Claire Bradin Siskin
csiskin@edvista.com
Resources:
| Resource | Description | URL |
| "Avoiding Plagiarism" | a tutorial on what plagiarism is, how it is viewed in the US, what the consequences are, and how to avoid it | Go to http://www.esl-wow.org. Enter and click on "Avoiding Plagiarism." |
| Culture of the United States | a general overview | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_the_United_States |
| Dropbox | file hosting service | https://www.dropbox.com/ |
| edmodo | social learning platform for teachers, students, and parents | http://www.edmodo.com/ |
| ESL Writing Online Workshop (ESL-WOW) | free online multimedia program designed to guide non-native speakers of English through each stage of the writing process | http://www.esl-wow.org/ |
| Free Tech Tools for Language Educators | links to useful tools and resources | http://www.edvista.com/claire/pres/free.html |
| Instruments for Research into Second Languages (IRIS) | digital repository of data collection instruments for research into second language learning and teaching | http://www.iris-database.org |
| "Making Small Talk with Americans" | Alan Headbloom's checklist of which topics can be discussed with Americans |
http://www.headbloom.com/index.php/resources/post/making_small_talk_with_americans/ |
| "More Than Please and Thank You: Teaching Politeness Strategies" | article by Joanna J. Ghosh | http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/tesolheis/issues/2012-03-02/1.html |
| Let’s Hang Out Sometime… or German Directness in Texas | blog posting by "Sabrina," a German in Texas | http://countryskipper.com/2011/04/20/lets-hang-out-sometime-or-german-directness-in-texas/ |
| Promoting Understanding across Cultures in the EFL Classroom through CALL | panel discussion at TESOL 2012 | http://www.edvista.com/claire/pres/understanding.html |
| Webheads | "a world-wide, cross-cultural, and vibrant online-community of educators with an open enrollment for anyone who wants to join" | http://webheadsinaction.org |
*This page accompanies a presentation to be given at the TESOL conference in Dallas on March 23, 2013. |
Last modified: March 16, 2013