In this article, the author shares her experience and the lessons learned in teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) for a decade. After thousands of lessons, uncountable revisions to those lessons, numerous hours of professional development, access to dozens of talented colleagues, and an abundance of thoughts and insights from…

Discusses providing a comfortable, challenging, and meaningful classroom environment in a multicultural environment. Argues that introducing literature in a positive, supportive fashion is of major importance for all students, but that English-as-a-second-language (ESL) learners may need extra motivation. Discusses ways to introduce literature to…