ESL Stories

The following links will take you to stories submitted by educators. Each story documents specific experiences, challenges and success stories of ESL students and their teachers. These stories range from insights into the experiences of the ESL student in the Canadian classroom, to their education experiences in their home country. In addition, you will hear about teacher's ESL strategies used in Canada and abroad.

Teaching ESL Students in Canada	Teaching ESL/EFL Abroad
Teaching technique for teaching ESL students (adults) Affecting waves: coaching newcomers Student teacher Working together Communication between the ESL and classroom teachers First language and culture in the classroom If you care, student will learn ESL in the gym Being an ESL teacher The benefits of cooperative learning First experiences An interesting conversation The problem of the mole role “Come back!” Strategies for teacher/parent communication	Teaching ESL in South Korea Grade 1 and 2 ESL teacher By the end of the year they grasped the English language An experience that changed my life Connexion de Toronto à Jonquière The Taiwan experience Being an EFL teacher A whole new world Learning Thai: Rising tone/falling tone? I still don’t understand The benefits of learning a new language
ESL Students’ Canadian Experiences	ESL Students’ Experiences Abroad
Why Canada? Student to student connections “Language difference effects friendship” Diverse immigrant experiences Coming to Canada Some English learning tips The story of my immigration to Canada Humber College students ESL learning experience Canada vs. the home country Coming to Canada Studying abroad An immigrant’s experience “I feel comfortable in Canada” “I like Canada” “My experience in Canada” “The more English I learn, the more friends I made” ESL and immigration Goodbye, Canada!	New country, new self A brief story on my studying in the States
	Issues of Cultural Diversity
	Not just a language, but a whole new culture! A challenge with some newcomer ESL students Cultural differences Easing newcomer students into the Canadian culture Ethical dilemma with a neighbour Teacher candidate Critical incident Why are they laughing at me? Challenge encountered by an ESL student
The Need for More ESL Support	Learning a Second Language
A lack of time To be an ESL teacher Advocacy	Learning in Coimbra Learning Hindi Kindergarten in Mexico Student exchange Somewhat the same Second language learner