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There are so many worthwhile webinars out there. I discovered this one on the Nik Peachey Scoop it! site I subscribe to - Global Conversations in Literacy Research. The first webinar features James Gee...he's a big name in literacy...so you might be interested.

Well, I think there's potential with advanced level ELLs here, but also anyone who is writing a research paper (and doesn't enjoy working with APA style...or MLA or Chicago Style...and really, who does?). Take a look and see if it's something that would work for you or your students.

New Scott Thornbury blog entry - "S is for Soaps" focuses on the authentic nature of soap operas and tv dramas. Some recent research studies on this subject are included.

Link to a bibliographic resource on Vocabulary Acquisition Research...quite current - up to June 2012

This is certainly some fascinating news! I'd like to see the research study that is the source of this article. It seems to be an MA Thesis...nothing wrong with that, but it sounds like some pretty strong claims are being made. Worth looking into...

This certainly looks like some very interesting research! Read the title to see what this is about. The source is the Harvard Business Review.

New research from the University of Arizona shows that bilingual individuals switch between two different "˜sound systems´ in their brain when alternating between languages.

This collection, though older, provides a collection of sites to/for thinking, search engines, references for research, games, core subjects: math, science, reading, writing, arts, history, and educational activities for those who cannot travel the world.

Posted: Earlier this year, the first mind-to-mind communication took place. Hooked up to brain wave headsets, a researcher in India projected a thought to a colleague in France, and they understood each other. Telepathy went from the pages of science fiction to reality.

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) academic is uniquely placed at the interface of theory informed practice and practice informed theory in English Language Teaching (ELT).