw:

New: USE FRONTLOADING TO HELP MULTILINGUALS POWER UP.
#edusky #langsky @larryferlazzo.bsky.social @solutiontree.bsky.social

“Frontloading supports the co-development of content literacy & language literacy, and when done together, learning accelerates for both”

www.middleweb.com/52555/use-fr…

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— MiddleWeb (@middleweb.bsky.social) August 31, 2025 at 11:54 AM

I’m adding this post to The Best Resources For Learning About The Ins & Outs Of Reclassifying ELLs:

A new bill aims to automatically reclassify students as “fluent and English-proficient” when they score 4 on the proficiency exam.

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— EdSource (@edsource.org) March 17, 2026 at 7:53 AM

Great. It’s not like life isn’t challenging enough now for ELLs and their families – now Republicans, if they aren’t already, are going to start attacking them all for being “undocumented.”

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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) March 18, 2026 at 1:18 PM

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